CBS Sportsline's Scott Miller has taken to spelling Barry Bonds's name with an asterisk every time he writes it: Barry Bonds*. How long he has been doing this, I have no idea.

Very clever.

Clever like the endless parade of people who spell Microsoft, Micro$oft.

Once I see someone do that, I completely stop paying attention.

It takes sustained excellence to reach 756 home runs. Here's an interesting look at Barry Bonds' longevity compared to his rookie year peers:

35 rows up in the lower box at AT&T Park, for one night, I became a Giants fan, high-fiving everyone around me.

Perhaps more later . . .