Papi never sat in front of a Congressional commitee and pretended he couldn't speak English. It's hard to forget how ludicrous that was.
No doubt about it. Bonds was an absolute jerk his entire career and nobody loses any sleep thinking about him.You know that saying that goes something like "When in doubt, just be nice" or something to that effect? You're seeing that right now with Bonds.
If Bonds was liked by the media, especially the 162-game beat writer crowd, he'd be in.