Barry Bonds Ties The Babe

In the second inning of the second game of the Oakland Athletics/San Francisco Giants series, Barry Bonds hit homerun number 714 to tie Babe Ruth for second place on the all-time MLB homerun list.  Notice the number of times I use the word, “second”?  Well, it’s only appropriate considering that Bonds climb up the list will be “second”-guessed due to allegations of steroid use.

The shot off of A’s starter, Brad Halsey, landed in the first deck of elevated stands in right center.  Estimates have it going at 400 feet, clearly not one of those gigantic blasts Bonds is known for.  But, what matters is that it went over the fence and history was made.

Of course, Bonds has to get his next dinger to be in second place all by his lonesome.  He gets his shot to do that tomorrow against second-year pitcher Joe Blanton.