It’s Bonds’ Version of a Rosy Scenario

“There has been a slight change of plans,” wrote Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle after Barry Bonds hit two singles in the San Francisco Giants’ 6-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.

“Barry Bonds apparently is abandoning his pursuit of Hank Aaron’s home run record and is now eyeing Pete Rose’s all-time base hit mark.

“Why incur the wrath of fans by chasing the ghosts of two of the most popular guys ever to play the game, Babe Ruth and Aaron, when you can go after banned-for-life Gamblin’ Rose?”

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Trivia time: Wes Parker is the only Dodger to have hit for the cycle since the franchise moved to Los Angeles in 1958, having done it against the New York Mets in 1970. But in 1969, another Dodger began his major league career with a pinch-hit double in his first game and a single, home run and triple in his second. Name him.

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Always indebted: Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, has a knack of getting under the skins of opponents. But he may not succeed with Phoenix Suns Coach Mike D’Antoni.

“I’ve really got to thank him,” D’Antoni told Fox Sports radio’s JT the Brick after the Suns advanced to the Western Conference finals. “We have Steve Nash [who was with the Mavericks until signing with the Suns as a free agent in July 2004]. So he’s in my good graces.”

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Magic moments: The NBA, by using a panel of experts, has selected the 60 greatest moments in playoff history, and narrowed those down to 10 for fans to rank in order via NBA.com.

The final results will be televised on NBA TV on June 6 and ESPN on June 8.

Not surprisingly, Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan were each responsible for two of the top-10 moments.

Johnson’s moments are his one-man show against the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 6 of the 1980 NBA Finals and his “junior, junior skyhook” against the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the 1987 NBA Finals.

Jordan’s moments are his 63-point game in the first round against Boston in Game 2 in 1986 and his game-winning shot against Utah in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals.

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“Desperate” plug: Mobile ESPN launched with a $30-million ad campaign this year, and got a little free advertising the other night.

During Game 6 of the playoff series between the San Antonio Spurs and Mavericks, actress Eva Longoria, girlfriend of the Spurs’ Tony Parker, held up her Mobile ESPN phone to show the Spurs’ name and logo.

Said ESPN announcer Mike Tirico: “Thank you for using the team product, Eva.”

Looking back: On this day in 1992, Al Unser Jr. won the closest finish in the Indianapolis 500, beating Scott Goodyear by .043 of a second -- barely half a car length. The Times’ Mike Kupper, who covered the race, described it this way: “In horse racing, that’s a photo finish.”

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Trivia answer: Bill Russell.

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And finally: From Jay Leno: “Congratulations to Barry Bonds, who got his 714th asterisk.”

Larry Stewart can be reached at larry.stewart@latimes.com.