"Bobby Bo's facing probably the pitcher he hits best in all of baseball and whiffed," Valentine said.

"Bobby Bo wanted to do that," Valentine said.

He saw Bonilla flash his famous "Bobby Bo" smile, heard him talk about how happy he was to come home.

He thought he could just keep playing and be Bobby Bo, but he couldn't.

Even Bobby Bo, he was here before.

Bobby Bo made it clear he wouldn't be a willing participant.

And Bonilla trotted around the bases with that big "Bobby Bo" smile, high-fiving everyone in sight.

"If you guys wanted to be good for Bobby Bo, it would be good," Bonds said recently.

After all, this is Bobby Bo, still smiling, back in a pennant race and about to come home once more.

They really do a job on Bobby Bo," said Sam, "mostly because he's an 'empty quote.'