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September Reminds Me of Matt Williams, Not Barry Bonds
Original at Bleacher Report
• Wed, Sep 3
By Glenn Franco Simmons If it were not for the strike in 1994, Williams was on pace to challenge Roger Maris' then-home run record. In 1996, Williams was traded by the Giants to the Cleveland Indians which brought Jeff Kent to San Francisco. However, in the end, he won a World Series ring with the Arizona Diamondback...
San Francisco Giants' Top-Six Players To Embrace for the '09 Season
Original at Bleacher Report
• Mon, Sep 1
By Rob Ohlstrom This year, he’s the best pitcher in baseball, he added a change up, he’s 24, and I don’t think he’s in his prime yet. Are federal prosecutors really going after Greg Anderson’s wife and mother-in-law? This isn’t Al Capone we’re talking about here; it’s Barry Bonds, a baseball player.
Feds target relatives of Bonds' trainer
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Fri, Aug 29
• 48 related articles
PA - By wire reports Federal prosecutors are considering charging the wife and mother-in-law of Barry Bonds' personal trainer in an effort to pressure Greg ...
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Report: Feds could charge family of Bonds' trainer
Original at ESPN
• Fri, Aug 29
By Associated Press Federal prosecutors are considering charging the wife and mother-in-law of Barry Bonds' personal trainer in an effort to pressure Greg Anderson to testify against the slugger during his perjury trial, The New York Times reported.
40/40 Club closing to make way for Palazzo sports book - Las Vegas Review
Original at lvrj.com
• Thu, Aug 28
40/40 Club closing to make way for Palazzo sports book Las Vegas Review - Journal, NV - Major League Baseball home run king Barry Bonds, one of the players on the list, attended the 40/40 Club's Las Vegas opening. Contact reporter Howard Stutz ...
TEMECULA: Boys of Summer
Original at North County Times
• Sat, Aug 23
CA - One of my best memories was when Barry Bonds came to our dugout and talked to our team," Johnson said. Bonds ---- who would go on to hit a record 762 major ...
Numbers Game/Poll
Original at San Francisco Chronicle
• Sat, Aug 23
NUMBERS GAME 0-for-14 Batters with the bases loaded off Boston's Daisuke Matsuzaka. 13.8 Adam Dunn's average number of at-bats for every home run. He has the fifth best homers-to-at-bats ratio in history, following Mark McGwire, Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds and Jim...
This Day in Baseball History: August 23rd
Original at SOX1FAN
• Fri, Aug 22
By Administrator In 1998, Barry Bonds became the first player in major league history to hit 400 home runs and steal at least 400 bases (438). In 2001, Jason Jennings became the first pitcher in major league history to hurl a shutout and hit a home run in his major league debut… the Rockies right-hander blanke...
Pick winner in Andy Roddick video contest
Original at ESPN
• Mon, Aug 18
- Ever since the 2005 NFL draft, it's been one frustration after another for Aaron Rodgers. Animation A year ago, Matt Murphy caught Barry Bonds' record 756th ...
Joys, burdens of being best face Phelps now
Original at Huffington Post
• Sun, Aug 17
• 3 related articles
Barry Bonds, baseball's all-time home run king, facing a criminal trial on charges of lying to a grand jury. With him and some other greats, allegations about performance-enhancing drugs were central. Mark McGwire, who broke the ...
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Candidates to Surpass Barry
Original at Bleacher Report
• Sun, Aug 17
CA - Aug 17, 2008 And since 1996, A-Rod has averaged 41.5 homers a year. With that mark, he can easily eclipse Barry Bonds. But, 41 home runs a year is no easy task. ...
Phelps perhaps the greatest
Original at Atlanta Journal Constitution
• Sat, Aug 16
NDTV.com USA - Do we throw Willie Mays and Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth out of baseball arguments because Barry Bonds faces more and better pitchers? Nobody has ever dominated ... JEFF BLAIR , DAWN WALTON and MATTHEW SEKERES Globe and Mail all 222 news articles
This Day in Baseball History: August 13th (RIP: Mickey Mantle)
Original at SOX1FAN
• Wed, Aug 13
By Administrator Also in 1969, major league owners elected Commissioner Bowie Kuhn to a seven-year term with a unanimous vote. In 2006, LA’s Greg Maddux faced SF Giants slugger Barry Bonds in the first inning to marks the first time in baseball history that a 300-game winner pitched to a batter with more tha...
The Dugout: Retirement Has Nothing To Do With Barry Bonds
Original at MLB FanHouse
• Tue, Aug 12
Filed under: Astros, Giants, NL Central, NL West, The DugoutSomebody, anybody, give Barry Bonds a job. He's an interesting character. He'll bring fans into the stadium and sell merchandise. He'll hit you at least 20 homeruns in your DH or "bench" positions. The steroids and the media circus...
