In one generation, we have seen two men pass Babe Ruth's fabled 714 home runs. To be honest, I did not think that it would be possible to catch the Babe. How can some average 35 homers over 20 years?
Aaron did it. And now Bonds has done it.
We also saw Pete Rose pass Ty Cobb's 4191 hits. Again, how can some average 200 hits over 20 years. Rose did it from 1963-85. I did not think that anyone would ever come close to Cobb either.
We also saw Nolan Ryan throw 7 no-hitters. He passed Sandy Koufax who had 4. Ryan had his 5th in 1981 and then his 6th in 1990, or 9 years later! His 7th was in 1991.
So what's the next record to fall?
Let me say for sure that no one will break DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak. Pete Rose had 44 and Paul Molitor had 39.
So congratulations to Barry Bonds.
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