What do you guys think? Media victim, whiney b!tch or just a jacka$$.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...ney/index.html

 

whiny *****/jackass

 

whiney *****.

This should be a poll.

 

I think it's a combination of all three.

It's no secret that these athletes have been taking steroids. If anyone remembers Bond from his Pittsburgh days compared to recent years then there's no arguing this. It's just mainstream now and the media are feeding off the controversial story like the blood suckers they are. They are making too big a deal out of the whole thing like everyone should be surprised it happened. If you didn’t get the hint that steroids may have had a big part in the bash-brothers overnight stardom then you’ve been living under a rock in regards to sports and MLB.

At the same time I think someone need to tell him to quit being a *****. You have to assume that as a major athlete, there's already a level of egotistical *****iness by default. Come on... we’re talking about Bonds here. We shouldn't feel sorry for him either. You did something that was wrong so now do something about it. Make a heartfelt statement like McGwire by vowing to educate against steroid abuse and carry-on with your life and what’s left of your salvaged career.

 

Agreed
I hate that fool. Cry me a river and get over it.

 

Despite Bonds case (though I side with him), popular media sucks these days. They don't report **** anymore. Just make stuff up and run with it.

Media hype will kill America if we don't kill it first.

 

So I guess you would like to be tried and convicted by the media based on hearsay and rumor? You wouldn't mind having every aspect of your personal life probed and questioned, would you? Bonds' attitude stems from a lot more than this recent steroid drama. He has asked many times to be allowed to live his personal life separate from his public persona. There's no reason to involve the guy's family in rumors of his supposed infidelity. What does that have to do with sports? These damn sportscasters have taken it upon themselves to standout among their peers by becoming tabloid journalists. It has become more about selling airtime and less about sports.

Bonds has been one of the only public figures to stand up over many years against media intrusion. You may not like his ego or his fame, but the guy tells it like it is and like it should be with respect to the media.

And he is right, who are they going to pick on now?

 

Give me his money and you can say whatever the f*** you want about me.

 

No doubt, it comes with the territory.

My problem with bonds is that when you do see him on camera it seems like he never has any thing positive to say at all(wich also could be caused by biased editers), and seems to pick on the reporters, who sometimes do actually ask valid questions. And regardless of the question asked, tries to spin the question in a totally irrelevant direction and somehow say something unfavorable about the interviewer. The guy needs to get over himself, he lies about roids, and gets pissed if someone questions him about it. Imo the guy has very little integrity and a very huge head.

I have to vote: D... all of the above.

 

That pisses me off. To keep playing the sport you like to play, you shouldn't have to contend with all this other media BS if you don't want to. I don't know in Barry's case, but its not always about the money in the big leagues. Some people have an honest drive to be the best sportsman they can be. Just because they have this drive to achieve great things doesn't mean that their lives should be ruined by the media.

It sucks that this day and age that in order to become famous or rich you need a PR person by your side coaching everything you say.

 

I don't really think the media has "picked" on Barry any worse than any other big star. Of course they're gonna dig, and report any dirt they find... he's famous, and the general public (for some reason) has a hard-on for seeing famous people's problems. How else do you explain all the reality TV and shows like Entertainment Tonight?

Plus, Barry's been a pretty big dick to the media over the years... I don't see why he should expect to get a break from them.

As far as the steroid use... I still contend that steriods or not, Barry's one of the best people to ever play the game. I would even go so far as to say he's probably the best hitter in the history of baseball. True the steroids (if he did infact use them) would help turn some pop-outs into homeruns, but how often does Barry just barely hit one out? Barry hits the long-ball because he's got the best hand-eye coordination and fastest hands in the game. When he hits the ball out, it's gone, no doubt, 90% of the time, and he can hit every strike out at any given time, and he's got the ability to read strikes and ***** better than most. Those skills aren't improved through steroids, they're 100% talent and practice.

cliff notes: Barry's a dick to the media, and shouldn't expect them to give him a break because, steroids or not, he's the best hitter ever.

 

I'm not saying the media isn't faulty in any way, I just think his attitude helped out quite a bit too.

 

Yeah, Barry may be a dick, but the media still sucks *****.

 

True... if Barry had been more like McGwire and Sosa were in '98, the media would probably lay off if he asked 'em. But instead of being a nice guy and attempting to give the media what they wanted occationally, he's just been a dick even to the point of personally insulting the reports that are simply doing their job.

More flys w/ honey than vinegar...

 

You have to remember, this guy grew up in the bigs. He has a very skewed view of reality. He was very wierd during the press conference. He's like Michael Jackson...