It's now been a couple of days since Bonds hit #756. I've been reading the blog fallout, and trying to form an educated opinion on the breaking of sports' most revered record.

I watched the game on Tuesday, and it was obvious from Bonds' first swing that he was in the groove and would indeed break the record during the game. When it happened, I suprised myself by getting pretty caught up in the AT&T Park fervor. Bonds behaved liked a class act after hitting the homer: he was gracious, humble and extremely grateful to his "family" of fans in SF. Bob Costas agrees:

I think Barry handled himself very, very well (Tuesday) night. You can say all you want about other episodes, I think he had just the right tone after 756.

I don't think there's much dispute about Bonds and his alleged use of steroids, but it's a difficult situation to resolve when the problem is rampant throughout the game. So, where does that leave us when comparing stats from the old days to their present day "equivalents"?

Rather than introduce my Xerox-copy thoughts into the pool, I recommend reading this well thought out post over at Boston Blood Sox: TAINTED. Additionally, check out Jerry Crasnick's new piece about cheating in baseball.

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