Reaction to Barry Bonds tying Hank Arron with career home run #755 came swift and (at times) terrible.
The Houston Chronicle: The Entire Game is Diminished (image from AP).
Congratulations, Barry. You did it. You joined the 755-homer club Saturday night.
You and Hank Aaron. How does that feel, Barry?
You now share baseball's most coveted milestone with one of its most respected players. Thanks to you, the record feels different this morning. It feels a bit less magical. In fact, the entire game feels diminished.
On the other hand, you certainly did it your way. You did it without regard to what teammates, managers, coaches or fans thought of you. You apparently were unbothered by the rules, either. You believed the means justified the end.
The Detroit Free Press (Mitch Albom): 755! But feat will become farce.
Our long national nightmare is almost over.
San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds hit a home run in the second inning of the Giants-San Diego Padres game Saturday night, tying him with Hank Aaron for the all-time lead. One more, and Bonds would own the record by himself. And then he can disappear to the other side of the mountain, waving his bat like a baton as he leads the most joyless parade in baseball history...
He is not a hero. He is not worth a one-handed clap. Let him do his own cheering, his own waving, his own falsely humble speeches. Bonds seems to matter most in his own mind anyhow. Let him live there as a record holder. The outside world is entitled to its doubts
Gregg Doyle at CBS.com: Bonds hits 755 and Padres fans appreciate, not punctuate.
Pair of kings. Bonds connects for No. 755 to match Aaron's hallowed home run record, writes Phil Rogers at The Chicago Tribune.
The Modesto Bee talks of purity: Purity left sports long before 755 meant anything.
The Ventura County Star already pegged A-Rod as the probable successor to the career home run mark: Will A-Rod surpass Bonds as all-time home run king? Pro: Yankees star has motivation to pursue mark?
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