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SPORTS & RECREATION May 26, 2006 Barry Bonds Bonds tied Babe Ruth for second place on the career home run list Saturday, ending a ninegame homerless stretch with a shot into the first deck of the elevated stands in right-center during San Francisco’s 4-2, 10-inning victory over the Oakland Athletics. “This is a great accomplishment because of Babe Ruth and what he brought to the game of baseball and his legacy in the game of baseball,” Bonds said. “This and a World Series ring to me would be the ultimate. He changed the game of baseball. ... It’s just great to be in the same class.” The second-inning drive landed about eight rows up in the seats overlooking the high fence just to the left of the out-of-town scoreboard. Though the A’s don’t provide estimated distances on home runs, this one appeared to travel about 400 feet ó far from being one of Bonds’ trademark behemoth drives. Booed when he was introduced before the game, the Giants’ star received a long standing ovation after his home run, and the game was delayed about 90 seconds. Next up is Hank Aaron’s record of 755. “This took a lot off me. It’s good,” Bonds said. “A lot of relief. Well, until something else comes up.” Bonds, dogged by allegations of steroid use and repeated taunts on the road, was immediately greeted by his teammates after circling the bases. They surrounded him at the top of the dugout as Bonds tipped his cap and blew a kiss to his wife and two daughters sitting in the first row. Bonds had gone 29 at-bats without a homer since hitting No. 713 with a 450-foot shot May 7 in Philadelphia. His teenage son, Nikolai, a Giants bat boy, was waiting for him at home plate and they embraced. “I like the fact that ball was hit, that ball was crushed,” San Francisco manager Felipe Alou said. The Giants plan to commemorate No. 715 in their own ballpark. Major League Baseball has said it won’t do anything special to celebrate Bonds moving into second place, and a commissioner’s office spokesman said baseball had no comment Saturday. The ball was caught on the fly by 19-year-old Tyler Snyder of nearby Pleasanton, who was cheered by fans around him and quickly left the Coliseum with his souvenir. When Bonds was told Snyder is an A’s fan, he quipped: “I, um, forgive you. If he doesn’t like me, give me the ball.” Left-hander Brad Halsey became the 420th pitcher to allow a homer to Bonds, who was San Francisco’s designated hitter in an interleague series against the A’s. BARRY BONDS HITS 714TH HOME RUN, TIES BABE RUTH’S CAREER TALLY The seven-time NL MVP was booed when his name was announced before the game and again the moment he began walking to the batter’s box. He connected on a 1-1 pitch from Halsey, making history with his sixth home run this season. “It’s a pretty unbelievable thing,” Astros reliever Brad Lidge said in Houston, where the Giants swept a three-game series earlier in the week. “No matter what kind of controversy surrounds him and no matter what side of the fence you are on as far as what he did or didn’t do with performanceenhancing drugs, you’ve got to admit that it’s a pretty impressive number.” Bonds came to the plate in the third to chants of “Barry! Barry!” and struck out looking. He flied out to left leading off the sixth and was intentionally walked in the eighth and again in the 10th with none out and runners on second and third. Bonds had hoped to reach his latest milestone home run at home in San Francisco, where he hit Nos. 500, 600 and 700 along with 660 and 661 to tie and pass his godfather, Willie Mays. In 2001, Bonds hit the final three of his 73 homers at home to break Mark McGwire’s single-season record of 70. “I’m just glad it happened in the Bay,” Bonds said. “East Bay, West Bay. I’m just glad it happened here.” Still, the slugger had to be happy to hit No. 714 back in the Bay Area in front of his family and friends. Only six days earlier, Bonds suggested he was being haunted by “two ghosts” ó a reference to Ruth and Aaron. Ruth passed Sam Thompson to move into second place on June 20, 1921, when he hit his 127th home run. Aaron passed Ruth in April 1974 ó and now Hammerin’ Hank’s mark is the only one left for Bonds to chase. Yet Bonds has said that could be a long shot considering he turns 42 on July 24, is playing on a surgically repaired right knee and with bone chips floating around in his left elbow. In his 21st major league season, Bonds has hit nine career home runs as a designated hitter ó and realizes his future could be in the American League as a DH if he returns in 2007. Bonds had 40 plate appearances between Nos. 713 and 714. He had been 4-for-29 (.138) with 10 walks, three intentional, six runs scored, two RBIs and four strikeouts since his last homer. “He finally hit it It’s about time,” Ken Griffey Jr., who entered the night with 539 career