San Francisco ? The Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum expressed disgust Thursday with comments made by San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds about Babe Ruth during the All-Star game festivities.

“To suggest that those feats are somehow capable of ‘wiping out’ Ruth illustrates a complete disregard for the history and tradition of our national game, and its greatest player and star,” Michael L. Gibbons, executive director of the museum, said in a statement.

Gibbons was referring to Bonds’ quotes regarding Ruth’s place in history.

Bonds said Thursday he meant what he said as a compliment, and that he would consider it a huge accomplishment to pass Ruth.

“Babe Ruth is symbolic of baseball,” Bonds said. “If there is a record you want to go after, it’s Babe Ruth. Because Babe Ruth is Mr. Baseball, right? … He’s considered the greatest baseball player, and if you want to compare yourself, you want to compare yourself to the greatest player.”