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Showing posts with label baseball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baseball. Show all posts

Friday, February 23, 2007

he'll go down as the best.



baseball is just about ready to get started in full swing, and for this 2007 season, it looks like barry bonds could reach and pass henry aaron's all-time record of 755.

jeff pearlman, a senior writer for sports illustrated, wrote this great piece talking about a single moment in 1998 that would change the face of baseball forever. two stars met and went on decidedly different paths.

one will be the most talked about player for decades, and the other will remembered much less frequently, despite his impressive effort and enormous respect for the game.

here's to you, ken griffey jr.