homers, said in the Cincinnati Reds’ clubhouse in Detroit. “Now I don’t have to keep watching TV to see him do it.” Bonds was destined for greatness at an early age. The son of three-time All- Star Bobby Bonds and the godson of one of the game’s greatest players in Mays. Bonds spent his childhood years roaming the clubhouse at Candlestick Park, getting tips from Mays and other Giants. In a matter of years, Bonds went from a wiry leadoff hitter when he broke into the big leagues with Pittsburgh in 1986 to the most feared slugger of his generation and possibly ever. It was a transformation many-including federal prosecutors in the BALCO case-believe was fueled by the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Bonds has long denied ever knowingly taking steroids, though the new book “Game of Shadows” reveals his alleged longtime doping regimen the authors say began after the 1998 season when Bonds saw the attention McGwire and Sammy Sosa generated in their race for the single-season home run record. Bonds’ personal trainer, Greg Anderson, pleaded guilty to his role in a steroid distribution ring, and a federal grand jury is looking into whether Bonds perjured himself when he testified to the separate grand jury that indicted Anderson and three others in the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative scandal. One fan in the front row behind home plate Saturday sported a No. 25 Bonds jersey with BALCO on the back where Bonds’ name should be. Partly because of his prickly relationship with fans and the media, Bonds was never a beloved superstar even before the steroid allegations. He was not voted by fans onto baseball’s All-Century team, losing out to Griffey, among others. But the latest accusations have hurt his reputation even more, and the anticipation as he neared Ruth’s mark was tempered for that reason. Just as when Aaron passed the Babe in 1974, there is resentment among those who believe Ruth is the greatest player ever, although this time it’s more because of steroids than racism. The allegations of cheating have put a cloud over Bonds’ rapid rise up the home run chart. He hit his 500th homer on April 17, 2001, on the way to a record 73 that season, and reached 700 on Sept. 17, 2004, a stretch unmatched by any player at the end of his career. Before the bottom of the 11th inning in the Yankees’ 5-4, 11-inning win over the Mets at Shea Stadium, a message on the scoreboard announced Bonds’ 714th homer, and the crowd booed. “I still remember Barry Bonds as a great player, regardless of steroids or what,” Yankees manager Joe Torre said. “How many home runs would he have hit without whatever people are saying is going on I don’t know. I know one thing: That player-wise, he’s pretty good.” Bonds has said his many milestones won’t mean as much later if he doesn’t win a World Series ring, the only thing missing from a decorated resume featuring the record seven NL MVP awards, 13 All-Star selections and eight Gold Gloves in left field. The Giants fell six outs short of winning it all in 2002 when they blew their lead in Game 6 and lost in the deciding seventh game to the Angels. While Bonds was at his best that postseason, with eight homers and 27 walks, it was his struggles in his first five trips to the playoffs with Pittsburgh and San Francisco that characterized his career before he became a record-setting home run hitter. No matter the controversy, his home fans still adore him, chanting his name when he comes to bat and waving yellow rubber chickens whenever an opposing manager makes the most unpopular choice to intentionally walk him. It is Bonds, after all, who is the biggest reason 3 million fans a year pack the seats at the Giants’ sparkling waterfront ballpark, which opened in 2000. When responding to an ad, tell them you saw it in The Metro Herald 2006 USA BASKETBALL WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Continuing on its past success of building gold medal winning teams around a core group of internationally experienced players, USA Basketball, which has claimed gold at the last two FIBA World Championships and past three Olympic Games, announced today that threetime Olympic gold medalists Lisa Leslie (Los Angeles Sparks) and Sheryl Swoopes (Houston Comets), twotime Olympic gold medalist Katie Smith (Detroit Shock), 2000 Olympic gold medalist DeLisha Milton-Jones (Washington Mystics), and 2004 Olympic gold medalists Sue Bird (Seattle Storm), Tamika Catchings (Indiana Fever) Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury) and Tina Thompson (Houston Comets) have been selected as the first eight members of the 2006 USA Women’s World Championship Team. The selections were made by the USA Basketball Women’s Senior National Team Committee and approved by the USA Basketball Executive Committee. “USA Basketball’s senior women’s program has a proud history of success