Fate of Bonds' record ball up to public
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The fate of Barry Bonds' record-breaking home run ball is now in the public's hands after its buyer announced Monday he was taking votes on whether to give the ball to the Hall of Fame, brand it with an asterisk or blast it into space.
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So Barry Bonds will hobble toward the home run record, heading down a tarnished path toward a mark Major League Baseball and many fans prefer he never reach.
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The Giants are expected to announce they&#39;ll guarantee slugger Barry Bonds&#39; contract for 2006 at a press conference at SBC Park on Tuesday night.
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As San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds chases Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron for Major League Baseball&#39;s all-time homers lead, Bonds&#39; thoughts about the pursuit will be recorded on a regular basis for MLB.
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Barry Bonds agreed Tuesday to provide the Hall of Fame with an artifact when he breaks Hank Aaron's record with his 756th home run. Bonds met with Hall of Fame vice president Jeff Idelson for about 40 minutes to discuss what the San Francisco slugger might donate to Cooperstown.
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Bud Selig still hasn't made out his lineup card for Barry Bonds. With Bonds only five home runs from breaking Hank Aaron's career mark, the commissioner was adamant Tuesday that he hadn't decided whether to attend the record-breaker.
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Should Barry Bonds' 756th home run ball go to the Hall of Fame, be branded with an asterisk or blasted into space? According to new owner Mark Ecko, you can decide.
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Bee Staff Writer. SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Bonds continued his march toward Hank Aaron&#39;s career home-run record by hitting No. 701 on Saturday.
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ST. LOUIS Giants slugger Barry Bonds was at last night&#39;s World Series game but refused to answer questions about the scandal surrounding him involving performance-enhancing drugs.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Bonds will have two more seasons to break Hank Aaron's career home run record with the San Francisco Giants, who decided Tuesday to drop their right to void the final year of his contract.    Under the $90 million, five-year deal agreed to in January 2002, San Francisco could have voided the 2006 season if Bonds failed to reach 500 plate appearances next year or 1,500 combined from 2003 to 2005, including at least 400 next season...
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Barry Bonds' 715th home run ball fetched a winning auction bid of $220,100 on Thursday, much better than experts predicted for the shot that moved the troubled Giants slugger past Babe Ruth for second place on the career list.
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SAN FRANCISCO The offer price for Barry Bonds&#39; 700th home run ball is moving up. After the baseball was placed on an Internet auction site yesterday, the bidding for the ball moved up from just one dollar to 122-thousand dollars.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- A court hearing is scheduled for today in a dispute over who is the rightful owner of the ball Barry Bonds hit for his 700th home run.
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So, why not 800? Is there anyone prepared to say that Barry Bonds, who hit the 700th home run of his career Friday night -- and his 701st yesterday afternoon -- can't become the charter member of the 800 club?
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Barry Bonds might get a telephone call from baseball commissioner Bud Selig instead of a handshake if the San Francisco Giants slugger breaks Hank Aaron's home run record. Selig wouldn't say Thursday whether he would attend any Giants games if and when Bonds closes in on the mark.
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The ball Barry Bonds hit for his record-breaking 756th home run will be branded with an asterisk and sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame, its owner said Wednesday.
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It was no ordinary baseball, but the baseball that Barry Bonds hit over the left-field fence last month at SBC Park in San Francisco for his 700th career homer and promptly was put on the online auction block.