756!!!

[kingfc22]

Bonds is now the all-time homerun king.

[kingfc22]

Hah, the guy who caught the ball is wearing a Jose Reyes jersey. WTF??

[Rizon]

WORST. THREAD. EVER.
(or will be)

[tucker rocky]

Amazing, 3 threads all waiting on the submit button, funny.

[ISiddiqui]

Wow... an Aaron congrats on the big screen. After all the talk about Aaron staying away, and a classy congrats.

Yay, Barry!!

[Crapshoot]

I could have gone to the game, but I had to (and still am) work. Fuck.

[clintl]

A very classy congrats from Aaron.

I've now seen on TV the all-time HR record broken twice (I was watching the game the night Aaron hit no. 715).

Congrats, Barry, it's been great time for us Giants fans!

[Bad-example]

It has been a tremendously entertaining ride. Congrats Barry!

[MrBug708]

COngrats to Bonds, too bad for the Giants it happened after the trade deadline

[EagleFan]

I step away from the TV for 5 freaking minutes...

Anyway, that person that got the ball... was that the dirtbag that went jumping on top of the pile? I hate it when jackasses like that end up coming out on top. It looked like someone had to have been hurt during that melee. That asshole jumped right on the back of some poor woman who looked like she was caught in a riptide.

[clintl]

1) I doubt that anyone wants to trade for Barry, given his contract.

2) The trade deadline is not going to be what stops a deal anyway; all it means is that Barry would have to clear waivers before the trade would go through, and nobody is going to claim Barry to stop the trade.

[FBPro]

Glad that's over, now back to reality.

[Young Drachma]

Woo. I really enjoyed seeing him during the year he was hitting the single-season record at old Busch and going deep.

[Young Drachma]

Wow, how cool is it that Aaron congratulated him. And I'm sure having Willie in his corner doesn't hurt, either.

At least it's one way of getting the Nats into the history books.

[Galaril]

Sorry to the Giants fans on this board but from a baseball traditionalist "fuck you Barry! Hope you choke on that HR ball." Poser.

[clintl]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

At least it's one way of getting the Nats into the history books.

I thought it was very classy of Barry to thank the Nats for being understanding about the celebration.

[stevew]

Oh, yeah, and I hope you giants fans get a real lineup some day, it's been painful these past few weeks watching the mountain of shit they throw out there(other than bonds).

[clintl]

Originally Posted by stevew

Oh, yeah, and I hope you giants fans get a real lineup some day, it's been painful these past few weeks watching the mountain of shit they throw out there(other than bonds).

Tell me about it. It doesn't help that they wasted $126 million on the piece of crap that Barry Zito has turned out to be, either. At least with Lowry, Cain, and Lincecum, they have the foundations of a solid young rotation.

This team bears a lot of similarities to the 1996 team, except Bonds isn't as good as he was then.

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by clintl

I thought it was very classy of Barry to thank the Nats for being understanding about the celebration.

Agreed.

[MrBug708]

Can any record that's been broken seem to have so much apathy surrounding it as this one?

[Izulde]

I'm still not happy about this in the least and still regard Bonds as a cheater, but at least it appears he handled it with some grace... and my estimation of Hank Aaron has shot up considerably now.

[nilodor]

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Wow... an Aaron congrats on the big screen. After all the talk about Aaron staying away, and a classy congrats.

Yay, Barry!!

Definatly big ups to Aaron. I thought that was fantastic and it gave me goose bumps.

[dawgfan]

Originally Posted by Galaril

Sorry to the Giants fans on this board but from a baseball traditionalist "fuck you Barry! Hope you choke on that HR ball." Poser.

So which baseball traditions are you most fond of - violently dirty play, racism, rampant amphetamine abuse...?

[gkb]

Meh.

[clintl]

Here's something pretty cool. Mike Bacsik's dad was also a major league pitcher, and faced Hank Aaron when Aaron had 755 HRs.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20170397/from/RS.2/

[Crapshoot]

Originally Posted by Galaril

Sorry to the Giants fans on this board but from a baseball traditionalist "fuck you Barry! Hope you choke on that HR ball." Poser.

From another baseball traditionalist - go fuck yourself and the horse you rod in on.

[Crapshoot]

Dola,
Seriously, I watched a press conference with an entertaining guy who treated the media with respect when they did the same - a guy who came across as intelligent, humble (didn't he thank everyone, including the nationals), and personable. I thoughts Bonds was evil?

[Karlifornia]

Thank you, Barry, for so many great moments.


My favorite Barry moment was a day game I decided to attend on a whim last year. The Giants were playing the Mets, and when I got the park, I saw Bonds wasn't in the lineup. Of course, I was a little dissapointed, but I was at a baseball game on a cloudless Tuesday (or was it Wednesday?) afternoon. I couldn't complain too much. The Giants went down 4-1, and Billy Wagner came in to close it for the Mets....and the Giants got a man on with two out, and BLB stepped out on deck. The crowd went apeshit, and we all wanted the the guy at the plate to get on 100000000x more than before. The guy got on base, and Bonds came up. He sent a Billy Wagner fastball out of the park to tie the game. The Giants lost in extra innings, but I still didn't believe what I had seen.

[Crapshoot]

Hey, is the sound not working on mlb.com for anyone else? I can watch videos, but I can't hear anything.

[B & B]

[Karlifornia]

Originally Posted by B & B

Dude...they should put an asterisk next to the entire MLB logo.


EDIT: Whoops...assumed this was a B & B original...not what Yahoo! originally used.

[Karlifornia]

dola,

Bonds oldest daughter is pretty hot.

[Tigercat]

Didn't 61 have a *? Didn't so many like to hate Marris in that chase?

