The March to 756 Continues
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It may not have looked like it for the last week or two, but Barry Bonds knows how to hit a baseball.
After sitting out the last three games in the Chicago -- ostensibly to rest his ailing legs, but just as likely to clear his bulging head -- Bonds returned with a flurry, belting two home runs and driving in six against the Cubs.
Unsurprisingly, the Giants still managed to lose their seventh out of the last ten, cementing their spot in the cellar. But at this point in the season, that's neither here nor there.
The big news, of course, is that Bonds' pursuit of Hank Aaron's record has continued. Today's long balls give him 753 for his career, meaning he's got a good chance of donning the all-time home run crown as early as next week.
I've said before that I'm not a huge Barry Bonds fan, and I'm one of a minority of Giants fans that admits steroids probably fueled his quest for the record. Still, I'm going to do my best to be watching when he hits #756.
I predict most true fans of the game will, too. Love it or loathe it, we're about to witness baseball history.
This article is also posted at All on the Field sports blog.
