Hounding "The Hammer"

Home Run No. 756 — Getty Images/Justin Sullivan

Barry Bonds (25) of the San Francisco Giants hits career home run 756 during the Major League Baseball game against the Washington Nationals at AT&T Park August 7, 2007 in San Francisco, California. Bonds surpassed Hank Aaron with his 756th career home run to become Major League Baseball's all-time home run leader.

Home Run No. 755

San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds hit his 755th home run against the San Diego Padres in the second inning, at long last tying the career home run record with Hank Aaron on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2007.

Home Run No. 754

San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds rounds the bases after he hit a solo home run in the first inning against the Florida Marlins in San Francisco, Friday, July 27, 2007. It was Bond's 754th career home run and puts him one behind all-time leader Hank Aaron.

Home Run No. 753

San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Thursday, July 19, 2007, in Chicago. It was his 753rd career home run. It was his second home tun of the game.

Home Run No. 752

San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds hits a home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Thursday, July 19, 2007, in Chicago. It was his 752nd career home run. He hit a second homer -- No. 753 -- in the top of the seventh inning to move within two of tying Hank Aaron's all-time record.

Home Run No. 751

San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds hits a two-run home run off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Aaron Harang in the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, July 3, 2007, in Cincinnati. Reds catcher David Ross is at right. The home run was the 751st of Bond's career. He's now four shy of Aaron's record following the San Francisco Giants' 7-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.

Home Run No. 750

The San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds runs the bases after hitting his 750th career home run off the Arizona Diamondbacks' Livan Hernandez in the eighth inning, Friday, June 29, 2007, in San Francisco. The swat puts Bonds within six of breaking Hank Aaron's home run record in a 4-3, 10-inning loss to Arizona.

Home Run No. 749

San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds, right, swings on a solo home run off of Scott Proctor in the eighth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, June 22, 2007. It was Bonds' 749th career home run. At left is New York Yankees' Jorge Posada as the Yankees beat the Giants 7-3 in their first meaningful game in San Francisco since winning Game 7 of the 1962 World Series.

Home Run No. 748

The San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds and Boston Red Sox catcher Doug Mirabelli watch Bonds' 748th career home run sail out of the ballpark during the sixth inning at Fenway Park in Boston, Sunday, June 17, 2007. With the hit, Bonds moved within seven of tying Hank Aaron's career record -- but Boston won, 9-5.

Home Run No. 747

San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds hits a two-run home run off Toronto Blue Jays' pitcher Josh Towers to score Ryan Klesko in the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Monday, June 11, 2007. It was Bonds' 747th career home run. The Giants won 4-3.

Home Run No. 746

San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds hits a two-run home run off Colorado Rockies pitcher Taylor Buchholz in the sixth inning in San Francisco, Sunday, May 27, 2007. Bonds broke out of a lengthy home run drought, hitting his 746th career homer in the 6-4, 10-inning loss against Colorado to pull within nine of Hammerin' Hank Aaron's career mark of 755.

Home Run No. 745

New York Mets pitcher Tom Glavine, right, looks on as the San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds rounds the bases after his 745th career home run in the fourth inning in San Francisco, Tuesday, May 8, 2007. Bonds' round-tripper was the Giants' only run as Glavine won his 294th game, 4-1.

Home Run No. 744

San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds hits a home run in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, May 5, 2007, in San Francisco. Bonds hit his 744th career home run in the Giants' 9-4 victory over Philadelphia, moving him within 11 of Hank Aaron's record of 755.

Home Run No. 743

Barry Bonds rounds third base after his two-run home run off Colorado Rockies' Jeff Francis in the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco on Wednesday, May 2, 2007. It was Bonds' 743rd career home run.

Home Run No. 742

San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds hits a two-run home run off Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Edgar Gonzalez in the first inning Saturday, April 28, 2007, in Phoenix.

Home Run No. 741

San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds, right, is congratulated by teammates after hitting a three-run home run during the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, April 25, 2007, in Los Angeles. Bonds hit his 741st career homer as the Giants beat Los Angeles 6-4.

Home Run No. 740

The San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds hits his 740th career home run off Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Yusmeiro Petit in the fourth inning in San Francisco on Sunday, April 22, 2007. Matt Cain earned his first win of the season in the Giants' 2-1 victory over Arizona.

Home Run No. 739

Barry Bonds (No. 25) is congratulated by San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy after hitting his 739th career home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second inning on April 21, 2007, at AT&T Park in San Francisco.

Home Run No. 738

San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds hits a solo home run off of St. Louis Cardinals' Ryan Franklin in the eighth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco on Wednesday, April 18, 2007. Bonds hit home run no. 738 in the Giants 6-5 victory.

Home Runs Nos. 736 & 737

The San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds hits a fourth-inning solo home run off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Shawn Chacon on Friday, April 13, 2007, in Pittsburgh. It was Bond's second home run of the game. Catching is the Pirates' Ronny Paulino. Bonds shook off an early season slump and some chilly weather to hit his 736th and 737th career homers in the Giants 8-5 win.