There have been quite  few comments lately on Bonds and the media. These comments have mentioned that media coverage is over the top. There have been comments about how the media spins things regarding Bonds to get the reader or listener to their product. This is what the media does. After reading a few of these I was scouring the Foxsports home page and ran into something that spurred my interest.

On the home page, at the very lower right part of the page there is a section titled, "Hot topic of the Day."

This is an interactive poll regarding input to the following question:

What will be your reaction when Bonds hits No. 714?

The answer options are:

I'll celebrate a historic event.

I'll watch it, but won't care much.

I'll watch it, but only to boo Bonds.

I'm avoiding it at all costs.

To me, this is an example of the media and their spin. With the exception of the first one, none of the answers have a positive spin on them.  That said, most people don't recognize it as a historic event because they either dislike Bonds, think Ruth will always be the number two, oops, number one, well wait a minute...at any rate it is not really a historic event, not like going to number one would be. And "won't care much", "only to boo Bonds", and "avoid it at all costs" are all pretty negative. Therefore, Bonds passing Ruth for second place on the all time homerun list is a negative thing.

If they were even going to consider being fair, maybe the second answer could have been something like, "I'll watch it and enjoy the moment."

But, then again, why should we expect fair in this?