It has been 6 1 / 2 months now since that fateful night by the San Francisco Bay , when , on a 3-2 count in the fifth inning , Bacsik reared back and fired an 86-mph fastball that San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds crushed into the seats -- the home run that broke Hank Aaron 's cherished all-time record and that thrust Bacsik , at the time a 29-year-old journeyman , into the sort of spotlight no pitcher covets .