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Why have so few great sluggers played in Los Angeles or Anaheim?

Albert Pujols reportedly turned down the Cards' last offer and we're almost at his Wednesday deadline. Which suggests to me that there's a very real possibility that, at this time next year, we're going to be wondering what the Cardinals are going to...

The bat Kirk Gibson used for his historic home run for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1988 World Series sold for $575,912.40 early Sunday in SCP Auctions' October/November auction.

That 600th home run we keep hearing about? The one that puts A-Rod into very select company? Should be a big deal, right? But one writer isn't feeling it. Here's why.

San Francisco 10, Houston 1

Barry Bonds' homerless stretch reached six games Sunday and he remained stalled at 713 and one from tying Babe Ruth as the Giants concluded a seven-game homestand with a 6-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Barry Bonds spent another day stuck at 713 and one behind Babe Ruth for second place on the career list, going 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout Saturday in the Giants' 6-5 comeback win.

LA Dodgers (18-18) at San Francisco (17-19) 4:05 pm EDT

Barry Bonds is still sitting at 713 home runs, one shy of tying Babe Ruth for second place on the career list after the Giants' 6-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.

LA Dodgers (17-18) at San Francisco (17-18) 10:15 pm EDT

Barry Bonds remained one home run shy of Babe Ruth's 714, going 0-for-3 with two walks that keyed a pair of rallies in the Giants' 9-3 victory over the Cubs.

Security has been beefed up inside and outside AT&T Park as Barry Bonds tries to tie and pass Babe Ruth for second place on the career home run list.

Going, going, gone. The massive 46-ounce Louisville Slugger used by Babe Ruth to drill the first home run in Yankee Stadium history sold Thursday for a record $1.26 million to an unidentified private collector.

Robin Ventura hit his 17th grand slam, tying Jimmie Foxx and Ted Williams for fourth place on the career list, and the Dodgers went on to a 10-2 victory Sunday.

Babe Ruth's record of 60 homers stood for 34 years, and Roger Maris' 61 held up another 37 before Mark McGwire set a much higher standard in 1998.