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How Aaron would fare in Bonds' time

Updated: August 4, 2007, 11:06 PM ET
By Charles Wolfson and Luke Kraemer, Imagine Sports | Special to ESPN.com

"They may top his records. You always get topped, you know. But in his day he had no equal." -- Chief Meyers in "The Glory of Their Times," about Jim Thorpe

There is an aura of timelessness about baseball's most hallowed records, which belies the impact of the era and conditions in which they were set. And no records in baseball are more sacrosanct than those for home runs.

The most notorious example of the circumstance-specific nature of home run records, and baseball's ...

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756: BONDS PASSES AARON

Barry Bonds Barry Bonds passed Hank Aaron to become Major League Baseball's new all-time home run leader when he belted No. 756 off Washington's Mike Bacsik.

NEWS
• Steroid talk kept Aaron away
• Bonds' No. 756 ball fetches over $750K in auction
• Mark Kreidler: No. 756 ball: Going, going... sold?
• Bids begin for Bonds' No. 755 and 756 HR balls
• Bonds handed key to city in San Francisco tribute
• Fan putting 756 ball up for auction
• Bonds hits No. 756
• Photo gallery of No. 756
• Diamond Daily: Ascending the throne
• New York man catches ball
• Bush called to congratulate Bonds
• Sadaharu Oh congratulates Bonds
• Selig meets with Mitchell instead
• Attorney keeping Bonds apprised of BALCO
• Action figures ready to hit shelves
• Aaron might "eventually" speak to Bonds
• Bonds gear goes on display at Hall
• Record-tying ball set for auction block


ANALYSIS
• Rob Neyer: Who's chasing Bonds?
• Keith Law: Up-and-coming sluggers Insider
• Buster Olney: No comparing Bonds Insider
• Rob Neyer: Don't forget Aaron's greatness Insider
• Jim Caple's Off Base: Simply regret-a-ball
• Eric Karabell: Bonds' fantasy value
• Jim Caple: Aaron passes torch to Bonds
• Gene Wojciechowski: Barry has broken record
• Experts: Bonds as the new HR king
• Amy Nelson: How much will the record ball fetch?
• What they're saying about Bonds
• Tim Kurkjian: What if ...
• Jim Caple: Joining the masses in hopes of 756
• Eric Neel: Long-awaited No. 755 is one to savor
• Debate: Who's the greatest slugger of all time
• Imagine Sports: How would Aaron fare today?

SPORTSNATION
• Rank: Who could break Bonds' record?
• Poll: Do you consider Bonds the real HR champ?
• Rank: Is it the most respected sports record?
• Rank: Who are the greatest all-time HR hitters

VIDEO ESPN Video
• Watch Bonds hit No. 756
• Bonds on finally hitting No. 756
• Bonds still has more baseball in him
• Mike Bacsik on giving up No. 756
• Kirk Rueter on Bonds' achievement
• Hall of Fame case for Bonds
• Baseball Tonight breaks down No. 756
• Dusty Baker talks about Bonds
• Bonds speaks after breaking record
• Bonds: "The hardest part is over"
• Baseball Tonight: Is an asterisk needed?

AUDIO
• Baseball Today: Giants GM Brian Sabean
• Pedro Gomez: Bonds' record chase
• Mike Bascik Jr./Sr: Father, son on No. 756 Insider
• Buster Olney: Bonds is greatest of his time Insider
• Bob Costas: Record handled with class Insider
• Peter Gammons: Selig's eerie message Insider
• Fay Vincent: Bonds' record was exciting Insider
• Ernie Harwell: Accept Bonds as the new king Insider

SPECIAL FEATURES
• Beyond 756 page: Everything on Bonds
• Milestone Meter: From 756 to 300 to 3,000
• ESPN.com: The Best On Bonds
• Slideshow: Reliving Hank Aaron's No. 715

PRE-755 CONTENT
• Jerry Crasnick: Ready to make the call
• Jayson Stark: Kuiper's the anti-Bonds
• Jim Caple: Bonds feeling no pressure
• Tim Kurkjian: Victims of landmark home runs
• Bonds' Town Hall: Did Bonds use steroids? ESPN Video
• Bonds' Town Hall: Did anyone know? ESPN Video
• Bonds' Town Hall: Media witch hunt ESPN Video
• Brokaw: The Long Winter of Henry Aaron ESPN Video • Beyond 756: Chat with Amy Nelson

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