Yup, once the pitchers realized he was nothing to fear his walks dried up. Generally speaking, I still think or guess he'll bounce back next year to at least be good again. I'm guessing this back problem was more than they let on. Probably will never touch that Barry Bonds level again though, that stretch was just unreal. If he has something going on with his back he might be out of the league within 3 years. Playing baseball is very difficult thing to do with a bad back