lucky

we went for a walk tonight because there wasn't too much else to do. we happened to come home just in time. i flipped on the tv, and was scrolling when i noticed baseball was on. the giants were playing the nationals. i figured i would flip it over to see what the score was and if bonds happened to hit one out yet. it happened to be the top of the 5th, and it the nationals batter flew out to end the inning. as bonds trotted in, mike krukow announced bonds would be up second in the bottom half. or was it duane kuiper? anyway, it was interesting because during the commercial break they did a split screen and showed bonds the whole time. randy wynn had a nice drive to left, but it came up short.

which brought up bonds. 2 for 2 on the night so far with a single and a double. he got up 2-0. the next pitch was a very well placed strike, 2-1. bonds swung for the fences on the next pitch but got under it, 2-2. that was followed up by an awkward swing and a dribbler foul up the first base line, still 2-2. the next pitch, crushed. gone. out of here. right center field, look at the people scramble after #756.

we only watched it on tv, but we feel lucky to have seen it. it's a small piece of history. and we were lucky to come home and flip on the tv at the right time. had we not gone for a walk, we probably wouldn't have watched the game. which means we would have just caught a replay.

thanks for something special barry. thanks to mike bacsik for actually pitching to bonds. at 2-0, i thought you were just pitching around him. but you challenged the best home run hitter ever, and he mashed it.