http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2961699 SAN DIEGO -- With a short swing and a strong shot for all the doubters, Barry Bonds caught Hank Aaron and tied the career home run record Saturday night. No. 755 was an opposite-field drive to left-center, moving Bonds within one swing of having baseball's pinnacle of power all to himself. It was a long time coming. Commissioner Bud Selig stood up and put his hands in his pockets while Bonds' family hugged and high-fived. When Bonds crossed the plate, he lifted his batboy son, Nikolai, and carried him several steps in an embrace. According to the Padres, Bonds' history
He could have at least pretended to be happy about it. If the Padres' fans can cheer about it, he sure could have.
Hitting this ball in the stadium built to deny Bonds home runs, and off Clay Hensley, a pitcher busted for using steroids. The very definition of irony. :lol:
:rofl: great points. Of course, only Bonds' accomplishments are tainted. Thank goodness too, because otherwise Giambi, Sheffield, half the pitchers, Brady Anderson, probably Bagwell, almost definitely Clemens, maybe even Pettite, and the rest of baseball's numbers for a decade would be tainted. I guess it's sort of like Bonds professionally dying for the sins of the owners, commissioner, and players for a decade. The hypocritical sportswriters and Selig can shove their self-righteousness straight up their tainted rears.
Yeah, if the media-darling Derek Jeter would have hit 755 last night, he would have gotten the full red-carpet treatment. The key to the city (NY and probably San Diego), a ticker-tape parade, a trip to the White House, etc. Whether you like Bonds or not, he IS without a doubt, the best baseball player of this generation and maybe all-time.
I have watched the Giants games for the past two weeks. I've enjoyed it too. To me, he's not the only one. He's one of many. TheDude brilliantly illustrated that earlier.
