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Bonds deserves our applause

By Jim Caple
Page 2 columnist

Wednesday, April 7, 2004

Barry Bonds has tied his godfather, and he's about to assume sole possession of third place on the all-time home run list. Willie Mays is so pumped that he would like to hand Barry his Olympic torch to carry around the basepaths. But how are we supposed to feel about this? Given all the rumors of the past few years and all the BALCO reports of the past winter, how are fans supposed to feel now that one of the most revered players in baseball history is going to be eclipsed by someone who has be ...

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