Thoughts On a Home Run

I remember watching Hank Aaron beat Babe Ruth's record. I remember debates on sports talk shows arguing how much greater Ruth was than Aaron. Many said there was no comparing them -- the time between men was far too great to judge one against the other, the game of baseball too different from one era to the next.

But I love Hank Aaron and I don't love Barry Bonds.

And so today, I am sad that Aaron becomes a kind of footnote to the circus surrounding Bonds.

If it is any consolation Hank, my son traded his Bonds card months ago and has your picture hanging in his room.