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The Padres were in a perfect situation to challenge Barry Bonds: a three-run lead in the eighth inning with nobody on base.
Giants fans got what they came to see, and now Bonds is two home runs from tying the Babe.
Bonds hit his 712th homer in San Francisco's 5-3 loss to San Diego on Tuesday, moving him even closer to matching Babe Ruth's total for second place on the career list.
Bonds sent a full-count, 96 mph fastball from Scott Linebrink over the center-field wall for a solo shot that traveled an estimated 440 feet. Linebrink became the 419th pitcher to surrender a home run to Bonds.
"The fast ones I'm able to see. The slower ones I'm missing," Bonds said, smiling. "He challenged me one time too many."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/baseball/mlb/05/02/bc.bbn.padres.giants.ap/index.html
Giants fans got what they came to see, and now Bonds is two home runs from tying the Babe.
Bonds hit his 712th homer in San Francisco's 5-3 loss to San Diego on Tuesday, moving him even closer to matching Babe Ruth's total for second place on the career list.
Bonds sent a full-count, 96 mph fastball from Scott Linebrink over the center-field wall for a solo shot that traveled an estimated 440 feet. Linebrink became the 419th pitcher to surrender a home run to Bonds.
"The fast ones I'm able to see. The slower ones I'm missing," Bonds said, smiling. "He challenged me one time too many."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/baseball/mlb/05/02/bc.bbn.padres.giants.ap/index.html