It's wrong. WRONG.

A coworker recently asked me what it's like for my favorite team to be a sideshow. I told him I've been a Raiders fan for a long time so I'm used to it.

Overall the attention given to the Barry Bonds home run chase hasn't bothered me too much. really, on any given night who else on this team deserves any attention. On numerous occasions I've read the line (or something similar): 'I can't wait until the Giants go back to being like any other last place team.' But for the most part I'm OK with it because I've been expecting it, prepared for it and now that it's here I'm ready for it. Yes, one player has taken over my favorite team but he is also the best player on that team and has done more to help this franchise win than any player since his godfather.

But then there are times such as tonight when I can't take it. Tim Lincnecum threw another decent start, six innings only two runs and two walks. While checking the boxscore on ESPN I saw the highlight video available so I clicked on it. I got to see Bonds popout and hit a double. No Lincecum, no Dave Roberts RBI. Just two almost meaningless at bats from a player who went 1-4. No one else on either team in the entire game deserved 10 seconds of time?

So tonight I'm ready for this whole thing to be over. I have nothing against Bonds really. I'm off the opinion that he wasn't the only one taking steroids if he did. If he's facing pitchers and opposing hitters juiced up then his records aren't out of context in his era and shouldn't be asterisked. I'd really rather players didn't do steroids, because of the effects on their health not the record book or so called sanctity of the game, but I don't think they were really cheating if it was an option freely available to all and not banned by the league. But this whole thing is making it harder for me to see Tim Lincecum highlights and that's just wrong. It's wrong.