If you didn't know better, it might have been a perfect moment. The pitcher, Mike Bacsik, issued his gallant challenge with a fastball on a full count. Bacsik's father, a former big league pitcher himself, had told him to go after Barry Bonds. Don't worry about giving up the big one, he told his son.
Bacsik gave up the big one, of course. Bonds would recall his own father's advice: "Load your back leg." By now, the swing is familiar: a violent swivel of the hips and torso, bat meets ball, redirecting its path in a grand parabola. Ferocious physics. Then, the ecstatic moment, as Bonds raised his arms in triumph. He knew. Everybody knew.
The specially marked ball landed in the right field seats. The network, mercifully ignoring the scrum in the stands, kept the camera focused on Bonds. His trot around the bases was modest, uneventful.....
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7102950?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=49
2007-08-09 09:29:20 · 2 answers · asked by Angela M 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
It's not a bad article, and I can certainly see where the author is coming from. I hardly think he was alone in his mixed feelings about Bonds breaking the record.
2007-08-09 09:50:17 · answer #1 · answered by Craig S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FYI:
Bacsik Jr. served up #756.
Bacsik Sr. pitched to Aaron when he had 755, obviously didn't give up #756.
2007-08-12 16:21:44 · answer #2 · answered by xkmartguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