San Francisco ? A day after Barry Bonds joined Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth and Willie Nays as the only major leaguers to hit 600 home runs, the atmosphere hadn’t changed.

At Pac Bell, the emblem on the left-field wall honoring Bonds’ achievement will be a constant reminder of his 421-foot solo shot in the sixth inning against right-hander Kip Wells.

The only thing that took away from Bonds’ night was finding out later that someone stole the lineup card from Giants manager Dusty Baker’s office, Baker said.

Little would dampen Bonds’ Friday evening though.

“You need to appreciate him. This is old-time baseball. This is Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Frank Robinson, Joe DiMaggio. He deserves to be honored like them,” said Bonds’ teammate and friend, Shawon Dunston.

His hamstring notwithstanding, Bonds is still in phenomenal physical condition, and there’s no reason to think he can’t continue at something close to his amazing homer pace over the past two seasons.

If Bonds has a decent finish this season, he should be closing in on Mays’ 660 homers next summer. Bonds and Mays have been close from the day Bonds was born the Say Hey Kid is Bonds’ godfather and idol, of course, but they also are good friends.

“It’s really hard to go after someone that you put on a pedestal so high,” Bonds said. “I love it that he gets all over me that I haven’t (caught) him. It’s a great topic of conversation for us. It’s such fun.”