Is it me or has Barry Bond's chase for Aaron overshadowed Ken Griffey Jr. success of late, or any player at that? Yeah Barry hit #752 and #753 against the Cubs today as of the 7th inning, but what about the rest of the league and players? 

I'm interested in Barry's homerun record, but yet I rather see or hear about other players and teams that are doing some outstanding things. 

Such as the Cubs, they haven't been anywhere near for a fight for first unless it's at the beginning of the season. I'm a Cub fan so that’s why I choose that team. 

Ken Griffey earned his 2,500 hit and also moved to 6th on the homerun list trailing Sammy Sosa by 15 homers for 5th. He's been in a sum what slump for a while, but now is coming back. 

I know there are many stories to talk about in this league other than Bonds. You know one comment about it. I feel that Baseball is likening the fact that Bonds is a magnet for fans and that brings $$. 

I saw that Barry wouldn’t do the Home Run Derby this year. Now I have two different opinions, the first, why wouldn’t the man who is going to become the leader in homers, just have a little fun? Come on it’s to entertain the crowed and to just mess with others leaguers that you don’t get to talk too.

My second thought was great idea for him not to do it. He’s having a hard enough time trying to get pitches to pitch to him, why waste the energy to go and hit some home runs that won’t count towards your record goal. Now I believe Bonds has other reasons way he didn’t want to.

We all know that Bonds will get to Aaron’s Homerun record of 755. After he passes that historical make what’s next? The only thing that comes to my mind is to set a homerun record that will never be broke. I know that Barry is really the only person close enough to do it, so after he accomplishes it, will he retire? The guy is 42yrs old and is hitting like he is 22. I can see him go for another 3 years max in my mind, but once you accomplish a goal such of high standards there’s just Baseball. Hell, I say keep playing till you die for that fact. Baseball is what Barry lives by anymore these days and I don’t blame him.

You can love Bonds or Aaron, but either way there are two different eras of ball there. I feel that these days the leagues are harder than they were back in the beginning. Aaron played with high standards such does Bonds, but players go through more these days physical and metal. Fans are a big reason, so many don’t want to see Hank’s homerun record broke, yet many do. Either way, records are supposed to be broken.

As this season nears the end, I will watch to see (if and when Barry passes Hank) if Bonds retires or says he has one year left. There is only one thing that makes me second-guess myself, the Rocket, he has said he’s retiring and has done it, yet he continues to succeed. No matter what Bonds, Aaron, and Clemens’s will go down in history as great hitters and pitcher.