Considering the litany of inane talking heads in the world of sports commentary and the general level of discourse (enough for a toddler to drown in, but seemingly not much more), I figure I may as well add my own thoughts to the Barry Bonds imbroglio.

Here’s my suggestion for how we as baseball fans should react when he hits No. 756:

Stop calling him Barry. If he’s taking a beloved record by dubious means, why should we even call him by name.

Now, what should we use instead? How about:

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Let him and everyone else know that in our minds, Hank Aaron is still the king of the longball. For those of you who say that nothing has been proven, you’re right. He deserves all the due process that our legal system provides… as far as the alleged criminal activities are concerned.

But based on his silence in response to the countless allegations of cheating, in my opinion, he deserves to be shamed.

It’d be great to see this (a giant lone asterisk) on fan’s signs around the ballpark as he hits the last one out, but that’s probably wishful thinking.