Article: Mays Eager for Bonds to Pass Homer Mark

Article: Having passed Mays, Bonds sets sights on the Babe.
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  April 13, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... no idea right now," Bonds replied. "I just ... the 660 Club, Willie Mays, grabbed the microphone ... after the next one." Bonds laughed and said: "Go ... was 5 years old," said Mays, who gave Bonds a replica Olympic torch ...

Article: Surf talk helps Zito learn bunting: MAYS: BONDS ...
San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA);  February 27, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... plate," Zito said. --Willie Mays wants Barry Bonds to break the all-time home run ... he's that close, I would," Mays told Oakland Tribune columnist Carl ... as you can and enjoy yourself." Bonds has 734 home runs and needs 22 to ...

Article: Mays Guides Bonds From Sidelines
AP Online;  October 21, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... knows just how much the upcoming week means to Bonds. When Mays saw Bonds' homer on TV, he chuckled. When he hit the ball ... want to make sure he's enjoying the moment. As Mays spoke, Bonds walked past him on the way to the field, where ...

Article: Aaron, Ruth, Mays and Bonds
Chicago Sun-Times;  August 10, 2002 ;     696 words ...Barry Bonds hit his 600th home run Friday night in ... joined Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth and Willie Mays--Bonds' godfather and idol--in the exclusive ... threshold since Aaron did it in April 1971. Bonds hit his 500th homer on April 17, 2001 ...

Article: MAYS AND BONDS NOT SO FAR APART AFTER ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  May 9, 2006 ;     425 words ... ... Editor: Humility is not one of Willie Mays' strong suits. I'm referring ... Willie how he rates himself with Barry Bonds. Willie says, "Barry couldn ... runs," he said. "Say Hey" (Mays) is Bonds' godfather. He probably wanted ...

Article: Mays next for Bonds
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 11, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Mays next for Bonds Godfather made him an offer ... who -- is next for Barry Bonds? The who is Willie Mays, his godfather, and the ... peers," Morgan said of Bonds. "I don't compare him to Willie Mays. I never would. They ...

Article: Willie Mays wants Bonds to keep focus.(Knight ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  March 15, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... think that's wrong," Mays said of Bonds' statement. "I think ... Two springs ago, Bonds said he wanted to take a shot at reaching Mays' total of 660 homers ... s supposed to do." Mays never truly believed Bonds would leave San Francisco ...