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It’s official: Barry Bonds has the home run record . He stroked number 756 into the right field seats about 10 minutes ago off of a Washington Nationals pitcher named Mike Bacsik. We assume Bacsik will sleep with at least three random women in bars in 2007 by saying, ‘I served up history this season, baby.’ Bonds homered. The sheep crowd roared. Charm has been a chore ... [link]

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Published 8/8/2007 by NDub at Construda
... lleged steroid use. It would be ignorant to think Bonds was the only player who has ever juiced, especially in this era. We must never forget that he played in an era that most other hitters were juiced. Even moreso, pitchers facing Bonds were just as loaded. While the evidence seems strongly cirumstantial, Bonds has never been proven guilty of steroid use, while many others of his era have. So, for now, Bonds must be respected and recognized as the clean home run king. If for nothing else, fans have to respect the history made last night. Trip McFeeley, my esteemed cohort who (jokingly?) once said he'd throw 756 back, sent me a text minutes after the epic home run. "I will always say he cheated. But its baseball history and its cool to see." It was magnificent to see. As Bonds raised his hands into the San Francisco night, we lept out of our seat and, too, with our hands raised. We just saw history and it just seemed right. Here's what other blogs are saying about it: 756* ( ...

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