"Asked if he would consider himself better than Ruth if he vaults ahead of the New York Yankees legend for second place on the all-time home run list, Bonds said: "I don't know yet, but the numbers speak for themselves." "  Actually what he said is "the numbers clearly speak for - no wait don't' write that.  Scratch clearly."  Yeah.  If the steroid issue wasn't a dark enough cloud over things, it's about to become a footnote in the history books as Bary Bonds is, in lieu of an act of God, pass Babe Ruth to vault into second place for the record for most home runs lifetime.  Unfortunately, nobody will EVER be able to regard this record without it's little blemish; the on and off again admittance on Bond's own behalf to having taken steroids.  Ah steroids; tremendous biceps, tiny reproductive farm and rage rage rage.  Bonds has said some sketchy things this past year with regard to his record, the use of said substances and the census demographic of Mark McGuire.  You can bet your sweet apple pie that if and when his record is ever broken by someone who has not formerly admitted to using performance enhancing substances that we will cheer twice as loud as they will in the next few weeks for him, regardless of that persons demographic.  Personally I can't recognize his accomplishment; there should be a category for him all his own - he can share it with the recovery poster child Jason Giambi.

Mikemike Lowell.  Nuff nuff said.  Sox swept Baltimore this last weekend to a chorus of hits and fantastic defensive plays and even Tek got a grand slam.  Kevin Millar got a standing ovation (no major surprise there) but it would get no better for him as he and his teammates dinned on defeat in the enemy locker room post game.  We have today to snooze and warm our bats in the sun before heading into the black abyss of Yankee Stadium Wednesday for a three game shnooker with the Bronx Bombers.

Someone else hit a grand slam this weekend if I recall correctly... should be a heck of a three game stretch.  Lets find it leaving us three games above the Skanks.

Edit:  When I was about ten I was listening to a radio program with my Sox fanatic uncle Ron, and a caller called in to answer a question for a prize, the question "who holds the record for the most homeruns" and the caller got it wrong.  My uncle tsk'ed and look at me.  "You know who that is don't you?" he said "Hank Aaron" I fired back.  I knew then but didn't know this morning some 25 years later.  I blame the drugs not that I ever took any.  Get it?!