As for the wife and mother-in-law, that is such a vile act by a government that has no regard for civil rights or common decency. If they want to go after Bonds, that's fine- he's a player in the events and they can pursue it to the fullest extent of the law. That extent cannot include harrassing the spouse or mother-in-law or a possible witness. I would expect that from the old Soviet Union- not America. And the fact that this has been a news item for weeks now without major outcry is beyond me. These women are victims of malicious prosecution.

Back to Bonds, if this was Lance Armstrong instead of Barry Bonds, would the reaction be the same? Absolutely not.

It's schadenfreude and a pinch of rascism, plain and simple.

Also, Buzz says Bonds hates the media. I wonder why that would be. I assume that who hated who first is a "chicken or egg" debate, but considering the treatment he gets from the sports media, I'd say that to date Bonds has been cool, calm and collected.