Bonds hits 756

Barry Bonds moved into the top spot last night, passing Hammerin’ Hank Aaron, as the all-time home run leader. Bond’s hit his record-breaking dinger (his 22nd of the season) over the right-field fence, in the bottom of the 5th inning, off a 3-2 fastball thrown by Washington Nationals Mike Bacsik.

Hank Aaron, to my surprise, offered his congratulations via a video message played to a home town crowd in the Giants’ AT&T stadium in a small ceremony after Bonds crossed home plate…

It still doesn’t change the fact that Bonds’ achievement is tainted by his use of steroids and his home run count in the record books should be marked by a very prominent asterisk (756*).

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