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08-10-2007, 11:31 AM
Destruction Of National Pastime Given Two-Minute Standing Ovation SAN FRANCISCO—A sellout crowd rose to its feet and exploded into ecstatic cheers Tuesday night as Barry Bonds completed the downfall of America's most revered sport by hitting a thundering 435-foot shot into the left field bleachers for career home run No. 756 and tainting baseball's most beloved record.
Celebrations broke out throughout AT&T Park and thousands of flashbulbs went off as Bonds took his ceremonial trip around the bases, his arms raised in a jubilant gesture of triumph as he completed his desecration of baseball. Fireworks filled the night sky to mark the utter destruction of the national pastime, a scramble for the infamous baseball broke out in the stands, and the game was interrupted for 10 minutes in the bottom of the fifth to mark the shameful occasion.
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/destruction_of_national_pastime?utm_source=onion_r ss_daily
I've always loved The Onion's style of reporting, but this story takes the cake. This is the first story regarding Bonds' breaking the home run record that has fully said what a lot of people are feeling right now. I love it.
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Celebrations broke out throughout AT&T Park and thousands of flashbulbs went off as Bonds took his ceremonial trip around the bases, his arms raised in a jubilant gesture of triumph as he completed his desecration of baseball. Fireworks filled the night sky to mark the utter destruction of the national pastime, a scramble for the infamous baseball broke out in the stands, and the game was interrupted for 10 minutes in the bottom of the fifth to mark the shameful occasion.
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/destruction_of_national_pastime?utm_source=onion_r ss_daily
I've always loved The Onion's style of reporting, but this story takes the cake. This is the first story regarding Bonds' breaking the home run record that has fully said what a lot of people are feeling right now. I love it.
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