Balco Barry

I was fortunate enough to attend last night's game between the Colorado Rockies and San Francisco Giants at Coors Field. My seats were up the third base line, row 4. Perfect seat to observe one of the greatest baseball players ever, Barry Bonds.
Barry Bonds has character issues (we all do, we're not subject to the same media scrutiny as he is) but it was somewhat depressing to see a once great player give the 'effort' he did last night.
Bonds didn't take batting practice...he wasn't visible in fact until he came onto the on deck circle in the top of the first inning. He routinely walked out to left field to take his position and only jogged back when he knew he was scheduled to hit next.
He was on deck when Pedro Feliz hit a single to right...Omar Vizquel was rounding third trying to score...usually in this situation, the on deck hitter will indicate to the runner whether or not he needs to slide at home...Barry had his back to Omar (he was safe as the throw was up the line)
In the fifth inning, Barry ran a double into a single. He laced one down the right field line and lightly jogged to first...Mama Cass would have made it to second no problem.
He could barely throw...his warm up tosses were weak and strained.
He's injured. His knees don't work anymore. He's in pain.
Then DON'T PLAY!
This only bothers me because many baseball fans, including myself, know he is only out there to hit home runs to try and break Hank Aaron's record. He doesn't deserve it. He could be the biggest hero in sports but his reclusiveness, selfishness and lack of respect for the game prevents it. It's a shame really.
BTW, notice I didn't mention the dreaded 's' word once, I don't care about that at all...'s' doesn't help you see the ball better, improve your hand-eye coordination or sharpen your swing.