Last night as everyone already knows, Barry Bonds finally hit 756. I actually didn't see the home run. I mean I have seen the highlight and actually listened to his press conference in the early morning hours. Thankfully this circus can begin to quiet down. To see a lighter look at 756 check out my personal blog a little later today.

Barry Bonds will always be surrounded by controversy. When asked if the record was tainted last night he stated, "This record is not tainted, at all. At all! Period!" Well Barry, the entire universe thinks differently and probably always will. The fact of the matter is, no matter how we feel, it has happened and he now owns the title. The prestige of the record was lost in the cloud that surrounds Barry Bonds, yet we know Barry Bonds is not the only one who could be guilty of wrong-doing in baseball. So should he take the heat of the steroid issue because of this record, despite the fact that so many other ballplayers we have watched and cheered for are possibly guilty of the same? No, most definitely not.

I am a sucker for the historic moments and baseball. The breaking of Hank Aaron's record should have been one of those moments. Yet because it was Barry Bonds who broke it, we raise an eyebrow or pretend it wasn't a big deal. I could care less about Barry Bonds and what becomes of him in the future. What is unfortunate is that we have spent all our time caught in the cloud of Barry, rather than revealing in the awe that should accompany this record. If we're lucky we shouldn't have to wait too long to see if broken again. Maybe then we can celebrate the achievement the way it should be.