Cecil Cooper Threatens to Quit if the Astros Sign Barry Bonds
Original at MLB FanHouse
• Tue, Aug 12
Filed under: Astros, NL Central, MLB RumorsAs soon as Carlos Lee went down yesterday, the "Barry Bonds to Houston" rumors started swirling. Given their position on the periphery of the Wild Card race and Ed Wade's, "Never say day even if there hasn't been a pulse for a month" attitude, they...
Barry Bonds Thinks He Would Be Good at Teaching Young Men Lessons About Life
Original at MLB FanHouse
• Mon, Aug 11
Filed under: Giants, MLB Media Watch If there's one thing someone like Barry Bonds (or, say, Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro or Paul Lo Duca, to name a few) should never, ever, ever, ever be give the authority to do, it is influence young, impressionable baseball playing men.
The Astros Don't Want Barry Bonds
Original at MLB FanHouse
• Mon, Aug 11
I've made fun of Wade's awful work all year and I'm going to do it again. He's dug his team so deeply into the ground, that the only thing that even makes sense right now is to sign Bonds and hope he gets them into the playoffs. Bonds would actually be the least damaging of all of Wade's moves, becau...
This Day in Baseball History: August 9th
Original at SOX1FAN
• Mon, Aug 11
By Administrator In 1949, Red Sox outfielder Dom DiMaggio’s 34-game hitting streak came to an end as brother Joe made a shoestring catch in the eighth inning to taking away a hit. In 2002, Barry Bonds joined Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron as the only player to hit 600 home runs in the major leagues.
On Deck: 'I'm Not Retired'
Original at MLB FanHouse
• Sun, Aug 10
Filed under: Angels, Braves, Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Giants, Yankees Los Angeles Dodgers (58-58) at San Francisco Giants (49-66) 4:05 PM ET Barry Bonds returned to the Giants last night. Somewhat. New York Yankees (63-53) at L.A. Angels of Anaheim (72-43) - 3:35 PM ET
Barry's Return
Original at friscogiants (WordPress)
• Wed, Aug 6
By neilballofrubber Yesterday, on Pardon the Interruption, guest host JA Adande said "baseball needs these guys as part of their history." They aren't to be discarded as if baseball from 1998-2004 didn't exist. Alienating players like Bonds and Clemons and McGuire and Sosa will probably be looked at as bad...
Has Baseball Become All Juiced Out?
Original at Bleacher Report
• Mon, Aug 4
By mike neary I'm also going to make the not-so-bold statement that about half of those players used them on a regular basis (cycling). As soon as the Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa era had subsided, Barry Bonds took his role in cementing his name in baseball history.
This Day in Baseball History: August 3rd
Original at SOX1FAN
• Sun, Aug 3
By Administrator In 2006, the ball Barry Bonds hit for his 715th career home run — enabling him to pass Babe Ruth for second place on the career list — fetched $220,100 during an 10-day e-Bay auction… the money was much less than the $800,000 dished out in 2004 for Bonds’ 700th career homer.
Can We Forgive Barry Bonds? Why Do We Forgive Some and Not Others?
Original at Bleacher Report
• Sun, Jul 27
By Tyler Hurley Recently a lot of baseball players in particular have been under the accusation or the investigation for the use of performance enhancing drugs. Names like Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire, Raphael Palmeiro, Sammy Sosa, Jason Giambi, Andy Petitte, and far too many more have be...
Just say no to Barry Bonds - and Jarrod Washburn
Original at nydailynews.com
• Fri, Jul 25
Among the starting pitching possibilities are Seattle’s Jarrod Washburn, Cincinnati’s Bronson Arroyo, Toronto’s A.J. Burnett and Texas’ Vicente Padilla. Lefty relievers the Yankees are following include Colorado’s Brian Fuentes, Pittsburgh’s Damaso Marte and John Grabow and Atla...
More Data on Mortgage Bonds Sought
Original at WSJ.com
• Tue, Jul 15
By Aaron LucchettiThe American Securitization Forum, a trade group representing banks, investors and others in the loan-securitization business, is expected to propose on Wednesday the collection and disclosure of more than 100 types of data for mortgages that are packaged into se...
Unnatural
Original at Beyond the Box Score
• Sat, Jul 5
By R.J. Anderson So Chipper's flirtation with a .400 batting average is probably over, but he's still having a heck of a season. .390/.483/.632 from a 36 year old switch hitting third baseman is unheard of. Jones is reminding us of how special his talent truly is, even if his numbers do dip as the season endures.
