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1) Barry Bonds denied the version of his retirement story that USA Today presented. According to the paper, Bonds said he will retire at the end of the season, regardless of whether he breaks Hank Aaron's HR record.
Bonds told MLB.com, "If I can play [in 2007], I'm going to play; if I can't I won't. If my knee holds up, I'll keep on going. I'm playing psychological games with myself right now. I don't want to set myself up for disappointment if things don't work out this season. So I go back and forth. Back and forth every day. These are the things that are going through my mind. This is what I'm struggling with."
Bonds ranks 2nd on the career RCAA list--
Bonds has already passed Aaron for HR above the league average--
2) The White Sox named Mark Buehrle as their Opening Day starter.
Buehrle ranks 8th in the majors in RSAA over the past 5 years--
He's 7th on the White Sox career RSAA list--
3) The Reds hired Billy Hatcher as 1B coach.
4) The Indians traded 1B Andy Tracy to the Orioles for a player to be named later.
5) Today's birthdays--
Bonds told MLB.com, "If I can play [in 2007], I'm going to play; if I can't I won't. If my knee holds up, I'll keep on going. I'm playing psychological games with myself right now. I don't want to set myself up for disappointment if things don't work out this season. So I go back and forth. Back and forth every day. These are the things that are going through my mind. This is what I'm struggling with."
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YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 38 115 .529 .749 1.278 .897 16.75 .341 45 90 7 130 Giants 2004 39 152 .609 .812 1.422 .929 22.08 .362 45 101 6 147 Giants 2005 40 6 .404 .667 1.071 .795 10.45 .286 5 10 0 14 Giants CAR 1502 .442 .611 1.053 .814 10.70 .300 708 1853 506 2730 LG AVG 0 .336 .413 .749 .500 4.89 .266 244 1102 206 POS AVG 146 .346 .440 .786 .546 5.49 .271 301 1200 273
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RCAA 1 Babe Ruth 1795 2 Barry Bonds 1502 3 Ted Williams 1475 4 Ty Cobb 1369 5 Lou Gehrig 1247 6 Stan Musial 1204 7 Mickey Mantle 1099 8 Rogers Hornsby 1084 9 Tris Speaker 1053 10 Hank Aaron 1032
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HOMERUNS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE RCAA 1 Babe Ruth 622 714 92 1795 2 Barry Bonds 464 708 244 1502 3 Hank Aaron 457 755 298 1032 4 Mark McGwire 405 583 178 665 5 Jimmie Foxx 403 534 131 985 6 Willie Mays 390 660 270 1008 7 Lou Gehrig 377 493 116 1247 8 Ted Williams 376 521 145 1475 9 Mel Ott 374 511 137 989 10 Mike Schmidt 367 548 181 623
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YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 24 8 4.14 35 35 230.1 119 4.65 12.35 14 14 0 15 13 White Sox 2004 25 29 3.89 35 35 245.1 165 6.05 11.59 16 10 0 16 10 White Sox 2005 26 36 3.12 33 33 236.2 149 5.67 10.80 16 8 0 16 8 White Sox CAREER 138 3.63 197 172 1224 730 5.37 11.30 85 53 0 85 53 LG AVG 0 4.51 1224 855 6.28 12.92 69 69
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RSAA 1 Randy Johnson 194 2 Pedro Martinez 184 3 Tim Hudson 153 4 Roy Halladay 148 5 Curt Schilling 146 6 Roy Oswalt 137 7 Johan Santana 136 8 Mark Buehrle 132 9 Roger Clemens 119 10 Barry Zito 112
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RSAA 1 Ted Lyons 286 2 Ed Walsh 258 3 Red Faber 250 4 Billy Pierce 233 5 Eddie Cicotte 183 6 Thornton Lee 155 7 Mark Buehrle 138 8 Wilbur Wood 129 9 Hoyt Wilhelm 98 10 Keith Foulke 95
4) The Indians traded 1B Andy Tracy to the Orioles for a player to be named later.
