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We've Got Heart:
This ball is history: A Guest Post by Bob Carpenter — Midnight Tuesday/Wednesday after Barry Bonds' record-setting HR ... We witnessed history in SF tonight, but the night became perfect for me when the Nats came back and won the game, so everyone went home happy.
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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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Dave Sheinin / Washington Post:Bonds Sets Baseball's Home Run Record
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Brian Gunn / Baseball Analysts:Roid Monster (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Tolerate 756)
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Henry Schulman / San Francisco Chronicle:NEW KING OF SWING — Bonds' HR to center puts him at the top
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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 …
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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.
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 …
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
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.
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Chicagosports / Hardball:
Here comes Felix; Pagan to DL — 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. — UPDATE: The Cubs placed Angel Pagan …
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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George King / New York Post:
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 …
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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 …
Hank Aaron / Associated Press:
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.
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.
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Nyjer Please, FanIQ Blog, Boston Sports Media Watch, WBRS Sports Blog, FanHouse and SPORTS COUCH POTATO
Jay Posner / San Diego Union-Tribune:
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.
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Awful Announcing
David Pinto / Baseball Prospectus:
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.)
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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Marc Normandin / Baseball Prospectus:
Player Profile — Kelly Johnson — After missing essentially all of 2006 following surgery to repair a torn ligament in his elbow, Kelly Johnson has come back strong at a new position this season, helping the Braves once again fight for a division title with his .297/.393/.491 season line.
