Barry Bonds News

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ A king without his crown _ what a strange sight. A day after his most remarkable triumph yet, Barry Bonds had no cap. And he already was late for the team photo. ``I don't have a hat,'' the slugger said loudly, moments before rushing from the clubhouse to right field to take the picture. ``I need a hat.'' On cue, longtime Giants equipment manager Mike Murphy scurried across the grass to deliver the necessary ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) _ Barry Bonds' pursuit of the home run record likely will resume back in San Francisco on Monday night. Bonds was held out of the Giants' starting lineup Sunday for the series finale against the Milwaukee Brewers, though manager Bruce Bochy said the slugger would be available to pinch hit if needed. ``He's fine. Just give him a day today,'' Bochy said. ``Nothing more than that.'' Bonds has 753 home runs, two from tying Hank ...

STATELINE, Nev. (AP) _ A pair of Hall of Fame catchers who hit their share of home runs have different takes on Barry Bonds' pursuit of Hank Aaron's all-time record. Johnny Bench and Gary Carter said Bonds' chase for 755 is good for baseball, but they differ when it comes to the role steroids may have played in his success. ``Barry's going to break the record, and it's phenomenal,'' said Bench, who hit 389 home runs in ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Roger Clemens says he'll do anything to help the New York Yankees, and he proved it Sunday by coming out of the bullpen for the first time in 23 years to face Barry Bonds. Clemens made his first regular-season appearance as a reliever since he was a rookie with the Red Sox in 1984, walking the San Francisco slugger on five pitches before yielding one run in the seventh inning of the ...

Don't expect too many cheers this season as Barry Bonds pursues Hank Aaron's home run mark of 755, perhaps baseball's most important record. But expect controversy as the San Francisco Giants outfielder faces accusations of steroid use, taunts for alleged cheating and likely boos in every game he plays on the road. There's no feel-good story to be found here. Bonds, 42, enters the season with 734 career home runs ...

Barry Bonds is willing to wait for a significant portion of his paycheque until after he's done playing for the San Francisco Giants. ``That was very important to us to arrive at a deal. It was almost the only way we could arrive at a deal,'' Giants general manager Brian Sabean said Monday without officially announcing Bonds' new contract. ``There was definite give and take. If we hadn't been able ...

Twenty-four states filed a brief on behalf of two San Francisco Chronicle reporters, telling a federal appeals court that public interest demands the recognition of a journalist's right to protect confidential sources. In papers filed with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday, the states, led by New York, challenged a federal judge's order to imprison the reporters who refused to testify about who leaked them secret grand ...

Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants reached agreement on a US$16-million, one-year contract Thursday night that will keep the controversial slugger in the Bay Area to take aim at baseball's home run record. The deal includes four performance bonuses that could make the pact worth a total of $20 million, according to a source. While Oakland, San Diego, St. Louis and other teams showed interest in signing the 42-year-old ...

Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants reached agreement on a US$16-million, one-year deal Thursday night, hours after the baseball winter meetings ended with just one major trade and only a handful of free-agent signings. While most team executives packed up and left, the Giants kept trying to re-sign the 42-year-old slugger. Bonds has 734 home runs and is 22 from breaking Hank Aaron's career record. Bonds and the Giants ...

Barry Bonds swept through the lobby at the winter meetings, and Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry was hospitalized as baseball's annual gathering neared its conclusion. Jason Schmidt appeared headed to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Ted Lilly decided on the Chicago Cubs and Andy Pettitte chose to pitch next year, setting off bidding between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees. In the first big deal of the session, the ...

The Oakland Athletics need a designated hitter, and they aren't going far for one potential candidate to fill the spot: Barry Bonds. A's general manager Billy Beane has had conversations with Bonds' agent Jeff Borris about the 42-year-old slugger, who has played the past 14 seasons with San Francisco. Oakland lost Frank Thomas on Friday when he finalized an US$18.12 million, two-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. Bonds, who became a free agent after the season at ...