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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 …
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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.
ESPN:
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?
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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Mr. Irrelevant
Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Bonds hits 756th home run to pass Aaron — 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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Brian Gunn / Baseball Analysts:Roid Monster (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Tolerate 756)
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Deadspin
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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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.
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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George King / New York Post:SHOWING FIGHT — BENCHES CLEAR AS YANKS RIDE THE ROCKET TO VICTORY
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The Soxaholix
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 …
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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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Chris Needham / Capitol Punishment:
Booooo! — I've read many a stupid thing in my 53 years on this planet. This might be the stupidest. — It was an exciting moment, even if the overall event leaves me dead inside. Barry Bonds is a no-doubt great player. He's also a cheat, and a drug abuser.
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
