Three quick thoughts today:

On Bonds: He is the home-run-king in baseball. That you can’t take from Barry Bonds. But the lofty status the record itself holds in sports history? That’s gone. The moment that fraud hit the homer, the record itself became a second class citizen in the world of the all-time great numbers. Give me Joltin’ Joe’s 56 any day.

On Byrnes: Three years for Eric Byrnes makes much, much more sense that the five years he was asking for. This deal I can live with, though I’m bracing myself for the they-gave-up-too-soon-on-Carlos-Quentin calls that will pour in if/when the rightfielder finds his inner big-leaguer somewhere else. It’s like the double cheesburger with onion rings. You like it now, but will you like it later?

On Upton: Every at-bat is a must see event. His defensive liabilities and baserunning skills need work, but as Bob Melvin said after Tuesday’s game against the Pirates, in all four of his at bats, he hit a different pitch. Slider, curve, changeup and the fastball he just missed getting a single on in his last at bat.

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