SAN FRANCISCO -- In his second at-bat on Tuesday, something very rare happened to Barry Bonds -- he got humiliated. Bonds struck out on three pitches from Angels starter Ramon Ortiz (which, if you're new to the game, is as fast as you can humanly do that).

For the first time in the World Series, it looked as if Bonds puts on those extra-long pants one leg at a time.

	The Barr-O-Meter
	During each World Series game, the Barr-O-Meter will measure the degree to which Anaheim pitchers challenge Barry Bonds. Here's a quick summary of what went down in Game 1: 1st inning: Intentionally walked with runners on first and third. 3rd inning: Struck out on three pitches. 5th inning: Launched long two-run homer. 7th inning: Walked on four pitches with bases empty.
	THROUGH GAME 3 AB H/HR Walks R/RBI Balls Strikes 7 3/3 6 5/4 30 15

So when you think about it, we should've known what was coming next. Just listen to the music that rattled the Pac Bell speakers as No. 25 strode to the plate in the fifth inning. It was a Dr. Dre beat, a familiar one and funkier than those garlic-drenched fries they sell out in the Pac Bell bleachers. The song? "The Next Episode." Which is exactly what Barry's at-bat was about to be.

On the next episode of The Barry Show: Barry overcomes an embarrassing strikeout and blasts a freakishly long homer. (Repeat).

No sooner had Barry jumped all over Ortiz's 92-mph fastball, catapulting it 437 feet into right-center field, than his strikeout was old news. With the jack, The Barry Show managed to keep a share of the Game 3 ratings even as the Angels' impressive 10-4 victory threatened to pre-empt it. Even with the show's supporting cast managing just five hits, Barry made certain that his picture got in the paper the next morning with another enormous Fall Classic classic.

"That's just Barry doing his thing," said Giants manager Dusty Baker. "Hopefully, we can get some other guys in on the hit parade."

In addition to being the best single-season home-run hitter ever, Bonds is now the best single-postseason home-run hitter ever. His seven postseason homers are a major-league record, and he also became the second player ever to go deep in each of a World Series' first three games. (Former Yankee Hank Bauer did it in 1958). He's done all that despite being handcuffed by 20 walks this postseason, tying Gary Sheffield's record mark with Florida in 1997. Bonds also leads the Giants with a .314 batting average since the beginning of the playoffs.

	Goin' deep
	With his two-run homer in Game 3, Barry Bonds has now hit the most home runs in a single postseason:
	Player	Team	Year	Homers
	Bonds	S.F.	2002	7
	Robertson	Pitt.	1971	6
	Dykstra	Phi.	1993	6
	Griffey	Sea.	1995	6
	Williams	NYY	1996	6
	Thome	Cle.	1998	6
	Glaus	Ana.	2002	6
	Jackson	NYY	1977	5
	Lopes	L.A.	1998	5
	Stargell	Pitt.	1979	5
	Gonzalez	Tex.	1996	5
	McGriff	Atl.	1996	5

Remember three weeks ago, when the only knock on Bonds was that he didn't show up in the postseason? "Barry's the real deal," said Angels manager Mike Scioscia, who intentionally walked Bonds in the first inning with runners on first and third rather than face him, which prompted different music from the Pac Bell P.A. -- that annoying Chicken Dance song. "When you're talking about guys like A-Rod and guys in our league that are incredible, to have Barry a notch above them says something."

Good thing, because the petulant diva at the center of The Barry Bonds Show says nothing. On Tuesday, Bonds treated the media crew surrounding his two-locker spread in the Pac Bell clubhouse as if they were there to serve him a subpeona. After a question about Scioscia's unconventional intentional pass, Barry looked at the inquirer as if he had just spilled grape Kool-Aid on his locker recliner. "Can we talk about something else besides me walking all the (expletive) time?"

Barry, please, there are kids watching the show.

"I don't feel like talking all (expletive) night," Bonds continued. "I just want to play. Why don't you guys go do something else for a living?"

Four-letter words! Career advice! And some really jaw-dropping homers! Catch it all on The Barry Show.

Andy Latack writes for ESPN The Magazine.