http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13054275/?pg=2#anc_spt_MLB_Top_Jerks
<TABLE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3px; PADDING-LEFT: 3px; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px; WIDTH: 96.53%; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; PADDING-TOP: 3px; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD><TABLE style="PADDING-LEFT: 10px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=198 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Barry Bonds with his usual happy face.
<HR color=#c0c0c0 noShade SIZE=1></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Barry Bonds
OF, SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Image: The steroid-fueled king of the jerks; Tyrannosaurus Jerk.
Attitude: Avogadro’s Number (6.022 X 10 23) is needed to calculate the staggering numbers of atoms in 12 grams of carbon-12. It also is required to calculate the staggering arrogance located in 12 grams of Bonds’ ego.
Transgressions: Being the last and most prominent steroid-tainted players standing. Being stand-offish (to put it mildly) to teammates, opponents, coaches, reporters, etc. Failing to stand in awe of the all-time greats whose numbers he has bettered. Starring in a reality-TV show that somehow makes him less likeable than he already was. Having a mistress (this is America, not France). Never ‘fessing up about why his head size grew so much late in his career -– literally as well as figuratively.
Mitigating factor: With no reputation for baseball-related violence (except toward Jeff Kent), he stays behind Ty Cobb, Billy Martin and Albert Belle on the all-time jerk list.
</TD></TR><TR><TD height=3><SPACER TYPE="BLOCK" WIDTH="1"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3px; PADDING-LEFT: 3px; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px; WIDTH: 96.53%; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; PADDING-TOP: 3px; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD><TABLE style="PADDING-LEFT: 10px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=198 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
Blair Bunting / Getty Images file
Barry Bonds with his usual happy face.
<HR color=#c0c0c0 noShade SIZE=1></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Barry Bonds
OF, SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Image: The steroid-fueled king of the jerks; Tyrannosaurus Jerk.
Attitude: Avogadro’s Number (6.022 X 10 23) is needed to calculate the staggering numbers of atoms in 12 grams of carbon-12. It also is required to calculate the staggering arrogance located in 12 grams of Bonds’ ego.
Transgressions: Being the last and most prominent steroid-tainted players standing. Being stand-offish (to put it mildly) to teammates, opponents, coaches, reporters, etc. Failing to stand in awe of the all-time greats whose numbers he has bettered. Starring in a reality-TV show that somehow makes him less likeable than he already was. Having a mistress (this is America, not France). Never ‘fessing up about why his head size grew so much late in his career -– literally as well as figuratively.
Mitigating factor: With no reputation for baseball-related violence (except toward Jeff Kent), he stays behind Ty Cobb, Billy Martin and Albert Belle on the all-time jerk list.
</TD></TR><TR><TD height=3><SPACER TYPE="BLOCK" WIDTH="1"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
