Keywords
Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Frank Thomas, Alex Rodriguez, Craig Biggio, Ken Griffy, Baseball, MLB, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Anabolic steroids, Ethics
Subjects
Thomas, Frank, 1968-; Rodriguez, Alex, 1975-; Sosa, Sammy, 1968-; Bonds, Barry, 1964-; Biggio, Craig; Griffey, Ken, Jr.; Major League Baseball (Organization); Baseball players; Performance Enhancing Drugs; Anabolic steroids; Ethics
Introduction
It has been a summer of milestone achievements in baseball, with the promise of more to come. Sammy Sosa reached the 600 home run mark two weeks ago and Frank Thomas reached the 500 home run level this past week, on the same day that Craig Biggio reached the 3000 level in hits. Alex Rodriguez will reach the 500 home run level sometime in the next month and Ken Griffey should reach 600 home runs before the end of the season. Gary Sheffield will reach 500 home runs late this season or early next season. These are exclusive clubs in the baseball world, although some have suggested that home run inflation has devalued these marks.
Publication Date
6-30-2007
Document Type
Commentary
Type
Text
Format
application/pdf
Source Title
Sport and Society for Arete
Language
English
Collection
Publication Version
Author's version
Copyright Status
Author retained
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
History
Creator (Linked Data)
Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- (VIAF)
Recommended Citation
Crepeau, Richard C., "Barry Bonds at 750" (2007). On Sport and Society. 756.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/onsportandsociety/756
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