Off Wing Opinion
Off Wing Opinion


April 14, 2004

Tony K On Barry Bonds


In today's Washington Post, Tony Kornheiser speaks an uncomfortable truth about Barry Bonds and his 661st home run:

For all the celebratory ESPN coverage of Bonds's big homer on Monday night and yesterday morning I don't think I ever heard the word "steroids" mentioned. Here's a guy whose personal trainer has been indicted by the federal government on steroid conspiracy charges, whose own name has been sullied by rumor and innuendo about his possible steroid use, whose slugging records have been questioned because of possible steroid use -- and the day he hits 660, miraculously the rain comes out and washes all the steroid talk away? Wow.

Wow, indeed. But then again, we can't let anything like news judgement get in the way of goosing the ratings, now can we?



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