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Congratulations to the 2006 Oakland A’s! After a two year hiatus they are back in the playoffs.  >>video

The auction for Barry Bonds HR ball #715 ended today. It ended up going for $220,100. Full story here.

Bidding on the Barry Bonds homerun ball #715 started this afternoon on eBay. The bidding starts at $10,000. The last Barry Bonds “milestone” ball (#700) went for $804,129 back in October 2004. Something tells me that this ball won’t go for anywhere near that amount. My prediction: $50,000. In unrelated news, Mr. Bonds turned 42 (!) today.7/25 Update:

The bidding is off to a very slow start. 6 bids so far and the latest offer is only $11,500.

7/26 Update:

OK, so much for my prediction. 42 bids now and the price is up to $125K with 8 days left on the auction.

Filed under: San Francisco Giants, Barry Bonds, MLB, eBay

I had a great time at the Giants game Saturday night. A warm summer night and the Giants won their fifth straight and moved into first place in the NL West, a half game ahead of the Padres. How long will it last??? More photos here.

7/26 Update:

Well, that didn’t last very long. Three straight losses, two blown saves from Blownitez in the last three games and the Giants are now in third place, three games behind the Padres. Argh!

Here’s a shot from Opening Day at AT&T Park. The Giants won the game 6-4. More photos here.

Congratulations to Huston Street on a well deserved AL Rookie of the Year award. That makes it back-to-back rookie of the year awards for the A’s. Bobby Crosby won it last year.

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