Players and the Media

Not trying to disrespect anyone, but what is the problem with the players today? I’m talking about players such as Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez who repeatedly try to avoid questions and snap at the media. Why do they seem so angry when someone simply asks a question regarding how they played or the game itself? Even before and after the games players are less accessible than they used to be. At spring training games both in Florida and Arizona players are there to get ready for the season while giving the fans a chance to get close and personal with their idols. Sadly many players seem more interested in going home or going back to the home city rather than making a young child’s dreams come true by simply signing a baseball or a program. By all means I understand that they are busy and don’t even have to do anything other than play the game, but are you really too busy to scratch something on a souvenir for a child when its raining outside and they wait for hours after the game just to see you? Instead you decided to avoid them standing there by acting like you are talking on the phone. I can recall way back in the day when players such as Yogi Berra would go out of their way to make an appearance to the media and the fans. As a matter of fact, Berra may have gone much further than he needed to show his face. He constantly entertained his audience with his “Yogisms.” His memorable quotes such as “It’s not over til it’s over” and “it’s déjà vu all over again” were a spectacle for many. Sadly, players nowadays just try to avoid the cameras and microphones and fans for whatever reason they can think of.