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Richie Rich / Home Run Derby:
Why I don't feel sorry for Mike Bacsik, Jr. and other #756 thoughts — Barry Bonds etched his name on the most hallowed of baseball records last night when he hit career Home Run number 756 ... And Washington Nationals pitcher Mike Bacsik, Jr. deserved to serve up the career-defining pitch to Bonds.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
On Bonds' night, Nationals prevail — Four-run eighth inning follows record-breaking home run — SAN FRANCISCO — Less than a minute after Nationals left-hander Mike Bacsik gave up Barry Bonds' record-breaking 756th career home run to give the Giants a 5-4 lead, first baseman Dmitri Young approached Bacsik …
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Dave Sheinin / Washington Post:
Bonds Sets Baseball's Home Run Record — Giants Slugger Passes Aaron With No. 756 — Seven fifty-five, the most cherished number in baseball if not all of American sports, lived a good, long, noble life. Spawned from the powerful bat of an aging slugger named Hank Aaron on July 20 …
Brian Gunn / Baseball Analysts:Roid Monster (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Tolerate 756)
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Janie McCauley / Associated Press:Bonds hits 756th home run to pass Aaron
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Boston Globe:
Way is cleared for Peña trade — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Wily Mo Peña has cleared trade waivers, according to a major league source, meaning the Red Sox can negotiate a deal for him with any team. — "I want to be traded," Peña said yesterday. "I want to play. They know I want to play.
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Rob Bradford / Boston Herald:
Angels rip through Wake: Sox' lead trimmed to five in AL East — ANAHEIM, Calif. - While San Francisco cheered last night, and much of baseball booed, the Red Sox [team stats] simply tried to find a way out of the fifth inning. — But they couldn't escape the pivotal, five-run fifth for the Angels …
Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Red Sox botch it; lead is cut to five — ANAHEIM, Calif. — As a reluctant but necessary witness to this teeth-gritting spectacle, Terry Francona might have been expected to rise slowly to his feet, push his hands into his pockets, adopt a sour expression, and confine his remarks …
Rob Bradford / Boston Herald:
Gagne brings 'A' game to free agency — ANAHEIM, Calif. - So what will the Red Sox [team stats] get for Eric Gagne if he skips town after this season? — As the time ticked toward the non-waiver trade deadline, there was some confusion throughout baseball as to whether Gagne will be a Type A or Type B free agent at season's end.
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Mets can't recover as Perez hits bump — New York sees lead reduced as Atlanta strikes early off lefty — NEW YORK — The non-waiver trading deadline is now one week in the past, but its effects are only beginning to surface. — For all the talk surrounding Atlanta's revamped lineup …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Padres to cut ties with David Wells — LIKE THIS STORY? — The Padres plan to cut ties with veteran left-hander David Wells on Thursday. — According to a major-league source, Wells, 44, will be designated for assignment and simultaneously placed on release waivers, giving the Padres three days to trade him.
Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Rollins: Small market detrimental to Marlins' Ramirez — PHILADELPHIA Scott Olsen provided the Phillies with some bulletin board material earlier this season. Jimmy Rollins did the same Tuesday, even though he didn't know it. — The Marlins had some fun over comments Rollins …
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
JOBA SECURITY — TORRE MUST AVOID OVERUSE OF PHENOM — THE Yankees are going to have rules for how to use Joba Chamberlain, and let's all just pause a second to catch our breath after laughing. — Joe Torre has the same chances of following restrictive rules on relievers …
Mike Puma / New York Post:
SHEA PLAY EARNS ALOU BOOS — Moises Alou is still waiting for the Shea Stadium fans to show him some love. — After a road trip in which he hit .389 and slugged two homers, Alou (0-for-4) was a home wrecker of sorts last night, grounding into two double plays in the Mets' 7-3 loss to the Braves.
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Allen Barra / Wall Street Journal:
Long Ball: Yankees' New Hitting Coach Has A-Rod and Team Back in Top Form — Ted Williams and New York Yankees coach Kevin Long have much in common. Both are ranked among the great students of the art of hitting a baseball; both are considered great teachers in that art.
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J.A. Adande / ESPN:
Miller says he's pondering comeback with Celtics — Reggie Miller says he is contemplating a return to the NBA, this time with the Boston Celtics. — Miller, who turns 42 on Aug. 24, played his entire 18-year career with the Indiana Pacers before retiring in 2005.
Chicagosports / Hardball:
Here comes Felix — HOUSTON— Will the third time be the charm for Felix Pie? — The Cubs have decided to recall Pie back from Triple-A Iowa once again, and he'll be available for Wednesday night's game against Houston ace Roy Oswalt. — Pie was hitting .360 at Iowa with nine home runs and 42 RBIs.
Shamus Toomey / Chicago Sun Times:
Throw it back? Throw him out! — WRIGLEY FIELD | NYC cop, Mets fan draws wrath of crowd, guards after tossing Derrek Lee home run back onto field; Cubs say ejection was for foul language — Catch a Cubs home run ball at Wrigley Field, and you've got a souvenir.
