It's my understanding from past ariticles that the animosity that surrounds Bonds' relationship with the media stems from the general disdain he holds towards them. Once he figured out that he needed to repair that relationship if he ever wanted to win MVP he because fairly tolerable after that. Belting 73 dingers probably helped as well.

He's still a hard autograph to get though. If you're an adult, forget it. He pretty much just gives it to kids.

"You kind of get tired giving the other team credit. At some point you've got to look in the mirror and say 'I sucked.'"

Alex Rodriguez, after the NY Yankees were eliminated from the 2006 ALDS by the Detroit Tigers.