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YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2000 26 2 .339 .484 .824 .519 5.88 .260 11 32 1 83 Expos 2001 27 -8 .190 .236 .427 .085 1.56 .109 2 8 0 38 Expos 2004 30 -2 .235 .250 .485 .116 2.08 .188 0 1 0 15 Rockies CAR -8 .302 .418 .720 .402 4.58 .224 13 41 1 136 LG AVG 0 .347 .444 .792 .500 5.49 .272 10 39 5 POS AVG -1 .343 .446 .789 .484 5.36 .272 10 41 3
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ELROY FACE, AGE: 78 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1959 31 14 2.71 57 0 93 69 6.68 11.32 18 1 10 13 6 Pirates 1960 32 10 2.90 68 0 115 72 5.63 9.55 10 8 24 11 7 Pirates 1962 34 21 1.88 63 0 91 45 4.45 9.20 8 7 28 12 3 Pirates CAREER 46 3.48 848 27 1375 877 5.74 11.28 104 95 193 114 85 LG AVG 0 3.79 1375 802 5.25 12.15 77 77 BILL GULLICKSON, AGE: 47 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1987 28 -14 4.86 35 35 213 117 4.94 11.45 14 13 0 12 15 Reds/Yankees 1993 34 -19 5.37 28 28 159.1 70 3.95 13.16 13 9 0 9 13 Tigers 1994 35 -14 5.93 21 19 115.1 65 5.07 14.44 4 5 0 4 5 Tigers CAREER -29 3.93 398 390 2560 1279 4.50 11.65 162 136 0 146 152 LG AVG 0 3.85 2560 1593 5.60 12.31 142 142 TOMMY HENRICH, AGE: 93 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1947 34 38 .372 .485 .857 .698 6.88 .287 16 98 3 142 Yankees 1948 35 49 .391 .554 .945 .705 8.18 .308 25 100 2 146 Yankees 1949 36 41 .416 .526 .942 .728 8.76 .287 24 85 2 115 Yankees CAR 280 .382 .491 .873 .659 7.20 .282 183 795 37 1284 LG AVG 0 .353 .400 .753 .500 5.22 .274 84 592 52 POS AVG 52 .359 .422 .780 .534 5.64 .282 95 630 56 LIVAN HERNANDEZ, AGE: 31 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 28 50 3.20 33 33 233.1 178 6.87 11.26 15 10 0 18 7 Expos 2004 29 14 3.60 35 35 255 186 6.56 11.54 11 15 0 14 12 Expos 2005 30 -1 3.98 35 35 246.1 147 5.37 13.34 15 10 0 12 13 Nationals CAREER 14 4.11 284 283 1950.2 1328 6.13 12.84 110 104 0 108 106 LG AVG 0 4.33 1950.2 1463 6.75 12.88 109 109 RYAN LANGERHANS, AGE: 26 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 22 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 1 Braves 2003 23 -1 .267 .267 .533 .188 2.25 .267 0 0 0 16 Braves 2005 25 1 .348 .426 .774 .513 5.44 .267 8 42 0 128 Braves CAR 0 .344 .418 .762 .499 5.28 .266 8 42 0 145 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.07 .268 10 43 5 POS AVG 6 .349 .455 .804 .554 5.71 .269 14 50 6 BRIAN MCCANN, AGE: 22 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 21 -4 .345 .400 .745 .436 4.60 .278 5 23 1 59 Braves CAR -4 .345 .400 .745 .436 4.60 .278 5 23 1 59 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.07 .268 6 23 3 POS AVG -6 .314 .385 .699 .385 3.94 .248 5 23 1 SAM RICE, 1890-1974 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1917 27 23 .360 .369 .729 .644 5.10 .302 0 69 35 155 Senators 1919 29 23 .376 .411 .787 .629 6.15 .321 3 71 26 141 Senators 1923 33 24 .381 .450 .832 .614 6.44 .316 3 75 20 148 Senators 1930 40 25 .407 .457 .864 .613 7.21 .349 1 73 13 147 Senators CAR 225 .374 .427 .800 .572 5.97 .322 34 1078 351 2404 LG AVG 0 .357 .404 .760 .500 5.26 .289 102 1148 171 POS AVG 227 .374 .441 .816 .570 6.16 .305 139 1269 205 MUDDY RUEL, 1896-1963 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1922 26 -16 .333 .302 .634 .353 3.69 .255 0 28 4 116 Red Sox 1924 28 -14 .370 .331 .702 .414 4.30 .283 0 57 7 149 Senators 1928 32 -16 .342 .320 .662 .347 3.73 .257 0 55 12 108 Senators CAR -110 .365 .332 .697 .423 4.44 .275 4 532 61 1470 LG AVG 0 .360 .409 .769 .500 5.36 .292 55 613 85 POS AVG -103 .348 .361 .709 .429 4.60 .272 32 563 44 JUSTIN VERLANDER, AGE: 23 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 22 -4 7.15 2 2 11.1 7 5.56 16.68 0 2 0 1 1 Tigers CAREER -4 7.15 2 2 11.1 7 5.56 16.68 0 2 0 1 1 LG AVG 0 4.36 11.1 8 6.16 12.63 1 1 CLYDE WRIGHT, AGE: 65 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1968 27 -15 3.93 41 13 126 71 5.07 12.07 10 6 3 6 10 Angels 1974 33 -18 4.42 38 32 232 64 2.48 12.34 9 20 0 12 17 Brewers CAREER -32 3.50 329 235 1728.2 667 3.47 11.72 100 111 3 102 109 LG AVG 0 3.50 1728.2 1042 5.43 11.90 96 96
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