signonsandiego.com - 8/6/2007
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The following news had nothing to do with Barry Bonds ' 755th homer Saturday. But the morning after the fateful night, Clay Hensley, the pitcher who gave up the history-tying shot, was optioned to Triple-A Portland. Not because he gave up Bonds ' homer as manager Bud Black tried to explain in length to an ESPN interviewer who thought she was uncovering a conspiracy. But because the Padres ...
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Barry Bonds: Cheater Cheater Steroid Eater
Jockish —
... . (Try denying THAT, Barry!) Pitchers would rather throw at his big watermelon head (and I mean that in a non-racialist way) than throw him a strike he can roid into the bleaches. Heck, the Padres sent the guy down that let Bonds tie the record. That’s just wrong. I don’t want to know what’ll happen to the stupid jerk that lets that other stupid jerk go yard - it’ll be like some rookie shaving-cream hazing meets The Godfather, but worse! ...
Bonds Treated 755 Victim Clay Hensley to a Souvenir Bat
FanHouse —
... the following day, but it wasn't before receiving a souvenir from Bonds. Hensley seems like quite the fan:After Hensley and Bonds departed the game, the pitcher called the Giants clubhouse and asked Bonds if Bonds could send him a bat as a souvenir. Bonds responded almost immediately and inscribed a message on the bat that concluded "God Bless."Memo to everyone who says Bonds is a jerk: surrender a home run to him, and he'll be happy to oblige in any way possible. On a related note, I'm not so sure I would be proud of yielding a milestone home run in baseball history. Hensley seems to be embracing the experience. Am I the only one who thinks there's something wrong with that? ...
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