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Out of the park: Bonds hits #755, finally
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by ryan | August 4, 2007 at 09:29 pm
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Barry Bonds finally ties Hank Aaron's home run record. I've found it very frustrating over the past few weeks that pitches seemed scared to be the ones to throw the fateful pitch and would throw balls. Finally that's come to an end.
The most important aspect of Bond's accomplishment, however, seems to be overlooked. He has hit 755 homers in aprox. 9,000 at bats while it took Hank Aaron over 12,000 at bats. Say what you will about Bonds and steroids, he's accomplished something great here and should be commended for it.
As soon as Bonds’s ball caromed off the sign, there was an interestingly mixed reaction. Bonds did not hear relentless boos, as many had suspected that he might. Instead, Bonds received a combination of cheers and boos. But there were some moments when the cheers seemed louder in a park where Bonds has been repeatedly vilified.
Do you think the speculation over Bond's steroid use should overshadow or be the focus?
Because Bonds has been linked to investigations into the use of steroids, he has routinely been booed at opposing ballparks. But when Bonds’s 755th homer launched into history at 7:29 p.m. here, there was a portion of the enemy crowd that applauded. Some fans in left field also hoisted asterisk signs. Hensley became the 445th pitcher to allow a home run to Bonds.
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at 09:04 on August 5th, 2007
I think that the steriod issue will dog Bonds for his whole career, and cannot help but sully his record. Also, an eye doc told e a few years ago that a lot of MLB players were getting LASIK surgery in order to get better than 20/20 vision, which would give them that millisecond advantage in reading a pitch or seeing the arc of a flying ball. Sports is definitely the frontier of body-hacking.