Ruth's family wants no part of honoring Bonds.

From: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) | Date: March 29, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Fred Mitchell

CHICAGO _ Wrigley Field has been described and romanticized as a baseball sanctuary.

On April 28, the family of American sports icon Babe Ruth will seek such rare solitude at the Friendly Confines, just about the time the Giants' Barry Bonds figures to be matching or surpassing "The Bambino" on the all-time home run list.

Ruth's grandson, 53-year-old Tom Stevens, is scheduled to throw out a ceremonial first pitch that day befo...

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