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• Gary Sheffield: Bonds Is Best Player Ever

  Published: July 26, 2007, 8:25 am

  Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Alexrodriguez, Babe Ruth, Baberuth, Barry Bonds, Barrybonds, Eric Byrnes, Ericbyrnes, Gary Sheffield, Garysheffield, Hank Aaron, Hankaaron, Steroids, Willie Mays, Williemays

  I don't care who you get -- Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, you can get them all, Babe Ruth, nobody. "He does everything. People say his arm isn't very strong, but Barry just got rid of the ball quicker so people didn't run on him. He knew how to position players and won a lot of Gold Gloves, stole a lot of bases, hit a lot of home runs. You can't

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• Selig Likely to Miss Bonds' Next Four Games

  Published: August 6, 2007, 11:33 am

  Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Alexrodriguez, Barry Bonds, Barry M Bloom, Barrybonds, Barrym Bloom, Bob Dupuy, Bobdupuy, Bud Selig, Budselig, Frank Robinson, Frankrobinson, Home Run Chase, Homerunchase, Willie Mays, Williemays

  messages from his godfather, Willie Mays, and Alex Rodriguez, who earlier Saturday hit his 500th homer at Yankee Stadium. There was no message from Aaron, either, Bonds said. Sound to me like there's a pretty good chance Selig won't be there when Bonds breaks the record, and my guess is, that's fine by Bud. Let the criticism rain. Previously

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• Barry Bonds ‘Shoots’ Past Hank Aaron as Home Run Champ

  Published: August 8, 2007, 12:07 am

  Tags: Sports, Major League Baseball, Atlanta Braves, Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds, Frank Robinson, Hank Aaron, Harmon Killebrew, Home Run, Home Run Champ, Ken Griffey Jr, Major League Baseball, Mark Mcgwire, Mlb, Rafael Palmeiro, Sammy Sosa, San Fransisco Giants, Willie Mays

  The San Fransisco Giants Barry Bonds passed the elegant Hank Aaron on Tuesday night as Major League Baseball’s all-time home run champ with 756 homers. The home run came in the 5th inning with one out and no one on base against the Washington Nationals Mike Bacsik. Top 10 All-Time Home Run Leaders Barry Bonds, 756 Hank Aaron, [...]

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• Barry Bonds' Speech Post 756

  Published: August 7, 2007, 10:04 pm

  Tags: Barry Bonds, Barrybonds, Erin Andrews, Erinandrews, Willie Mays, Williemays

  NL West, San FranciscoWith Willie Mays at his side, here's what Barry Bonds had to say shortly after breaking the all-time home run record:"Thank you very much. I got to thank all of you. All the fans here in San Fransisco, road and home, it's been fantastic. I want to thank you all. I got to thank my teammates for their support. Through all

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• International Pastime: Puerto Rico Cancels Winter Ball League Season

  Published: August 18, 2007, 7:30 am

  Tags: Hank Aaron, Hankaaron, Ivan Rodriguez, Ivanrodriguez, Jose Molina, Josemolina, Juan Gonzalez, Juangonzalez, Reggie Jackson, Reggiejackson, Roberto Clemente, Robertoclemente, Willie Mays, Williemays, Yadier Molina, Yadiermolina

  past, with Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Reggie Jackson all playing in Puerto Rico. Well, the bright side is that it's only one season and it has a chance to be back in '08-'09. I'm just wondering why none of the Puerto Rican players have stepped up to revive the league. Sigh. If only Juan-Gone had signed on the dotted line ... the league

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• Topshop Signs a Lease in NYC?

  Published: October 2, 2007, 1:20 pm

  Tags: Company Town, Aaron Charney, Alan Greenspan, Chuck Prince, Citigroup, Clarence Thomas, Dow Jones, Giorgio Armani, Harry Potter, Hedi Slimane, Huffington Post, Karl Lagerfeld, Kate Moss, New York Sun, Sullivan Amp Cromwell, Top Shop, Willie Mays

  [Media Mob/NYO] • Willie Mays snags $1.5 million book deal. What a steal! Oh, sorry. [NYP] LAW • Sullivan & Cromwell won a partial victory against Aaron Charney, the gay former associate who sued the firm for sexual harassment. But most of Charney's complaint still stands, and the win could mean little for S&C. [Above the

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• New Willie Mays Biography Comes With Strings Attached

