It was tough to win a head-to-head battle against 2004 Barry Bonds if the Giants slugger did not know what was coming (even if he strongly suspected he knew at all times). Imagine trying to outduel a tipped-off Bonds on the basis of pure stuff? That's what Dodgers closer Eric Gagne attempted to do on one summer night in 2004, and though he lived to tell the tale, he was forever changed (and bested).
Dodgers Way caught up with Gagne at the National Sports Collectors Convention over the weekend, and eased him into discussing this likely sore spot (aka, we ducked as the question was asked, like a closer tracking an absolute Bonds nuke).