More in the Bonds and BALCO saga
The Barry Bonds and Balco saga is still going strong. In the latest news, Bonds' trainer Greg Anderson was in court on Friday and said that uniformed and armed investigators searched his home without showing a warrant last year and made threatening comments to him, his girlfriend and son. He was interrogated by agents about vitamins and supplements he provided to clients like Bonds.
Baseball Playoffs set to begin
The 2004 baseball playoffs and the quest for the World Series will begin on Tuesday. The American League will see the Minnesota Twins open against the New York Yankees while the wild card Boston Red Sox will taken on the Anaheim Angels. In the National League we'll see the Atlanta Braves against the surging Houston Astros while the Los Angeles Dodgers will take on the St. Louis Cardinals. With all that's happenned on baseball's CBA side, this playoff series does feature a lot of big spenders. The Yankees ($184 million), Red Sox ($127 million) and Anaheim Angels ($100 million) were the three top spending teams in baseball with the Astros not that far behind.
Ichiro breaks single season hits record
The 2004 Major League Baseball season has been dominated by news about substance abuse, power and home runs but falling under the radar has been the magnificent season Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki has put together. Ichiro set the major league record for hits in a season on Friday night, breaking George Sisler's 84 year old mark with a pair of early singles against the Texas Rangers. He hasn't slowed down since then, already at 260 hits this season. This is surely one of the great baseball feats of all time but it does come with some controversy. You see, Sisler made his mark in a 154 game season not the current 162. For what its worth, Ichiro had 250 hits at the 154 game mark this season. Nonetheless, this is a very big achievement that should not be overshadowed by the more glamorous home run feats.