Yea, I thought so. Its amazing when people and the media don't realize they are on the unimaginative repetitive side of history.

I would love it if HBO would put 61* on every night for the next year until people get the message.

[Karlifornia]

Originally Posted by Tigercat

Didn't 61 have a *? Didn't so many like to hate Marris in that chase?

Yea, I thought so. Its amazing when people and the media don't realize they are on the unimaginative repetitive side of history.

I would love it if HBO would put 61* on every night for the next year until people get the message.

It'll take at least a generation. People like to shit on things for no reason, but when people feel they actually have a reason to shit on something, it's usually something they take to the grave.

[dj_morton]

Its about time...this is all I've heard about the last 2-3 seasons

[Galaril]

Originally Posted by Crapshoot

From another baseball traditionalist - go fuck yourself and the horse you rod in on.

Whatever dude.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Was Bonds thanking the Nationals for being understanding of the celebration? I thought he was thanking them for giving him 100 hittable pitches over the past two games.

From a comedy aspect, some friends and I noticed Willie Mays bringing out the microphone for the celebration. While Barry was speaking to the fans, Willie appeared to have this mean-ass look on his face like he wanted that mic. It looked like he was glaring at Barry and waiting for his chance to speak. As soon as Barry was done speaking, he handed the mic to Willie and bolted for the dugout. I thought Willie was going to explode because he came out there and didn't get to say a word. For all I know, Willie didn't care, or maybe he intended it to be that way. It just looked funny (in a "funny ha-ha" way).

Also, who was that PA announcer at the stadium? Was that Queen Latifah?

[Pumpy Tudors]

Dola

Also, for more comedy, I thought the Giants gave Barry Zito a pretty rude treatment in the inning after Bonds homered. I know Bochy wanted Bonds to take the field and get an ovation from the fans, and that's great. Zito had to go out and stand on the mound, though, knowing that he wasn't going to throw another pitch. So he trots out to the mound, waits three minutes, and then has to walk back to the dugout in shame.

Actually, I guess Barry Zito was giving the Giants a pretty rude treatment by allowing three home runs to the freakin' Nationals in five innings.

[Dr. Sak]

Also, who was that PA announcer at the stadium? Was that Queen Latifah?

Wasn't that ESPN's Holly Rowe?

[Pumpy Tudors]

Originally Posted by bsak16

Wasn't that ESPN's Holly Rowe?

Could've been. When she announced Barry Bonds on his fifth-inning at-bat, she sounded like Queen Latifah.

Does Holly Rowe work for the Giants when she's not reporting for ESPN, or was this a special thing where the Giants let someone from ESPN do his announcement? I really hope it's the former, as the latter would be really tacky.

[Richard Weed]

Good for him. Now maybe we can concentrate on baseball.

[miami_fan]

Originally Posted by Izulde

my estimation of Hank Aaron has shot up considerably now.

OFT

Hank Aaron's class has been emphasized (over-emphasized?) a great deal over the last year or so. Last night was a perfect example of that class. I think Hank Aaron has handled this whole situation better than anyone associated with baseball. Better than Bonds, better than Selig, better than the media.

[Swaggs]

Originally Posted by Karlifornia

It'll take at least a generation. People like to shit on things for no reason, but when people feel they actually have a reason to shit on something, it's usually something they take to the grave.

Exactly.

People hate Bonds because he is/was so good at what he does, much like folks like to hate on Duke basketball, USC football, the Yankees, etc. Not that he doesn't get enough hate already, but I'm sure A-Rod will come under similar fire when he closes in on the record. It's tough to be the best.

The man has been under ridiculous scrutiny for about five years now and continues to be amazingly productive. I think he deserves some big props and I think they'll eventually come.

[KWhit]

Originally Posted by EagleFan

I step away from the TV for 5 freaking minutes...

Anyway, that person that got the ball... was that the dirtbag that went jumping on top of the pile? I hate it when jackasses like that end up coming out on top. It looked like someone had to have been hurt during that melee. That asshole jumped right on the back of some poor woman who looked like she was caught in a riptide.

Exactly how I feel about Bonds.

[lighthousekeeper]

Originally Posted by miami_fan

OFT

Hank Aaron's class has been emphasized (over-emphasized?) a great deal over the last year or so. Last night was a perfect example of that class. I think Hank Aaron has handled this whole situation better than anyone associated with baseball. Better than Bonds, better than Selig, better than the media.

even better than Karlifornia?!?

[st.cronin]

So, what does espn do now?

[clintl]

Originally Posted by bsak16

Wasn't that ESPN's Holly Rowe?

No, it was Renel Brooks-Moon, the Giants' regular PA announcer.

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by KWhit

Exactly how I feel about Bonds.

Me too, and I don't dislike him because he comes out on top. I dislike him because I believe he has cheated the game and because by most objective accounts he has been an ass to many people. Not just media, but fans, including little kids. There are too many accounts of him saying rude things to little kids, to not believe there is some fire with that smoke. Hank Aaron continues to show tremendous class and he is the true home run king in my mind.

[EagleFan]

Originally Posted by Swaggs

Exactly.

People hate Bonds because he is/was so good at what he does, much like folks like to hate on Duke basketball, USC football, the Yankees, etc. Not that he doesn't get enough hate already, but I'm sure A-Rod will come under similar fire when he closes in on the record. It's tough to be the best.

The man has been under ridiculous scrutiny for about five years now and continues to be amazingly productive. I think he deserves some big props and I think they'll eventually come.

Yeah, you're right. That's why people hate what he did. It just can't be the whole steroids thing...

[MizzouRah]

I loved how his kid wanted to hug him, but asshole Barry pointed to the sky.

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