After a summer of anticipation, Joel Panetta's just happy to be done with the waiting game. Finally...
We FINALLY saw LA Galaxy star David Beckham make his debut this past week. Now we can all quit watching.
On Sunday, we saw Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez FINALLY get his 500th home run against the Kansas City Royals. There was a point after 499 where A-Rod was 0-21 and couldn't seem to buy a hit, much less a homer.
While Rodriguez is the youngest player to reach the 500 mark, he's hardly a lock to become the all-time home run king. Who knows if he'll stay healthy and how many years he'll want to play.
One thing's for sure—if A-Rod gets close to the record, he'll be asked about steroids. Especially if the "stuff" in Jose Canseco's new book turns out to be juicy.
We also FINALLY saw Mets pitcher Tom Glavine reach the 300-win mark. The 41-year-old lefty went 6 1/3 innings against the Cubs to become the 23rd pitcher—and maybe the last for a long time—to reach the milestone.
The next closest candidate is the Diamondbacks' Randy Johnson, whose career may be over. After Johnson, there's the 36-year-old Mike Mussina, who's currently sitting on 246.
"Fifty-something to go," Mussina mused when asked about 300. "No, I don't think I'm going to play that long.''
As for the next generation—it certainly doesn't look like my boy Dontrelle Willis will get to 300. Maybe 300 losses, the way his luck has been. Hang in there D-Train.
We also FINALLY saw Barry Bonds break the all-time home run record on Tuesday against the Washington Nationals. There was jubilation in San Francisco and around the country—although most fans were simply happy to be done with a chase that the writers and "purists" turned into a miserable spectacle.
Commissioner Bud Selig wasn't there, but who really cared except the talking heads? Hammerin' Hank was also absent, but he did send a congratulatory video.
The most memorable part of the event may be the fact that Nationals pitcher Mike Bacsik challenged Bonds on a 3-2 pitch in the 5th inning—then got an autographed bat from the slugger after the game.
It doesn't matter if Bonds used performance-enhancing drugs. I'm sure that many of his peers—including pitchers he homered off—were on the juice. Like I've said before: What about Roger Clemens?
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