755

No one is probably happier about Barry Bonds hitting 755 than Barry Bonds. He hits one more and the travelling circus is over.

Dump the whispers. Forget the catcalls. And until you can show me how roids make it easier to hit a baseball, the toughest task in sports, you might just need to check yourself.

I'm a Bonds fan. Have been for years. Have walked in to numerous NL parks with the man's number on my back and taken crap from all you who worship A-Rod or any of the other paragons of virtue who seem to be much holier. Seen the syringes thrown on the field, the guys with the inflatable shirts and the stupid signs which allege a never-proven claim of banned substance use.

Bonds is the Sinatra of baseball. Ol' Blue Eyes went through years when his voice was strained, damaged by Jack Daniels and overuse, or his style was out of sync with the times, Ultimately, he became one of the paragons of coolness of the 20th century and was sought after more than anyone else by young artists who wanted their shot with the great man.

Barry will probably leave baseball's stage soon and everyone will find someone lese to abuse. Maybe it's Neifi Perez who has a prescription for Adderal and then got busted on the substance abuse policy because some knucklehead said any amphetamine would work.

Maybe it's Roger Clemens who is getting a million a start for pitching baseball that my mom can hit.

Maybe it's Griffey Jr. because we expected more than his busted and abused body has been able to give.


Any way you go, Bonds has done something only three guys have done and that's hit more than 700 homers in a major league baseball uniform. Enough said