EYEING HISTORY BONDS GIVES ALL A FRONT-ROW SEAT TO SOMETHING SPECIAL.Byline: RICH HAMMOND Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. Staff Writer When San Francisco's Barry Bonds Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 in Riverside, California) is a left fielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He is the son of former major league All-Star Bobby Bonds, the godson of Hall of Famer Willie Mays, and a distant cousin of Hall of Famer Reggie hits two more home runs to pass Babe Ruth for No. 2 on the all-time list, the other 49 players in uniform for the game will be first-hand witnesses to baseball history. It could happen this weekend against the Dodgers -- the teams start a three-game series tonight in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- and create an awkward situation. Even if the Dodgers have an appreciation for Bonds' achievement, they don't want to be the team to watch him celebrate the moment. Brad Penny Bradley Wayne Penny[1] (born May 24, 1978 in Blackwell, Oklahoma)[2] is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers.[3] Early career , Aaron Sele Aaron Helmer Sele (born June 25, 1970 in Golden Valley, Minnesota) is an MLB right-handed pitcher who plays for the New York Mets. His family moved to Poulsbo, Washington, a Scandinavian town on the Kitsap Peninsula, where Aaron pitched for North Kitsap High School. and Jae Seo are the scheduled starting pitchers for the Dodgers this weekend, and there is some precedent when it comes to the Dodgers and major baseball moments. Hank Aaron hit his record 715th home run off Dodgers pitcher Al Downing Al Downing may refer to:
Among the current group of Dodgers, a handful have played in games of major significance over the past decade, both in the role of celebrant and opponent. Here are a few of their stories: BRUSHES WITH GREATNESS The Dodgers' Derek Lowe Derek Christopher Lowe[1] (born June 1, 1973 in Dearborn, Michigan)[2] is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He throws and bats right-handed. pitched a perfect game for Boston in 2002, and was a member, along with third baseman third baseman n. Baseball The infielder stationed near third base. Noun 1. third baseman - (baseball) the person who plays third base third sacker Bill Mueller Dodgers outfielder J.D. Drew and shortstop Rafael Furcal, then with Atlanta, failed to reach base when Arizona's Randy Johnson pitched a perfect game in 2004. Los Angeles first baseman Nomar Garciaparra was with the Chicago Cubs when right-hander Greg Maddux won the 300th game of his career. And Dodgers infielders Jeff Kent and Ramon Martinez were teammates of Barry Bonds in San Francisco when Bonds hit a single-season record 73 home runs in 2001. RAMON MARTINEZ Two Dodgers will be well prepared for the Bonds-induced circus that they will enter in San Francisco. Martinez and Jeff Kent were Giants teammates in 2001, when Bonds hit a record 73 home runs. While Kent isn't exactly nostalgic about the reunion -- ``They will be wearing black and we will be wearing blue,'' he said -- Martinez has good memories of Bonds' historic season. ``I had the best seat, to be watching the best hitter in baseball,'' said Martinez, who hit .253 in 128 games in 2001. ``It wasn't that crazy to be around, because we were in a pennant race. We were more focused on making the playoffs than him breaking the record. ``We were just focused on trying to win games, but of course we knew what was going on.'' CAPTION(S): 9 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1 -- color) Barry Bonds enters tonight's three-game series against the Dodgers capable of moving into second place on the all-time homer list. Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images (2 -- color) no caption (Barry Bonds) Getty Images (3) Bill Mueller Elsa/Getty Images (4) no caption (fans holding a sign) Darren McCollester/Getty Images (5) Greg Maddux Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images (6) no caption (J.D. Drew) Scott Cunningham/Getty Images (7) no caption (Derek Lowe) Ezra Shaw/Getty Images (8) no caption (J.D. Drew) (9) no caption (Nomar Garciaparra) Box: (1) Brushes with greatness (2) DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO |
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