Anyday now, Barry Bonds is going to break Hank Aaron's home run record. And I won't get to see it.

It is amazing to me that in this age of amazing communication technology, I'm going to have to be content with a replay of Bonds' record-breaking achievement. I tried over the weekend to watch the San Francisco Giants (v. Florida Marlins), and was able to catch one game on Saturday. But on Sunday, the Giants and Fish were no where to be found. Tons of sports channels, and they're running a couple of baseball games from the '60s (which, on any other Sunday afternoon might have captured my attention, at least briefly). One of the most hallowed records in all sports is about to be broken, and I won't see it.

Part of the reason is that the money in televised sports, even baseball, has gotten so big, and the market so fragmented, that smaller, hometown audiences can now see almost every game, including at home, for their local team. That's great most of the time, but this summer there's big stuff going on (and, if your favorite local team happens to be spiralling into their umpteenth losing season, the thrill of even getting to watch a home game is pretty much gone).

The other reason, of course, is the whole Barry on Steroids story. Did he cheat? Probably. But, you know, being strong is one thing. To hit a 90 mph fastball 400 feet is still quite an accomplishment. And to do it more than 755 times is still pretty amazing. And I want to see it.

I'm still hoping that some cable channel will make a deal and jump over to every Bonds' at bat over the next few weeks, but I'm not optimistic. But, gee, isn't this a great marketing tool for those MLB "package" deals where you can watch every baseball game every day. I like baseball, but I'm afraid not quite THAT much!