One of the many hilarious scenes in the cult classic film "Hollywood Shuffle" finds Robert Townsend as detective Sam Ace punching out a dance student, who falls to the floor. As a crowd of dancers gathers around, the detective asks if anyone else wants a piece of his fists, to which a pair of muscular guys step forward, each saying, "I want some." Ace's response is to go after the guy he's already flattened, asking if he wants more.

That scene came to mind in the contretemps between Barry Bonds and Bob Costas. Costas, who literally might be half the man Bonds has blown up to be over the years, presided over a pretty serious Bonds-bashing fest on his "Costas Now" show on HBO this week. First, Patrick Arnold, the BALCO chemist who helped create "the clear,' told Costas that he was certain that Bonds had knowingly taken that steroid, contrary to his public and grand jury statements. Then, Boston pitcher Curt Schilling essentially called Bonds out, saying that if all the statements made about him weren't true, Bonds should sue whomever was making them.

Well, Bonds took the Sam Ace approach, passing up going after either Arnold or Schilling, instead attacking Costas by calling him a "little midget man," and challenging what he knew about baseball. To his credit, Costas fired back with his trademark sly humor, citing his height (5 feet 6 1/2) and his weight (150 pounds), then quipping, "unlike some people, I came by all of it naturally." Who else wants some?