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Barry Bonds: Suddenly Talkative

Remember Barry Bonds' home run chase this season? I know, you may not want to remember it, but drudge up those old nightmares for just a second here. Bear with me. Remember when Barry seemed so nice all the time, so unflappable, so totally unwilling to allow a reporter to goad him into anything resembling a negative quote?...

Bonds Ball Owner Leaves Fate Up to You

You don't have the money to toss, like, $800,000 at Barry Bonds' record-breaking home run ball. Very few of us do. But that doesn't mean we won't have a say in just what happens to the ball now that it's been purchased. Why? Because the newly minted owner, Marc Ecko (yes, the designer of the Ecko clothing line you can...

Bonds' Record Ball ... Wait, $750K!?

I've written a couple of derisive, nose-in-the-air posts about the Sotheby's auction for Barry Bonds' all-time home run record ball, and now it's time to eat crow: the Bonds ball fetched $750,000 at auction, more than anyone's estimates, and more than lucky owner Matt Murphy was offered before the auction. It looked like...

Preseason Football Beats Barry Bonds' 756th

I told you last week that not too many people saw Barry's 755th home run live on TV. Now comes the word, via Ben Maller, that more people watched the Cowboys/Colts game on FOX Thursday night than Barry's record breaking 756th home run Tuesday on ESPN. From Ad Age:The game on Fox last night delivered a 2.7/8 rating and...

Giants Deny Rumors They Paid Hank Aaron to Deliver Congratulatory Video Message

There was growing speculation that the Giants paid Hank Aaron to record a congratulatory video message that was played when Barry Bonds hit home run No. 756. Well, as SPORTSbyBROOKS advises us, the Giants have denied such a rumor. From the San Francisco Chronicle:The Giants were surprised they had to defend themselves...

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Chase Utley's Inside The Park Home Run (VIDEO)

Philadelphia's Chase Utley pulled off arguably the most exciting play in baseball on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park. In the bottom of the 6th inning of the Phillies-Giants game, Utley crushed one to deep center off Barry Zito field and sent center fielder Andres Torres to the warning track.

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Home Run Derby Results (INFOGRAPHIC)

Robinson Cano and Adrian Gonzalez put on quite the show during Monday night's Home Run Derby at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. Cano belted a total of 32 home runs, narrowly edging out Gonzalez's 31, to take home the crown .