may be hanging up his cleats. Great pitcher, had a good professional career, and was an absolute stud at LSU. Pollock's Springer mulls retirement after 17 seasons | thetowntalk.com | The Town Talk Russ will probably be more remembered outside of Louisiana for hitting Barry Bonds on the shoulder when Bonds was at HR 713. He was warned when he threw the ball behind Bonds, then threw more inside pitches and eventually hit Bonds, and got ejected. Way to Geaux Russ, and congrats on a wonderful career.