I know that there was a lot of talk about how Bonds isn't in the game, but after I picked up my copy last night, I played around with "Jon Dowd" and got a reasonable version of Bonds. I don't recall my exact settings, but I used Sheffield's batting stance, turned shin guards on, used the pants down, and elbow guard #2. Anyway, the surprise for me was that if you change his name to Barry Bonds, the announcers will actually say his name (such as "Bonds is stepping to the plate" or whatnot). I wasn't expecting that at all, and it is pretty cool.