San Francisco Chronicle’s John Shea does a one-on-one interview with Bud Selig..... "Q: Have you decided whether you'll attend Barry Bonds' record-breaking home run game? A: I have not yet. I'll do that in the upcoming weeks."....
San Francisco Chronicle’s Michelle Smith writes how Giants broadcaster Jon Miller is getting a night off on Tuesday with the game being played at his home park - how will he spend it?..... "I gave my tickets to my brother, my dad and my son," Miller said."....
Carl T. Hall of the San Francisco Chronicle writes how AT&T Park was designed to keep the wind at a minimum.... "Fans and players can expect a relatively wind-free experience, at least compared with the ball field AT&T replaced: Candlestick Park, . . ."
San Francisco Chronicle columnist John Shea has been busy writing....this small piece focuses on San Francisco Giants pitchers in All-Star games..... "Nobody was a more dominant All-Star Game pitcher than Juan Marichal, whose ERA was 0.50, the second-lowest among pitchers with at least nine innings."...
Newark Star Ledger columnist Jerry Izenberg writes about how Larry Doby broke the color barrier in the American League 60 years ago... "Somehow baseball historians seem to act as though it all ended on the day Jackie Robinson came up the dugout steps at Ebbets Field, taking baseball's first grudging steps toward entry into the real 20th century.".....
New York Times reporter Joe Lapointe writes how former New York Yankees great Reggie Jackson is no fan of the upcoming ESPN series "The Bronx is Burning"..... "And they didn't have the decency to ask me a question," Jackson said. "Portray me when you don't know the story? Why would you do something like that and no one asked me?" ....
The Albany Times-Union senior sports writer Mark McGuire writes how the Baseball Hall of Fame sent their diplomat - Jeff Idelson - to speak to Barry Bonds..... "Bonds keeps most of his memorabilia -- much of it on display at home in Beverly Hills, Calif., the rest cataloged in a San Francisco area storage facility."....
Pittsburgh Post Gazette sports columnist Chuck Finder writes how it could have easily been Junior Griffey breaking Hank Aaron's record.... "Were this a Griffey Chase, there inarguably would be more warm and fuzzy feelings for the hunter, so much so that Aaron and commissioner Bud Selig might never have hesitated to pledge their attendance.".....
Associated Press reporter Hal Bodley looks back on the great Willie Mays.... "When baseball's brightest gather in San Francisco for Tuesday night's All-Star Game, they'll bring along a buzz of anticipation, the kind of excitement that only the game's top players can generate. Willie Mays would know all about that."....
St. Louis Star-Dispatch sports columnist Jeff Gordon writes that those who cheered Mark McGwire should hold their tongue when dealing with Barry Bonds.... "Don't come to the game dressed in a lab coat. Remember, most of you rallied behind Mark McGwire as he chased -– and broke -– Roger Maris' single-season home-run record. McGwiremania sucked in an entire region of fans.".....
Louisville Courier-Journal sports columnist Rick Bozich writes how former Louisville and current Atlanta Falcons head coach Bobby Petrino will have one major question to deal with when camp opens - Michael Vick.... "Will you solemnly swear that Vick is your quarterback? Will he still be your quarterback if federal authorities charge that he is connected to the extensive dog-fighting operation they believe was run on property Vick owned in Virginia?" ....
Minnesota Star Tribune reporter Rachel Blount writes how boxing trainer Calvin Williams has not let blindness stop him with help from a non-traditional boxer.... "When his sight abandoned him, so did most of the athletes he trained. Griffin and his 15-year-old daughter, Annie, stayed, penetrating Williams' darkness with the light of friendship and purpose.".....
New York Post columnist Phil Mushnick writes how sportscasters have their own on-air language.... "That's because normal people don't normally speak that way; only sportscasters, on the air, speak in sportscaster. Anywhere else and by anyone else, it's considered crazy talk."....
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