756

I went out to the kitchen to get a sweet, and when I came back into the living room, a fly ball soared into the stands at AT&T Park in San Francisco, and Barry Bonds passed Hank Aaron in the record books as the all-time home run king.

I did not expect to have any reaction at all, really, as I've always been a bit torn on the subject of Bonds. I think, in some ways, people dislike Bonds so much for reasons that have nothing to do with his alleged steroid use, but on the other hand, if the alleged steroid use turns out to be for real, I understand the people who don't want to call Bonds the home run king.

I thought I'd just sit there, like Bud Selig did for 755, hands in my pockets, observing something that is at the very least, historic, even if it turns out not to be a true changing of the guard in the long run.

But instead, I started smiling.

And then I laughed, and clapped my hands, and settled down into the couch to watch the festivities.

I... did not expect to be happy when this happened, but it turns out that I was.