Their joint pursuit of Maris's record commanded daily attention throughout the country.

The pursuit and eclipse of Roger Maris's 37-year-old record appears to have rekindled Americans' interest in baseball.

But he hasn't needed a full season to be among the leaders in the pursuit of Roger Maris's record.

That approach has aided his pursuit of Jack Nicklaus's record of 18 professional majors.

Others hoped the pursuit of Maris's record would have the opposite effect, maybe even get him into the Hall of Fame.

No one is suggesting outright that it has made a difference in his pursuit of Maris's record of 61 homers in a season.

Aaron still describes his pursuit of Ruth's record as the most agonizing period of his life.

A strike would have ended his pursuit of Mark McGwire's record.

Bonds's pursuit of Aaron's record has left baseball confused about what's right and wrong, too.

Now that Woods's sprinter's pace toward the pursuit of Nicklaus's record has been slowed, perhaps his career will be put into proper perspective.