Steelers win meaningless game, Baseball history is made

The Steelers routed the Saints in Sunday's Hall of Fame game, but before we get to that, congratulations are in order. It was a weekend for the record books in baseball, as we saw Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, and Tom Glavine all make history.

On Saturday, A-Rod hit a first pitch HR early in the game against Kyle Davies of the Royals, making him the youngest player to ever hit 500 home runs. For comparison, he is nearly 5 years younger than Bonds was when he hit his 500th.

Later that day, Bonds also made home run history as he finally hit his 755th, tying Hank Aaron's all time record. Bonds' hit came off of the Padres Clay Hensley. On a slightly ironic note, two years ago Hensley served a 15 game suspension in the minors for testing positive for steroids. On Sunday, Hensley's luck didn't get any better as the Padres optioned him back to the triple-A Portland Beavers(I may have to go see his next start for the Beavs, there should be some good heckling). Congrats also to the Padres fans, who had a very positive reaction to Bonds' HR. Selig however, merely stood politely with his hands in his pockets and looking slightly constipated as Bonds rounded the bases.

On Sunday, Tom Glavine picked up career win #300 as the Mets beat the Cubs 8-3. Glavine became just the 5th left handed pitcher to hit the milestone and only the 23rd overall. Glavine could very well be the last pitcher to win #300 for a long time, if not ever. Randy Johnson is only 16 wins away, but is 43 years old and currently on the DL after back surgery.

Alright, now on to a sport people can watch without falling asleep. The Steelers put up some good numbers in head coach Mike Tomlins debut. Outgaining the Saints 413 yards to 214 yards, while handily winning 20-7. The few starters who played looked sharp during their brief appearances on the field. Big Ben was 2-3 for 73 yards with both completions going to Cedrick Wilson, before Najeh Davenport punched it in from 4 yds out. The #2 and #3 QB's also were effective as Charlie Batch was 4-6 for 51 yds and Brian St. Pierre was 8-14 for 129 yds as the Steelers outpassed the Saints 205 yds to 32 yds. I'm sure there is a comment in there somewhere comparing the Saints ineffective defense to the New Orleans levies in a Hurricane, but perhaps its still too soon for Katrina jokes.