  Published: October 2, 2007, 8:21 pm

  Tags: Media, Willie Mays

  writer Peter Golenbock, Mr. Mays has appeared bitter during the past fifteen years, perhaps over the fact that these days ballplayers are making over $15 million a year and Willie was making $100,000, if that. That bitterness has apparently been an obstacle for those looking to write about him. For years, I've tried to land Willie Mays'

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• STATS SHMATS: Exclusive Clubs

  Published: November 16, 2007, 11:49 am

  Tags: Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds, Barry Sanders, David Rabinowitz, Gordie Howe, Hank Aaron, Kareem Abdul Jabaar, Karl Malone, Martin Brodeur, Michael Jordan, Mlb, Nba, New Jersey Devils, Nfl, Nhl, Patrick Roy, Sammy Sosa, Stats Shmats, Walter Payton, Wayne Gretzky, Willie Mays, Wilt Ch

  runs (Bonds, Aaron, Ruth, Mays, Sosa). 4: The number of NBA players with 30,000 points (Abdul-Jabaar, Malone, Jordan, Chamberlain). 3: The number of NFL players with 15,000 rushing yards (Smith, Payton, Sanders). 2: The number of NHL players with 800 goals (Gretzky, Howe). 1: The number of wins Martin Brodeur needs to become just the

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• STATS SHMATS: 2007 National League MVP

  Published: November 20, 2007, 2:58 pm

  Tags: Colorado Rockies, Curtis Granderson, David Rabinowitz, Frank Schulte, Jimmy Rollins, Matt Holliday, Mlb, Mvp, Philadelphia Phillies, Ryan Howard, Stats Shmats, Willie Mays

  Math is hard. Stats Shmats is easy ... Today's entry is inspired by Philadelphia Phillies shortstop, Jimmy Rollins, winning the 2007 National League MVP Award. Four: The number of players in MLB history who have hit 20 home runs, 20 triples, 20 doubles and stolen 20 bases in a single season. 17: The number of votes Rollins beat Colorado's Matt

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• Book Review: Hammerin' Hank, George Almighty and the Say Hey Kid

  Published: May 27, 2008, 2:10 pm

  Tags: Book Review, Featured Article, Charley Finley, George Steinbrenner, Hank Aaron, Oakland A S, Orlando Cepeda, Reggie Jackson, Willie Mays

  I have probably said it before on this blog, but there is no sport that I associate myself more with than the sport of baseball. I started playing when I was five-years-old (I actually started...

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• Griffey Hit’s #600

  Published: June 9, 2008, 7:51 pm

  Tags: Baseball, 600, Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Home Run, Ken Griffey Jr, Sammy Sosa, Willie Mays

  Aaron Barry Bonds Willie Mays Babe Ruth Sammy Sosa Griffey’s name can be finally said in the 600 club. Imagine how far ahead in homeruns his

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• Josh Hamilton Says The Say Hey Kid Did Not Snub Him

  Published: July 26, 2008, 2:33 pm

  Tags: Josh Hamilton, Joshhamilton, Justin Morneau, Justinmorneau, Kosuke Fukudome, Kosukefukudome, Willie Mays, Williemays

  to his spot in centerfield, Willie Mays turned away from him and kept on talking to Kosuke Fukudome, who doesn't speak a whole lot of English. This of course started the firestorm that Mays didn't like Hamilton for some reason, but Josh wants us to know that wasn't the case at all.Hamilton quickly denied any sort of snub, though, and said Mays

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• My 68 Tigers - Al Kaline is not a battery and Willie can throw

  Published: August 8, 2008, 12:18 am

  Tags: History, Al Kaline, Baseball, Bill Freehan, Civil Rights, Denny Mcclain, Detroit Tigers, Jim Northrup, Mickey Lolich, Mickey Mantle, Mickey Stanley, Mlb, Willie Horton, Willie Mays, Yaz

  Jim Northrup in center and Willie Horton in left field. Stanley (2 gold gloves), Northrup, and Kaline (9 gold gloves) were all great fielders. Stanley’s fielding percentage used to be the all time high. Willie Horton was an average fielder with an average arm, but he was bulging with muscles back when players were small. Willie Mays

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• Barry Bonds: Hero

  Published: August 10, 2008, 4:20 pm

  Tags: The Clubhouse, Barry Bonds, Josh Hamilton, Willie Mays

  career? At least the great Willie Mays can tell who is a true hero, and who is not. Hopefully, some club can see what Mays sees, will pay attention to the crowd that erupted at the mere sight of The G-POPE and jubilantly chanted his name again and again. If Brett Favre, an admitted drug addict, gets a press conference with Mayor Bloomberg and a

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