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Experts: Bonds as the new HR king — Barry Bonds is the new home run king, having passed Hank Aaron on the all-time list. But with allegations of performance-enhancing drug use swirling around the controversial slugger, how should we view Bonds' accomplishment?
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Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Bonds hits 756th HR, tops Aaron's record — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For one spectacular moment, Barry Bonds and everybody cheering him could forget about the controversy surrounding his chase and appreciate the phenomenal feat: 756. — Nobody in the majors — not Hank Aaron, not Babe Ruth …
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Sabernomics, DO ME WRIGHT, Fox Sports, BlownCoverage.com, Federal Baseball, Boston Globe and USA Today
Associated Press:
Bonds moves into eternity, assumes MLB home run record — SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds raised both arms over his head like a prize fighter in victory, fists clenched — and then he took off. — It was over at long last. — Like him or not, legitimate or not, he is baseball's new home run king.
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American Legends
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 …
Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
BB king: Bonds hits home run No. 756 — Slugger sits alone atop MLB's long-ball list with shot off Bacsik — SAN FRANCISCO — Now he is second to none. — Barry Bonds joined the pantheon of the baseball gods Tuesday night at AT&T Park by hitting his 756th homer, passing the legendary Hank Aaron …
Brian Gunn / Baseball Analysts:
Roid Monster (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Tolerate 756) — Let's say you're a PR director for a major-league baseball team. And you want to design your dream player, the guy who'll look just perfect on the cover of a media guide or during a photo op at the hospital ward.
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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Associated Press:
Clemens backs A-Rod, gets ejected — TORONTO (AP) — Alex Rodriguez got hit, and Roger Clemens made sure it didn't go unanswered. — Rodriguez was hit by a pitch from Toronto's Josh Towers in the third inning Tuesday night, leading to both benches and bullpens emptying onto the field twice.
George King / New York Post:SHOWING FIGHT — BENCHES CLEAR AS YANKS RIDE THE ROCKET TO VICTORY
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The Soxaholix
Hal Bock / Associated Press:
Braves solve nemesis Perez, top Mets 7-3 — NEW YORK (AP) — The Atlanta Braves finally figured out Oliver Perez. — Beaten three times by Perez — the only games they have lost to New York this season — the Braves got some revenge Tuesday night, ripping the left-hander for two home runs and 10 hits in a 7-3 victory over the Mets.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Samardzija excels in 1st start at Double A — Cubs defend move despite pitcher's poor Class A record — HOUSTON — When the Cubs promoted $10 million prospect Jeff Samardzija to Double-A Tennessee last week, the move was greeted with suspicion. — Why promote a pitcher with a 3-8 record …
Jason A. Kahl / Reading Eagle:
Reading police say ex-big leaguer had gun, cocaine — Jay Baller, a Reading Baseball Hall of Fame member, is arrested after authorities receive reports of Baller and other men using drugs and playing with a weapon. — Reading, PA - A former major league pitcher and member …
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
VandenHurk has forgettable outing — PHILADELPHIA — Hanley Ramirez lined the first pitch of the game into the left-field bleachers. The Marlins loaded the bases in each of the first two innings. — On a steamy, 90-degree night, it almost looked like a mirage.
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Marlins Today
Tim Marchman / New York Sun:
Giving an Obsessive Baseball Web Site Its Due — One of the wonders of the transitional time in which we live is the willingness of journalists to treat the Internet as both a vast, autonomous intelligence, and as a public utility. If you read a lot of sports writing …
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Littlefield's price too high? — PHOENIX — Dave Littlefield has a reputation for seeking sky-high prices in trades and, as a result, turning off those with whom he is trying to deal. — The Pirates' general manager often has rejected the charge, but two recent events lend …
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Bucs Dugout
Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marlins Willing To Listen On Miguel Olivo — For what it's worth, the Marlins will apparently listen to offers for catcher Miguel Olivo. Olivo makes $2MM this year, and that will increase through arbitration next year. If the Fish can't trade him, they might nontender him. — Olivo, 29, is allergic to walks.
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Marlins Today
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Pena clears trade waivers — According to a major league source, Wily Mo Pena has cleared trade waivers, meaning any team is free to negotiate a deal with the Red Sox for the outfielder before the end of the month. — The fact that he cleared trade waivers does not mean the Sox can option Pena to the minors.
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Over the Monster
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Diamondbacks Sign Byrnes To Extension — According to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic, the Diamondbacks have reached an accord with outfielder Eric Byrnes in the $30MM over three years. Piecoro believes that the fallout of the deal will be a trade of right fielder Carlos Quentin.
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