Bonds Ties Ruth

[boondockdrunk]

Off Halsey of all pitchers...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Barry Bonds tied Babe Ruth for second place on the career home run list Saturday with his 714th homer, a solo shot into the right-field seats leading off the second inning.

The 41-year-old Bonds hadn't homered in nine games -=- a stretch of 29 at-bats -- since hitting No. 713 with a 450-foot drive May 7 in Philadelphia. His teenage son, Nikolai, a Giants bat boy, was waiting for him at home plate and they embraced.

Bonds was quickly greeted by his teammates, who surrounded him at the top of the dugout. Bonds tipped his cap and blew a kiss toward his 7-year-old daughter, Aisha, then came out of the dugout and raised his hands.

Left-hander Brad Halsey became the 420th pitcher to give up a homer to Bonds, who was San Francisco's designated hitter in an interleague series against the Oakland Athletics.

 

[The Commish]

Halsey becomes a trivia question. Good thing it wasn't against us.

In all seriousness though, congrats to Bonds. As much as a I hate him, I respect what he has done in his career.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

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[HooverDam]

Cool, congrats to Barry. I think records like this are supremely stupid, so hopefully people will shut up about it now.

 

[Mike Olbinski]

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That is awesome!

I wish the media wasn't so into covering this...I think it's a joke what Bonds has done to get here.

Love that sign.

 

[ajcardfan]

714 is still the most famous number in baseball and what's amazing about yesterday is how UNexcited fans are over Bonds moving up on the list.