| Will Barry Bonds reach the 756 home run
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| | story of him chasing Ruth and then
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| mark and eclipse Hammerin' Hank Aaron?
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| | Aaron's record will be a hot baseball
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| The controversial Barry Bonds certainly
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| | topic this season and possibly next.
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| is a baseball legend in his own mind, but
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| | The fact that he plays half of his games
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| does he have enough star quality and MLB
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| | in San Francisco's hitter friendly AT&T
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| cache to keep him in the baseball
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| | Park certainly favors Bonds accomplishing
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| limelight? Is he a has been or someone
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| | this goal. But he also has things
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| who should be a has been? The question
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| | working against him. Most pitchers will
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| many people are asking is simply this
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| | try to throw around him, not giving Bonds
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| one- is Barry Bonds washed up? Many
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| | very much at which to swing. As the
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| people believe it is time for Bonds to
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| | season wears on, this will affect him
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| hang up his cleats. He has been injury
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| | both physically and mentally.
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| plagued the last couple of seasons and
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| | Bonds has complained in the past about
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| has also been involved in Major League
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| | how many walks he receives and how they
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| Baseball's steroid controversy. In the
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| | take a toll on his legs. Another problem
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| past the slugger has admitted that he's
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| | that may prevent Bonds from breaking the
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| used steroids and contends that the drugs
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| | home run record is that he's in the
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| were administered unwittingly. Despite
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| | National League and is required to play
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| his use of performance enhancing drugs,
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| | the field. He has indicated he would
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| there is no question that he has been one
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| | like to stay with the San Francisco
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| of the game's most productive players.
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| | Giants and will refuse a trade to an
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| Barry Bonds is chasing perhaps the
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| | American League (AL) team. If he were to
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| greatest mark of them all-- the all-time
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| | go to an AL team, it could prolong his
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| Major League Baseball home run record.
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| | career because he would be able to be a
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| Currently Hank Aaron, who has 755, is the
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| | designated hitter and would not be
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| one that fans admire. Bonds also trails
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| | required to play the field.
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| Babe Ruth, who accumulated 715 dingers.
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| | He has said that San Francisco is his
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| He will start this season at 708 and will
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| | home and he will retire before he's
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| need either one outstanding year or two
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| | traded to another team. There is no
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| extremely productive ones to break the
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| | question that this season he'll be under
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| record. Many experts believe with the
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| | scrutiny, and if he doesn't produce the
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| injuries he's sustained over the past few
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| | media will be all over him. Reporters may
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| seasons it will be hard for him to reach
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| | ask if he is over the hill, unable to go
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| the plateau set by Aaron. Another
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| | long without steroids, or if he can
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| problem with Bonds setting a new lifetime
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| | possibly stay healthy enough to finish
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| home run mark is that people believe it
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| | his quest for the record.
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| will not be a true record because the
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| | The fact remains that Barry Bonds is
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| slugger used steroids.
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| | going for the record and baseball fans
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| If he does become the most prolific long
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| | will certainly be watching to see if he
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| ball hitter to ever stand at home plate,
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| | can do it. If he closes in on the mark,
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| there will be some contending that he
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| | there will probably be sellout crowds in
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| cheated in order to do so. Critics will
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| | stadiums across the United States hoping
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| claim that during some of his most
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| | to catch a home run ball from the
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| productive seasons he was on steroids and
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| | remarkable Bonds. He will have many
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| could not have hit that many home runs
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| | obstacles to overcome if he is going to
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| without "the juice." It's not that Bonds
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| | accomplish this great feat.
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| didn't have any ability; he was and still
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| | One thing is certain it will be
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| is a gifted athlete. The question is
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| | interesting to see if he has the stamina
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| because he whacked at least some of his
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| | to hold on long enough to break the
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| homers while on steroids will people
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| | record. If he fails there will be people
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| respect the record the same way they have
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| | saying he should have retired at the top
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| for Ruth and Aaron. That is the big
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| | of his game and not have come back to try
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| question.
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| | to break the record. Fans of home run
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| Bonds will definitely be in the spotlight
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| | fever will be tuning in the watch the
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| regardless of what he does this season.
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| | saga of Barry Bonds.
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| As long as he continues to play, the
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