The Dugout: Kyle Fursworth
Original at sports.aol.com
• Sat, Jun 28
By B Filed under: New York, Yankees, AL East, Pittsburgh, The DugoutLast summer we were still making the transition to Fanhouse from our own site, and one of the last great stories of our G1 continuity was when the Brewers checked into a hotel in Pittsburgh and crossed paths with a furry conven...
A Case for the Royals Signing Barry Bonds
Original at sports.aol.com
• Fri, Jun 27
By Josh Alper If he came to the Royals, played the good soldier and helped the team into a pennant race, it would do a lot for his image. There would still be those that despised him, of course, but other steroid tainted players still get the chance to play and haven't suffered nearly as much as Bonds. No one ha...
The Dugout: Independent Leagues Are Great!
Original at sports.aol.com
• Fri, Jun 27
By Jon Bois RollAJay: Well Hell. I heard that major league teams want nothing to do with Barry Bonds. GoldBonds: and major league teams have nothing to do with barry bonds GoldBonds: is independent baseball anything like independent rap GoldBonds: so do they test for steroids
Why The Blue Jays Should Sign Barry Bonds
Original at MVN
• Wed, Apr 23
From a purely baseball standpoint, the move would be genius. He still swings a great bat and would be dangerous enough in the middle of the lineup to let Vernon Wells and Alex Rios see some pitches to hit. He gets on base at an unbelievable clip and bats left handed, something that only 2 other re...
The biggest bargain in the hobby
Original at completist (WordPress)
• Thu, Apr 17
By Mario A. Anyways, my point is that ARod is in his prime. There is no question about that and unless someone presents some real evidence that he is a cheater, 600, 700, and maybe even 800 home runs is not far out of reach. After all, Alex Rodriguez is a young 32 year old man. Remember, Barry Bonds hit 73 home r...
Tony LaRussa Is in Denial
Original at sports.aol.com
• Tue, Feb 26
By Tom Fornelli Filed under: Cardinals, NL Central, MLB Gossip, St. Louis, PEDsYesterday Matt Watson told us all that Tony LaRussa wanted the Cardinals to consider signing Barry Bonds for this season. I wasn't exactly surprised by the news, because given LaRussa's past, he's not exactly scared by the pr...
Mitchell Report Fallout: Blame the Fans
Original at beta.bleacherreport.com
• Fri, Dec 14
By Brad Simkulet Sure, many of us have been critical of Barry Bonds, taking a superior tone about his home run record and overwhelmingly supporting the asterisk on his record-breaking ball. If this isn't the case, then why do none of us care about Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa breaking Roger Maris' record? Wh...
Mitchell Report Fallout: Blame the Fans
Original at Bleacher Report
• Fri, Dec 14
By Brad Simkulet Sure, many of us have been critical of Barry Bonds, taking a superior tone about his home run record and overwhelmingly supporting the asterisk on his record-breaking ball. If this isn't the case, then why do none of us care about Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa breaking Roger Maris' record? Wh...
4 out of 5 Dentists Agree -- Bonds Bad For Baseball
Original at Bleacher Report
• Thu, Dec 13
By Michael Caissie 4 out of 5 dentists say Barry Bonds is bad for baseball, the one in the minority married into the Conte family. Their kids will be beautiful and pampered, but will most certainly require specially made baseball caps to fit their enormous heads.
"Breaking News" From Sports Geeks - Dec 13,2007
Original at blogtalkradio.com
• Thu, Dec 13
• 2 related articles
Barry Bonds, already under indictment on charges of lying to a federal grand jury about steroids, and Gary Sheffield also showed up in baseball's most infamous lineup since the Black Sox scandal. Click here for a timeline of steroids in Major League Baseball.
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Should Former Overseer of Probe Into Bonds Offer Commentary?
Original at WSJ.com
• Tue, Dec 11
Lots of lawyers are talking with the media about the criminal charges recently brought against Major League Baseball's career home-run leader Barry Bonds following an investigation about alleged steroid use. But one lawyer's quotes have been raising eyebrows.Kevin Ryan, the former U....
BARRY BONDS PLEADS NOT GUILITY to perjury charge - Released on his own recognizance - Attorney says an innocent Bonds has faith in the system - Due in court again February 7
Original at SanFranciscoSentinel.com
• Fri, Dec 7
By The San Francisco Sentinel Bonds was indicted Nov. 15 on four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice for allegedly lying when he told a federal grand jury in 2003 that he never knowingly received steroids or human growth hormone from his trainer, Greg Anderson.
