Barry Bonds is on steroids.

ESPN reported Bonds has threatened to sue the people who have made this claim. I just want to get brought to court by him. I need a good villain in my life, and he seems like one of the best.

I was hanging out with old friend Kobiyashi (not the competitive eater) last night. He once told he didn't root for Parcells (or was it Coughlin). I was surprised by this because both are local legends. When I asked him why, he told me it was because the coach seemed like a jerk who would be very difficult to work for.

I always loved these guys because they won. After he gave me his perspective, I changed my mind. I have worked for a couple of difficult people. I have also worked for some amazing people who got great results without making people miserable. I now find myself asking what kind of person I'm rooting for before I get carried away.

There have been plenty of dominant athletes who went out of their to be civil to their fan base. Bledsoe was a great guy by accounts I have read, so I don't trash him (okay, maybe he was only dominant in the second half of that one game against the Vikings in '98 or 99). Garnett, Brady and Pierce all have collected fan mail and admit to being inspired by it. I always thought Doug Flutie was an all around decent guy, but he was a scab in the strike season, so if you want to hold it against him, I won't argue.

By most accounts, Barry is a complete jerk who alienates the people around him. He comes off as anti-social and someone to be avoided if he couldn't hit a baseball. Maybe I'm wrong about Barry, and he's right when he blames his image problems on the media. For the last few years he's hasn't been afraid to attack others for his image problems and make life difficult for those paid to be around him. That's what the Bonds legacy is to me.

Thanks for the perspective DK.