I'm actually pretty surprised that I witnessed the home run as it happenned. I was sitting on my couch doing some homework for a grad class that hasn't even started yet (lame) and had the Giants game on and balls were flying out left and right. Hell Felipe Lopez hit a homerun. So when Bonds came up at around 11:53 I figured hey maybe this is it. And there it was arms raised, stationary in the batters box as the ball went into the seats.
And you know what I enjoyed the moment. Like everyone else I've had my moments of hatred towards Barry and the steroid nonsense. But for a brief moment in time I remembered the fact that when I was growing up he was one of my favorite players. I always used the Giants when I played good ole Ken Griffey Jr. baseball on the SNES. With Will the Thrill, Matt Williams, Barry Bonds, Rod Beck, John Burkett, that was one of my favorite teams ever. And legitimately Barry was one of my favorites growing up.
So honestly after he hit it and rounded the bases and Henry Aaron spoke on the big screen I was just glad that I was a witness.
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