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A little baseball commentary. It does not matter one bit if Barry Bonds breaks the home run record. I don't even believe he will because of his mental and physical state, but if he does it will last oh, less than 10 years. Then when it is broken we will have a real battle for history's greatest slugger title. The debate will rage over two names, Alex Rodriguez and Albert Pujols. A-Rod will be at 500 homers next season and is well on his way to bulldozing Hammerin' Hank's 755. Alex will reach that plateau around 37, which is 5 years ahead of when ole' Bonds may do it. That is assuming Alex continues in great health and is producing around 40 HR/Year, which is not a stretch for him. If we assume that Rodriguez plays until 40, which may be underestimating, he will end with a grand total of around 850. That is amazing, but Albert Pujols will put his name right up there too. The man is a masterpiece. Pujols is 26, had 200 home runs in 5 years, and is rolling early this year. At this pace, Pujols will be arriving at 800 around 40 years of age. So this historic race which may all happen within 5 years of each other, will come down to injuries, longevity, and a lot of luck. So Bonds doubters do not need to worry, because A-Rod and Albert will eat up whatever home run record is in their way.