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Now, of course, the question jumps right off the page: Is it possible for a player to continue to excel while plying his trade directly in front of a sign that compares him with the immortals of his industry?
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.  -- Barry Bonds finally signed his $15.8 million, one-year contract Thursday, and the slugger is scheduled to report to spring training Monday.
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Slumping Barry Bonds was scratched from San Francisco's starting lineup Monday night, giving him a day to rest his aching legs. Bonds was originally listed in the cleanup spot and left field for the opener of the four-game series against the Chicago Cubs.
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Barry Bonds won his record seventh National League MVP award Monday in a walk, easily outdistancing Los Angeles slugger Adrian Beltre and the St.
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Barry Bonds heard the familiar chorus of boos each time he touched the ball in left field. When he came to the plate and didn't get to swing, that derision was directed at the mound. And, later, at St. Louis shortstop Aaron Miles after his third costly error in one inning.
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With all that is swirling around him, Barry Bonds seems to find true serenity only in the few square feet of the batterâs box.
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San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds, 40, underwent knee surgery Tuesday and is expected to recover fully by spring training next year.
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Barry Bonds moved within one homer of 700 with a drive that will be remembered &#151; a 460-foot shot off the center-field scoreboard at Bank One Ballpark.
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San Francisco Giants&#39; Barry Bonds connects for a solo home run off Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Scott Dohmann during the sixth inning in Denver, in this June 6, 2004 file photo.
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Although Barry Bonds is still dragging from the flu, he was strong enough to get his first hits of spring training in what might be his new spot in the San Francisco Giants' batting order.
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Exactly a week before Barry Bonds' 43rd birthday, the effects of his age started to really show. Bonds got a second straight day off Tuesday, with San Francisco skipper Bruce Bochy holding the slugger out of the starting lineup again to rest his sore body.
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San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds has called for increased security at his home ballpark after a fan entered the field and approached him during Friday's game with Arizona.
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Barry Bonds knows it's real now. His worst slump is over and Hank Aaron's record can't be far behind.
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San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds was hailed as a conquering hero by his hometown fans at the Major League All-Star Game on Tuesday.
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A bout with the flu hasn't affected Barry Bonds' swing. Bonds hit his first home run of spring training, connecting in the fourth inning against Esteban Loaiza on Friday in the San Francisco Giants' 5-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics.
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Barry Bonds posed for the team photo last month alongside all his teammates. He has been taking part in pregame stretching, too, a rarity for the San Francisco slugger in the past.
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Barry Bonds is three home runs away from joining Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth in baseball&#39;s 700 club. Bonds hit his 697th homer in the San Francisco Giants&#39; 18-7 home victory over Arizona on Friday night, a two