Barry Bonds' trial took another twist when the prosecution said they would make the size of his testicles the crux of their case to prove that Bonds lied to a grand jury.
As the media hovers over the legal woes of Barry Bonds, where's the talk about Bush's new attorney general, who is potentially as dangerous as the last?
Instead of sparking a serious discussion on sports, steroids, celebrity and race, the media's anti-Bonds avalanche has done baseball a grave disservice.
In the Bambino, America found its prototype male athlete: the arrogant, self-absorbed rowdy whose excesses, commercial greed, and tunnel vision were justified by winning. The cock-jock has since become a business, entertainment, and political role model.
