I just want to say that I was there tonight.  It was awesome!  Surreal.  Amazing.  It was great to hear from Aaron.  Especially after all that he siad, or had been attributed to him saying.  Up to this point, I didn't think Aaron was handling the whole thing very well at all.  After his video message that was played at the park, all is forgiven.

What kind of a record-breaking home run is it if you don't have Craig Sager and guys in bell-bottoms running along with you?

Now, I might have applauded his home run had Erin Andrews been running along side Barry

Yeah that's the one vision we allhave of Homerun Hammerin Hank Aaron is him strolling causually around the bases an some madman running on the field in Bell Botttoms trying to maul him as he's rouding thrid heading home. With Barry all we have is hands raised high and a cloud over head. It's a same because as we have finally gotten to this point it's bittersweet and it shouldn't be. This should be a celebration to the highest degree. The greatest record in sports history has been borken. And America barely blinked. The city of Cooperstown should be closed off and the new Homerun king should be sitting there writing his acceptance speech for induction to the HOF. For those in San Fran you've had an experience most will never feel. Enjoy it. You the fans deserve it. For baseball I think it's time we move on.

Don't know how you could say this.  It wasn't bittersweet at all.  ALL of MLB celebrated this.  America noticed.  But the problem was that it happened at 11:40PM on the east coast.  When all but the most die hard fans are fast asleep.

 

The only negative thing about this whole affair are the wet blankets who get off on raining on one of the precious few genuinely great moments MLB has served up over the recent years.

By bittersweet I mean that all of baseball should have stopeed and applauded what was accomplished but this is clearly not the case. Many players are so non-chalant about the record with a whoop dee doo attitude instead of understanding what a great feat it was. I agree with you that this is one of those moments that should be passed down from generation to gerenation like the stories of Dimaggio, ted williams and the like. But it wont. It wont have nearly the impact on the game it should. I agree it should be celebrated and nothing else should be considered sports news today, but is it. No. we've waited since last year knowing this would happen and the biggest story leading up to the event was whether or not the commish would be there. That's absolutely ridiculous and shame on all those involved in baseball who allowe for it to get this far. We've gotten so wrapped up in the issues around baseball that we are mssing the stories in baseball. If i didn't hear the word steriod again it would be too soon. I aplaud barry for his longetivuty, his persisitence to excel, and to the years he's gone out there and played the game to the best of his abilities. And I hope to see him in Cooperstown on the first ballot, I just don't hold out hope anymore.

Time will tell.  20 years from now, it will be looked back on as a great baseball moment.  I promise you that. 

 

The only people who aren't feeling great about this are the crybabies and wet blankets who don't want anyone to enjoy anything.

You couldn't just leave it alone, could you, Jason?  Funny, I didn't see ANY reference to NATURALLY.. anywhere in that video--You're running a close second to Pat in the "Bonds hater" category, and now that the record is done, you can both go hang out with Rory and Danica!!

Give me one good reason to like Barry. I've yet to hear one.

Nothing would change your mind, so why bother?  I'm not Bonds' biggest fan, but the whole moment could have been left alone, without any commentary. 

Go read San Francisco newspapers if you want to see a glorified, cheesy take.

No one is asking anyone to like Barry.  I've never met the guy and he comes across as a first class jerk to me.

 

But that does not change that he is the best all round player of his generation.  And his hitting skills are amazing. 

 

I admire and respect his baseball ability.  Not his personality.

Not entirely true.  The fans seem to be into this far more than the media is.  There was even a front page article in this mornings Mercury News by Ann Killion.  A noted wet blanket regarding this whole thing.  If you ask me, such an article was not the one to put on the front page, but rather inside the sports section.

You won't change Jason's(or Pat's) mind on this--you're just shouting into the wind.

Bonds will make the HOF on the first ballot and people will drive from Texas just to boo him.  That is what this whole experience has done.  The "realists" who say we can't ignore the steroid issue in light of such accomplishment will fill the highways and historic hotels around cooperstown and hang white sheets with the words "Balco Barry" written on them in red food coloring.  There are players who used steroids who were marginal at best, who no longer play.  To hit a baseball is the hardest thing in professional sports.  To do what Barry Bonds has done over the course of his career should be celebrated.  Unfortunately fans feel they have the right to judge someone on their character as if they are so much better.  His play on the field separates from all but a few professional athletes.  We are lucky to have watched him play.

Hank's statement to Barry was a VERY good one and just shows that the man is a class act. I know that the statement meant everything to Barry because he was pretty upset that Hank stated that he wouldn't be in SF to witness it. I don't exactly like Barry but I was glad to see him do it last night (and get it over with). It was fun to watch and to witness history (atleast until A-Rod comes along and breaks this record. lol).

 

BTW, did anyone get to watch the interview with the guy who caught the ball? Did he happen to say what he was going to do with it? Curious what kind of offers he has gotten so far!