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Article: Bonds's Return To the Giants Is Imminent; Slugger Drills, Takes Batting Practice
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- The Washington Post
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- September 7, 2005
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The sound of the crack and the arc of the ball off Barry Bonds's
bat early Tuesday evening at Dodger Stadium -- loud and sharp, high
and majestic -- said the San Francisco Giants' slugger was back.
The way he spun out of the batter's box and ducked around the side of
the batting cage -- was it a strut or a limp? -- indicated his
knee, while old and brittle, was still capable of propelling that
torso and those arms through the ball with ungodly force.
It was only batting practice, yes. But Bonds's return to the
Giants' active roster -- and to the mass consciousness of a sport
that still has not figured out how it feels about its most compelling
figure -- is now a matter of days.
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