Barry Bonds was judged guilty by a jury of his peers Wednesday for lying under oath to a Federal grand jury.
Yet, I don't know if it sent shock waves throughout the baseball world as much as draw a collective shrug of shoulders.
What Bonds exactly did or didn't do regarding performance-enhancing substances remains a mystery. Like before, when he was hitting all those home runs, we only know it was something.
As a Hall of Fame voter, I remain as much in limbo as ever on the issue. Bonds, A-Rod, The Rocket Man...the best players I recall seeing...all did something.
But exactly what?
As for punishment from the court, it will be, to say the least, interesting. Every legal expert analyzing this case doesn't anticipate Bonds, who is now a convicted felon, getting jail time. House arrest? Wearing an orange vest cleaning up Bay Area highways? What is the appropriate punishment for the crime?
The trial itself was surreal. It was widely anticipated, but continually delayed, so by the time it finally arrived, it was almost as if baseball fans did not want to know what they, well, really don't know about Barry Bonds.
When little was really settled on that front in court, well, they really don't care.
It's, "Hey, the Tigers just won two games in a row...."
I think there will only be outrage in 2013 if Bonds gets enough votes to enter the Hall of Fame on the first ballot.
I doubt that will happen, although, personally, I have yet to decide what I will do with my vote.
To this stage, I haven't voted for Mark McGwire or Rafael Palmeiro.