The game has changed

DMZ · August 29, 2006 at 11:55 pm · Filed Under Mariners 

From a May 18, 1997 Chicago Tribune article by Mike Reilley on Ken Griffey Jr.’s possible pursuit of the single-season home run record:

Still, Bonds doesn’t realistically believe Maris’ record will fall.

“Not unless you make it mandatory for a starting pitcher go eight innings,” he said. “Baseball has changed.”

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  1. DMZ on August 29th, 2006 11:56 pm

    Found while doing rewrites on the book while in a Starbucks in Edinburgh. Hey, all.