I'll be updating this post during the Giants-Brewers game.

Update: Obermueller gets the Giants 1-2-3 in the first. Bonds will lead off the 2nd inning, making it likely the Brewers will pitch to him.

Update: Bonds just gets under the first pitch and send one to the warning track in right near the line. Brady Clark makes the catch. Ten more feet and it was gone. The Milwaukee announcer describes it as a pop up.

Update: Bonds will be leading off the fourth. Again, no reason to pitch around him.

Update: Once again, Bonds grounds out to Ginter in shallow right field. Almost the exact same play as Bonds' last AB last night. He's 0 for 2.

Update: The Milwaukee broadcast just did an interview with the representative from MLB who is there to make sure the ball hit for #700 is authentic (as opposed to accurate). When Bonds comes up, the ump gets his baseballs from the MLB rep, and returns them when the AB is over. There's an accountant from a major firm there to keep track of which balls are used. And there are high tech markings on the ball as well. I just hope Dan Ra^ther doesn't catch it. :-)

Update: Bonds up with Alfonzo on first and 1 out. The Brewers are pitching carefully to him. Obermueller runs the count to 3-0, then Bonds takes a strike. The fifth pitch is low and outside, Bonds walks. Barry just won't chase pitches out of the strike zone. Yesterday, the Giants scored both times Bonds walked. That would be good for them tonight in this 0-0 game.

Update: Earl Weaver is smiling. Single, walk and Snow hits the three run homer. Giants lead 3-0 in the top of the 6th.

Update: Bonds is leading off the 8th. I assume they'll pitch to him again.

Update: Luis Vizcaino is in, just like yesterday.

Update: Ahead 1-0, Bonds swings at a pitch low and outside. You don't see him chase a bad pitch too often.

Update: Bonds grounds out to Ginter, just a little way into right. And once again, the crowd starts to exit.

Update: They shouldn't have left early. Alfonzo walks with 2 outs in the 9th to bring Barry Bonds to the plate for the fifth time in the game. And the crowd cheers the walk!

Update: The crowd is booing pitches out of the strikezone to Bonds!

Update: Pedro Liriano finally throws a strike on a 3-0 pitch, and Bonds hits it to Overbay, who does an excellent Bill Buckner impression and muffs the ball. Bonds is removed for a pinch runner.

I think the series so far shows the benefits of pitching to Barry. So far, when they've pitched to him, he hasn't gotten a hit. When they walk him, the Giants score. Stop the IBB! Pitch to Barry, you'll be better off!