Archive for June, 2007
Giants 4, Diamondbacks 1 (AP)
Barry Bonds barely missed his 751st home run. That fifth-inning at-bat was the only chance he got, too. The San Francisco slugger settled for an RBI double and also walked three times in the Giants’ 4-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night, which snapped a three-game skid. Bonds hesitated and watched his hard-hit [...]
Posted: June 30th, 2007.
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Giants 1B-OF Klesko scratched vs. Arizona (PA SportsTicker)
San Francisco Giants first baseman Ryan Klesko was scratched from Saturday’s game with the Arizona Diamondbacks with a mild abdominal strain.
Posted: June 30th, 2007.
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Giants activate Lewis, designate Figueroa (AP)
The San Francisco Giants activated outfielder Fred Lewis from the 15-day disabled list Saturday, clearing roster room by designating infielder Luis Figueroa for assignment. Lewis played in seven games for Triple-A Fresno in a rehab assignment as he recovered from a strained a muscle in his right side — and his numbers there were too [...]
Posted: June 30th, 2007.
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Bonds: Security is up to Major League Baseball (AP)
Barry Bonds said Saturday it’s up to Major League Baseball and the Giants to decide how much security is needed around him as he closes in on Hank Aaron’s home run record. “It’s being addressed to ensure the safety of our players and employees,” Giants spokesman Blake Rhodes said. In the seventh inning of San [...]
Posted: June 30th, 2007.
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Top agent Boras calling for 9-game World Series (AP)
Scott Boras loves the World Series so much, he wants to make it best-of-nine — and open with two games at a neutral site. Arguing that the shift would create a marketing bonanza that would rival the Super Bowl, Boras outlined his ideas in a two-page letter he sent to baseball commissioner Bud Selig on [...]
Posted: June 30th, 2007.
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Bonds’ uncharted universe: 755 and beyond (AP)
How about this scenario for Barry Bonds after he breaks Hank Aaron’s record: Unable to find a major league team in 2008, he heads to Japan and takes aim at Sadaharu Oh’s professional home run mark. That really would be a world baseball classic. Oh hit 868 home runs in Japan, a place Bonds thinks [...]
Posted: June 30th, 2007.
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Bonds hits 750th career homer (AP)
Barry Bonds hit his 750th career home run Friday night, pulling the San Francisco slugger within five of tying Hank Aaron’s record. The 42-year-old Bonds watched the ball sail over the wall in right-center, then lowered his head and began his trot. The solo shot against Arizona starter Livan Hernandez leading off the eighth inning [...]
Posted: June 29th, 2007.
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Bonds smacks 750th career homer (PA SportsTicker)
SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) - San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds blasted a 3-2 curveball off Arizona Diamondbacks starter Livan Hernandez for his 750th career homer to tie to the game, 3-3, in the eighth inning on Friday night.
Posted: June 29th, 2007.
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Male fans runs onto field to greet Bonds (AP)
A male fan hopped the fence and ran out to greet Barry Bonds in left field Friday night before the San Francisco slugger calmly walked the man off and into the custody of security personnel. The fan came out over the short fence along the left-field line and scurried to Bonds in the seventh inning [...]
Posted: June 29th, 2007.
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Mays to be honored at All-Star game (AP)
Willie Mays will be honored with a nationally televised tribute prior to the All-Star game in San Francisco next month. The Hall of Famer, a New York and San Francisco Giants star, will be a focus of pregame activity on July 10 at AT&T Park, Major League Baseball said Friday. On the morning of the [...]
Posted: June 29th, 2007.
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