ATLANTA (AP) – The hair has been conquered by gray. He uses a cane to get around, always moving at a very measured pace.
Hank Aaron is in his 80s now. He’s not going to be hitting any more long balls.
No need.
He’s still the king, no matter what the record book says.
Before we go on, this is not an attempt to rewrite history or indict Barry Bonds, who sits atop the career homer list with 762. Sure, he undoubtedly hit at least eight of those – and probably many, many more – while performance-enhancing drugs were coursing through a body that inexplicably grew more massive and muscular as he aged. To many (and count us in that group), Aaron’s 755 remains the legitimate record.