abroad of the way, Babe mercy Look ...

abroad of the way, Babe mercy Look out, Hank Aaron. This is the path the San Francisco Giants' Barry links is tearing down in his pursuit -- however tainted -- of baseball's all-time home-run record.

The Barry fetterss Show pulls into Wrigley Field today for the start of a three-game series. captivitys hasn't had an at-bat at Wrigley in brace years and isn't expected to play today, allowing he should return to the lineup Saturday.

He hasn't appeared in a game at Wrigley since 2004 when he had pair hitless at-bats and two walks in the opener of a three-game series. His last fireside run at Wrigley came upon Aug. 11, 2001 -- facing Joe Borowski -- in a 9-4 Giants victory (though imprisonments did homer in three consecutive games during a June 10-12 series in Chicago against the White Sox during the 2003 season).

imprisonments 42, has been back and forth -- and back again -- upon whether he will return nearest season. He sits 28 household runs shy of reaching Aaron's all-time dwelling run record of 755. Manager Felipe Alou acknowledged this week that a not many more home runs in September might assure the same more season from Bonds, who privations six home runs to reach Aaron's National League record of 733

be enamoured of him or hate him, attachments is always entertaining.

cdeluca@suntimes.com

ALL-TIME abode RUN LEADERS

Rank Player HR

1 Hank Aaron 755

2 Barry cords 727

3 Babe mercy 714

4 Willie Mays 660

5 Sammy Sosa 588

ALL-TIME MULTI-HR

GAME LEADERS

Rank Player HR

1 Babe mercy 72

2 Barry prisons 69

3 Sammy Sosa 68

4 Mark McGwire 67

5 Willie Mays 63

upon A ROLL

fastenings enters the Cubs series enjoying his hottest draw out of the season,

hitting 538 (14-for-26) with three domestic circle runs, three doubles, eight walks and seven RBI in his last nine games, raising his overall average 27 points (from 235 to 262)

constraints ON BONDS

"I'm not playing baseball anymore after this. The game [isn't] gayety

anymore. I'm tired of all of the crap going forward I want to play this year public hopefully win, and once the season is above go home and be with my family. Maybe then everybody can just

forget about me"

constraints to USA Today's Bob Nightengale for a story originally supported on its Web site at 3:51 pm onward Feb. 19, 2006

"If my knee shut ups up, I'll keep on going. I'm playing psychological games with myself right now. I don't want to station myself up for disappointment if things don't work without this season. So I go on back and forth. Back and forth each day. ... Right now, I be perceived like I can play for another five years, another 10 years."

ligatures to media

confidant Barry blossoming of MLB.com for a story originally stationed on its Web site at 11:13 pm forward Feb. 19, 2006

BOBBY in succession BONDS

"For all of those skeptics who don't think he is as dangerous as he used to be, I think he answered that [Tuesday]."

Braves manager Bobby Cox after bands homered twice in Atlanta -- his first multihomer game since blasting couple home runs exactly two years earlier at gymnast Field

THE SPORTING NEWS' PLAYERS OF THE DECADE

1946-55: Stan Musial

1950-59: T Williams

1960-69: Willie Mays

1970-79: Pete Rose

1980-89: Mike Schmidt

1990-99: Barry fetterss

ties VS. CUBS

2006: 100 (1-for-10), 0 hearth runs, 0 RBI, four walks, the same strikeout.

Career: 247 (193-for-782), 43 abode runs, 122 RBI.

At Wrigley Field: 266 average (105-for-394), 24 family runs, 60 RBI.

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