Who Better to Give Up a Sleezball the Record, Than Another Sleezball?  —  By now, there has been much reaction to Barry Bonds' record breaking night last night.  Some people enjoyed it, some, not so much.  This is not a piece on Barry and his record hitting 756 th homerun, but rather 'the other guy'.

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 …

Career over?  'Boomer' Wells, Pads set to cut ties  —  SAN DIEGO — David Wells is finished with his hometown San Diego Padres, and it's possible that the career of one of baseball's most boisterous characters could be over.  —  General manager Kevin Towers said Wednesday that the Padres …

Pie heading back to Cubs  —  Prospect expected to make third trip to bigs on Wednesday  —  HOUSTON — The Cubs were expected to tweak their roster Wednesday, calling up outfielder Felix Pie from Triple-A Iowa and placing outfielder Angel Pagan on the disabled list.

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 …

Rockies' Hirsh pitched five innings with broken leg  —  DENVER — X-rays taken Wednesday show Rockies pitcher Jason Hirsh suffered a broken leg when he was hit by a line drive in the first inning the night before, even though he stayed in for five more innings and got the victory.

Dale Murphy: Bonds 'terrible example for our kids'  —  Salt Lake City — Two-time NL MVP Dale Murphy thinks Barry Bonds is a "terrible example for our kids" and that the San Francisco Giants used performance-enhancing drugs "without a doubt."  —  "Barry's a great player, there's no question about it …

Vasgersian's prattle ignites ire in Ozarks  —  Matt Vasgersian was in his hotel room at midday yesterday in St. Louis, preparing for last night's Channel 4 San Diego broadcast in an unusual way.  —  "I'm mail-ordering a bulletproof vest so I can go to the ballpark," Vasgersian said.

Shields helps Rays end 8-game road skid  —  DETROIT (AP) — Jim Leyland almost picked Tampa Bay's James Shields for the All-Star game last month.  —  On Wednesday night, Shields reminded him why.  —  Shields allowed one run over seven innings as the Devil Rays snapped an eight-game road losing streak …

Evolving the Save Rule  —  Back in 1973, in the days when Sparky Lyle and Tug McGraw toiled in the late innings for the New York teams, Bruce Stark of the New York Daily News drew a series of caricatures of the Yankees and Mets.  (Here's the Tom Seaver drawing from the series.)

SHOWING FIGHT  —  BENCHES CLEAR AS YANKS RIDE THE ROCKET TO VICTORY  —  It's not enough for the Yankees to pound opponents into submission.  Now, they have to add flair to the beatings they administer.  —  Last night at Rogers Centre, Alex Rodriguez and the Blue Jays resumed their feud …

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.

Under The Knife  —  Appreciation  —  That's that.  Last night, as Barry Bonds hit the home run and began to trot the bases for the 756th time, I clapped.  You don't have to like him, but I hope that for at least a moment you can appreciate him.  My only quibble with Bonds is that he's become …

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 …