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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Glitch costs announcer historic call — Giants' radio station loses mike feed just after Bonds homers — SAN FRANCISCO — One of the greatest moments in a broadcaster's career went by the wayside Sunday when a KNBR microphone shorted out just as Barry Bonds hit his historic 715th home run.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Bonds won't play long enough to catch Aaron — It's finally over — Barry Bonds has passed Babe Ruth. Now comes the big question, the better question, the question that gives commissioner Bud Selig insomnia. — Can Bonds catch Hank Aaron? — Forty homers, that's all Bonds needs to reach Aaron's career total of 755.
Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Bonds passes Babe with 715 homers — Giants slugger now 40 away from Aaron's all-time mark — SAN FRANCISCO — And now only the Hammer remains. — Barry Bonds' long journey toward Major League Baseball's all-time home run mark became a race against one man Sunday as he sailed past Babe Ruth …
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The Joy of Sox
Michelle Smith / San Francisco Chronicle:
Not heard 'round the world — Flemming's microphone goes dead during call — It was not the moment for posterity that KNBR had in mind, but it was unforgettable nonetheless. — KNBR broadcaster Dave Flemming was making the call on Barry Bonds' historic 715th home run Sunday …
Joe Lapointe / New York Times:
Bonds Hits Home Run No. 715 to Surpass Ruth — SAN FRANCISCO, May 28 — George Herman Ruth still leads Barry Lamar Bonds in catchy nicknames. Ruth was the "Babe" or "The Bambino" or the "Sultan of Swat," a legend of Yankees' lore. Bonds is still just Barry, the veteran slugger of the San Francisco Giants.
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Only Baseball Matters
Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Kim takes Bonds' 715th with good nature — Teammate teases pitcher before historic homer — SAN FRANCISCO — Rockies right-hander Byung-Hyun Kim was immortalized for giving up Barry Bonds' 715th homer. But fellow Korean pitcher Sun-Woo Kim will feel — in his wallet, whenever the two have dinner — for a long time.
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AZ Snakepit
Jeff Goldberg / Hartford Courant:
More Tests Scheduled For Wells — BOSTON — The news was good for David Wells Saturday, the day after being struck on the right knee by a line drive. But Wells won't learn until today at the earliest when he might pitch again. — Red Sox manager Terry Francona said an MRI …
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Tim Kurkjian / ESPN:
Sadly, no one celebrating Bonds' 715 … Barry Bonds' historic journey began in 1986 when he was a slender, speedy, 185-pound leadoff hitter for the Pirates. Twenty years later, a bulky slugger who runs slowly on painful knees has passed the game's greatest and most legendary player, Babe Ruth, on the all-time home run list.
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Justin M. Norton / Associated Press:
This ain't peanuts: Fan waiting for beer gets No. 715 ball — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A fan waiting in line for beer and peanuts got something extra at the concession stand: home run ball No. 715 by Barry Bonds. — Andrew Morbitzer was waiting his turn to stock up on a couple of beers Sunday …
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Lack of sharp sinker sinks Loe, Rangers, 6-3 — ARLINGTON - Kameron Loe has neither an overpowering arm with which to stifle hitters in key spots nor exceptional deception with his off-speed and breaking stuff. To win, he must be pinpoint perfect with his sinker. — On Saturday, he wasn't.
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Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Schilling beats Rays for victory No. 200: Sox ace solid in reaching milestone — Like any great pitcher, Curt Schilling injects some element of drama, emotion or intrigue into nearly every start he makes. — The entertaining storyline arc that has accompanied Schilling's career hit …
Sandy Burgin / MLB.com:
Angels' rally falls short in loss to O's — Halos take two out of three from Orioles — ANAHEIM — "Credit the Orioles," said Mike Scioscia. "A lot of those hits were maybe seeing-eye hits in those couple of innings. But they stayed inside the ball, they bunched some hits and took the lead and we're able to hold on."
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6-4-2
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Watching All Angels
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Sorry start sinks Marlins — MIAMI GARDENS — After the Marlins' 7-3 loss Sunday, a defeat rooted in a sloppy first inning during which the Mets scored four runs even though just one hit left the infield, manager Joe Girardi shut the clubhouse door and called a team meeting.
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Notes: Colon to start Tuesday — Long reliever to take Maroth's spot for time being — DETROIT — Tigers manager Jim Leyland had plenty of options for Mike Maroth's rotation spot, but Roman Colon was the one option who was already on the roster. So once the decision was made, Leyland ended the speculation.
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Bless You Boys
Dave / U.S.S. Mariner:
Just jaw-droppingly horrible — I'm on record as stating that, by and large, managers don't matter. They're basically all the same. They all do pretty much the same things in the same situations, and with only a few exceptions, they all make decisions that will lead to the least amount …
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Evening Perambulations
David Cameron / Hardball Times:
Charting Felix — There are two questions on the lips of every resident of greater Seattle right now; what do you think of the new Pearl Jam album, and what's wrong with King Felix? I can't help you with the former, but obsessing over a 20-year-old pitcher on a painful-to-watch baseball team, well, that's right up my alley.
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