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Posted on 04/30/2026 11:15:43 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Barry Bonds has come company in the record books:
A’s first baseman Nick Kurtz.
The Giants’ legendary slugger set numerous marks that still stand on his way to becoming the sports’ all-time home run king. One of them fell Thursday, in a Triple-A ballpark, no less.
Kurtz, 23, surpassed Bonds’ modern-day record when Royals reliever John Schreiber intentionally put him on base in his last plate appearance of the A’s 6-3 win Thursday at their temporary home in Sacramento. It was his 19th consecutive game with a base on balls. Few other hitters had come close since Bonds ended the 2002 season with walks in all of his final 18 games.
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For base hits, this would be a hitting streak. Would this be considered a walking stroll?
Is there any aspect of our culture and lives that havn't been severely degraded or ruined by the insane obsession with diversity?
San Francisco has for many years been openly anti-black. Another player that got into that when the team moved from New York to Frisco was Willie Mays.
In 1957, baseball legend Willie Mays faced racial discrimination when trying to buy a home in San Francisco’s Sherwood Forest neighborhood, highlighting deep-seated housing inequality. Despite his fame, neighbors opposed his residency, prompting Mayor George Christopher to intervene.
After trying to purchase a $37,500 home in the upscale, all-white Sherwood Forest neighborhood, the seller initially rejected Mays’ offer due to neighborhood pressure. And after the sale was all done neighbors started throwing bricks through their windows in 1959. After living there for about a year and a half, the couple moved back to New York City and only rented homes in San Francisco during the season.
Bonds received threats while in pursuit of Ruth’s records. He also didn’t live in the city and owned a home in San Mateo County around 50 miles from the city.
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Barry Bonds has no records. He cheated. He was a freak that deserves to die in obscurity.
They walked Bonds because they disrespected him. They did not want to give him an at bat. And by that time he had become a horrible base runner.
Fastest increase in hat size in MLB history?
Babe Ruth will always be the home run king. People forget The Babe spent his first 6 years pitching and only played every 4th to 5th game. NY noticed when he did get to pitch he hit homers.
His “HR per at bat” percentage will not ever be touched.
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