BIRTHDAY - 24 July: Barry Bonds (Baseball)

BASEBALL - Barry Bonds is 48 years old today. One of the most powerful sluggers in the history of the Major League, Bonds actually emerged as the ideal hybrid between speed and power, recording one of the very few 40-40 seasons, in which a player belts 40+ home runs and steals 40+ bases. His subsequent home run records are well documented: a single season record 73 in 2001 helped establish the all-time record of 762. Shares birthday with: Amelia Earhart, Gus van Sant, Jennifer Lopez