in international competition, including five consecutive gold medals over the past ten years,” said USA Basketball President Val Ackerman. “The 2006 World Championship player roster once again represents an impressive blend of youth and veteran leadership, and with coach Donovan at the helm, we are in an outstanding position to continue our unparalleled run and solidify the domination of American women in the sport of basketball,” “These eight players have contributed to the success of the USA Basketball women’s program over the past two decades,” said Committee chair and WNBA Chief of Basketball Operations and Player Relations Renee’ Brown. “You not only have three- and two-time Olympians, but you have some talented young players who are hungry to compete alongside our veterans and help continue to build upon USA Basketball’s past successes. Not only have all of them have competed together in international competitions, but the Committee also knows that they all have a respect for each other’s games and they are willing to collectively come together to compete and win for the USA.” “This is a tremendous group of core players, with extensive experience in bringing home the gold,” said USA and Seattle Storm head coach Anne Donovan. “With this group, I know we are assured of going to battle in the World Championship with our best and most proven veterans. These players understand the drive, preparation and commitment that we need to stay on top. I am confident that these experienced Olympians will set the pace for yet another gold.” The Donovan-led U.S. squad will look to defend its World Championship title at the 15th FIBA World Championship, scheduled to be played September 12-23 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Behind the play of 2002 FIBA World Championship MVP Leslie, as well as Bird, Catchings, Milton-Jones, Smith and Swoopes, the United States captured the ‘02 gold medal, successfully defending it’s 1998 World Championship crown. The U.S. owns a record seven gold medals, one silver and one bronze at the World Championship, while compiling an 80-20 (.800 winning percentage) record, including a 19-0 winning Amember of the historic 1995-96 USA Basketball Women’s Senior National Team and 1996 Olympic Team, Sheryl Swoopes continues to help the U.S. in its quest for gold medals. (photo by USA Basketball) streak that dates back to the 1994 bronze medal game. The Committee, chaired by WNBA Chief of Basketball Operations and Player Relations Reneé Brown, will use part of the WNBA season to evaluate players for the final four roster positions, which will be announced later this summer. Donovan will be assisted on the sidelines by Connecticut Sun head coach Mike Thibault and collegiate head coaches Gail Goestenkors of Duke University (N.C.) and Dawn Staley of Temple University (Pa.). The eight core members possess a wealth of international experience having played in a combined 777 international games. Not only do they own 13 Olympic gold medals between them, they also have nine World Championship golds and a pair of World Championship bronze medals as Leslie and Smith were members of the 1998 USA World Championship Team; the pair teamed with Bird, Catchings, Milton-Jones and Swoopes in aiding the U.S. to gold in 2002; while Leslie and Swoopes were on the 1994 USA team that finished with the bronze medal. Further, in major international competitions, they boast a combined 35 golds, four silvers and three bronze medals. Underscoring their successful histories with the red, white and blue, USA teams with any of these eight players as a member have rolled to a striking 749-41 overall record for a 94.8 winning percentage. Not only are the core members familiar with one another on the court, they have all been coached by Donovan in the past. Donovan, an assistant coach for the 1998 and 2002 World Championship teams that featured Leslie, Milton-Jones and Smith in ‘98 and all but Thompson and Taurasi in ‘02, was also an assistant on the sidelines in Athens where all eight core members helped lead the U.S. to gold. Additionally, Bird has played for Donovan in Seattle since the 2003 WNBA season. Most recently, Smith featured on all three rosters during the 2006 USA Basketball Women’s National Team’s spring training and exhibition tour, which was headed by Donovan, assisted by Thibault in all three segments and Staley in Australia. Bird, Milton- Jones and Taurasi joined Smith on the first tour, which saw the U.S. claim a 3-0 record in Europe March 2-9; the second tour of Europe, March 17-27, saw Swoopes and Smith give veteran leadership as the United States again went 3-0; while on the third training segment the USA posted a 4-1 record and won the April 7-12 Australiahosted Opals World Challenge behind the play of Smith and Thompson. THE METRO HERALD 17
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