Bonds

I wish I could enjoy Barry Bonds’ achievement tying Babe Ruth’s career home run record today. I wish I could enjoy the thrill of the moment, a thrill I felt when Cal Ripken broke Lou Gehrig’s record. But I also feel very strongly that cheaters shouldn’t prosper, and to be honest, we don’t know if Bonds cheated or not. So a very reserved congratulations to Barry Bonds.

And by the way, congratulations to Babe Ruth too. Ruth was the first player to hit 30 homeruns in a seaons, the first to 40, the first to 50 and the first to 60. When he retired, he had more than twice as many homeruns as the person in second place. And today, Ruth has as many career shutouts as a pitcher as does Pedro Martinez. Wow!