The Notepad

When he turned 40 on July 24th, Barry Bonds had 683 home runs for his career. He is adrift of Hank Aaron's 755 by 72. Aaron, incidentally, hit 42 round-trippers after he turned 40. Carlton Fisk has the most home runs by a player older than 40, with, ho-hum, 72. A little extra incentive perhaps for Bonds to DH with the Angels through 2007.

Deivi Cruz leads the Giants with 19 doubles. His 189 at bats is also the fewest if you don't include the likes of Damon Minor and Todd Linden.

Since arriving in San Francisco in July 2001, the Giants are 66-21 in Jason Schmidt’s starts. His personal ledger of 50-18 is the best among Major League starters since then.