June 4th
On this date in 1986, a young man by the name of Barry Lamar Bonds hit his first major league home run off of Craig McMurty of the Atlanta Braves. 21 years and 761 home runs later, an extremely “evolved” Bonds (bigger in some areas, smaller in others. Funny how steroids will do that [...]

By most reports, there isn’t much good about Barry Bonds, except the way he could hit.  But according to multiple reports, he has said he will pay for the children of Bryan Stow, the Giants fan who was brutally beaten outside of Dodger Stadium on opening day, to go to college when they are ready.
To [...]

On this day in 1954 “Hammerin” Hank Aaron hit the first home run in his record breaking/setting Major League career. Aaron was the first person to surpass Babe Ruth’s career home run record of 714, until Barry Bonds did it in May of 2006. Bonds would eventually pass Aaron a year later. Due to Bonds’ [...]

I didn’t get my prize for this week confirmed, so this one is for bragging rights!  We all know the last time the Pirates had a winning season, Barry Bonds played on their team, in 1992.  Bonds did not have the highest batting average on the team however. (His OBP and Slugging both blew everyone [...]

Do I need to add anything to that headline?  The young phenom shortstop that has been “hidden” away in Denver is making himself a name on the National stage.  That doesn’t just mean New York, where he has hit three home runs in three games against the Mets, though that certainly has helped.  No, he [...]