Bonds's Team Has Trouble Deciding Who's on First
Original at WSJ.com
• Thu, Dec 6
By Justin ScheckOver two days last week, baseball star Barry Bonds tried to persuade top San Francisco defense lawyer John Keker to represent him in a federal perjury case. But the talks started faltering when the multimillionaire slugger asked Mr. Keker to handle his case at a steep disco...
Remembering the Season that Was: The Top 10
Original at All on the Field sports
• Sat, Sep 29
By Kevin Hayward Barry Bonds' 756th home run. The recovery, sale, and subsequent branding of the ball turned out to be more dramatic than the home run itself. But the pursuit and breaking of the home run record served its purpose for the Giants, who were able to lure people to the stadium despite fielding a AAA...
Who Is Going to Replace Bonds?
Original at The San Francisco Giants Blog
• Mon, Sep 24
By Trevor Alex Rodriguez: A long shot, yes, but what better way to keep the buzz around AT&T Park in the post Barry Bonds era? If you'd consider spending 15-17 million a year on a guy like Andruw Jones, why not go 30 a year on ARod, it would make more sense. He's the best player in the game and will likel...
Weekend in Review: 500, 755, A Tragedy, and a Celebration
Original at Bleacher Report
• Fri, Aug 17
By Ron Johnson News and notes from a weekend filled with records, asterisks, and tearful tributes... Daddy Yankee Nails No. 500 After a prolonged slump, Alex Rodriguez finally blasted his way into the record books Saturday night, becoming the youngest player in baseball history to jack 500 balls out...
Of Bobby Bonds, Barry Bonds, and Innocence Lost
Original at Bleacher Report
• Thu, Aug 16
By Robert Paul Reyes When Barry morphed from a lanky speedster into a blundering behemoth, though, I knew it wasn't Flintstones Vitamins he was gobbling. How do I feel about Barry Bonds breaking the most hallowed record in sports? Does he belong in the Hall of Fame, or should his alleged use of steroids disqua...
Weekend in Review: 500, 755, A Tragedy, and a Celebration
Original at beta.bleacherreport.com
• Thu, Aug 16
By Ron Johnson News and notes from a weekend filled with records, asterisks, and tearful tributes... Daddy Yankee Nails No. 500 After a prolonged slump, Alex Rodriguez finally blasted his way into the record books Saturday night, becoming the youngest player in baseball history to jack 500 balls out...
Of Bobby Bonds, Barry Bonds, and Innocence Lost
Original at beta.bleacherreport.com
• Thu, Aug 16
By Robert Paul Reyes When Barry morphed from a lanky speedster into a blundering behemoth, though, I knew it wasn't Flintstones Vitamins he was gobbling. How do I feel about Barry Bonds breaking the most hallowed record in sports? Does he belong in the Hall of Fame, or should his alleged use of steroids disqua...
Gary Sheffield Is Rooting For Barry Bonds
Original at Blogcritics
• Thu, Jul 26
By Sal Marinello But now that Bonds is on the threshold of breaking Hank Aaron’s all-time home run record, Sheffield is offering an olive branch to the San Francisco slugger. Here’s what Sheffield had to say: “I want him to break the record so bad because of the way they are treating him. Barry transcended the...
Barry Bonds Should Have Played Football
Original at Blogcritics
• Tue, Jul 24
By Brian McClellan San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds is about to break the most hallowed record in all of American sport, Major League Baseball’s career home run record. Many, if not most, baseball fans feel that Barry is an unworthy heir to current record holder Henry Aaron’s throne due to the tor...
The Bonds Question(s)
Original at Sun-Sentinel.com
• Tue, Jul 10
By ejskolnick Do I believe that Barry Bonds took performance-enhancing drugs? Do I think Bonds is juicing (steroids or HGH) now? Do I like Barry Bonds? Is he a Hall of Famer? Should Bud Selig be around when Bonds breaks the record? Should Hank Aaron be around when Bonds breaks the record?
What Will You Say When Barry Bonds Hits No. 800?
Original at Blogcritics
• Tue, Jun 26
By Victor Lana As Barry Bonds was playing the Yankees this weekend, I was watching the game in between commercials during the Mets game on SNY. I am a Mets fan, but since Bonds was conveniently playing the other team in town, I took the opportunity to flip channels and get a glimpse of him. This is when I starte...
Barry Bonds: Baseball May Get The Home Run King It Deserves
Original at Blogcritics
• Sun, Apr 15
By Rick Vassar So, let’s fast forward to 2007. Barry Bonds is set to break the biggest record in baseball, and perhaps in all of sports. Based on his history, he should hit home run number 756 in late August or early September. He will become the all time home run hitter in the history of baseball.