Bonds' $750,000 baseball

Imaging catching $750,000?

The baseball which broke one of the game's biggest records - the total number of home runs hit - is set to be branded with an asterisk by the guy that just bought it in an auction. (He clearly has more money than sense).
The ball was bought by fashion designer Marc Ecko for $752,467 after being caught by a New York Mets fan.

2007 MLB Draft

Here's how this year's MLB baseball first round draft will go:

1. Tampa Bay Devil Rays
2. Kansas City Royals
3. Chicago Cubs
4. Pittsburgh Pirates
5. Baltimore Orioles
6. Washington Nationals
7. Milwaukee Brewers
8. Colorado Rockies
9. Arizona Diamondbacks
10. San Francisco Giants
11. Seattle Mariners
12. Florida Marlins
13. Cleveland Indians
14. Atlanta Braves
15. Cincinnati Reds
16. Toronto Blue Jays
17. Texas Rangers
18. St. Louis Cardinals
19. Philadelphia Phillies
20. Los Angeles Dodgers
21. Toronto Blue Jays
22. San Francisco Giants
23. San Diego Padres
24. Texas Rangers
25. Chicago White Sox
26. Oakland A's
27. Detroit Tigers
28. Minnesota Twins
29. San Francisco Giants
30. New York Yankees

for the first time, MLB has decided to televise the draft. After teams make their first selection, the draft will revert back to the traditional conference call format.

In this year’s MLB draft, there are a number of players who are threatening to hold out for a lot of money. We'll see how that goes.

Barry Bonds and the Drugs Saga

For the past year or so, everyone has been voicing their opinion on Barry Bonds and the all-time home run mark. In 1995, another one of baseball's hallowed records was within reach by a modern-day player. Cal Ripken Jr. was a season's worth of games away from passing Lou Gehrig's consecutive games played mark.

On the night of Sept. 5, 1995, Cal surpassed Gehrig and became the all-time leader in consecutive games played. It was an accomplishment that no one ever believed could be attained, especially in the wake of an era of overpriced egotistical athletes. Through it all, Ripken continued to play, setting a mark of 2,632 consecutive games played. I find this record important for two very appropriate reasons: it was a record that no one thought would be touched and because of the way baseball celebrated the moment.

Baseball news - Mets 6, Florida 3

Endy Chavez hit a key two-run single Wednesday afternoon to help the New York Mets beat Florida, 6-3.

Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran, David Wright and Ruben Gotay all drove in a run. Starter and winner Oliver Perez had two runs and two hits, while David Wright and Shawn Green also had two hits for the Mets, who have split their last four games.

Perez (3-2) yielded three earned runs and three hits in 5 2/3 innings, with three walks and 10 strikeouts.

Billy Wagner recorded his fifth save of the season.

Miguel Cabrera hit an RBI single, and two runs scored on Wright's error in the sixth inning for the Marlins, who had only four hits and had a two-game winning streak broken.

Losing pitcher Anibal Sanchez (2-1) gave up three earned runs and seven hits in 3 1/3 innings.