'Today': NY Times Goes to Bat for Bonds

Published: August 8, 2007, 8:04 am

Tags: culture society, barry bonds, bob costas, george vecsey, matt lauer, william rhoden, daily news, nbc, new york post, new york times, today, sports

When New-York based 'Today' went looking for a local sports reporter to defend Barry Bonds the morning after he set the career home run record, it didn't turn to the New York Post, whose headline this morning reads "JUNK BONDS: SULTAN OF SYRINGE'. Nor was it likely that the designated hitter would be someone from the Daily News, whose back page screams "King of Shame." Instead, "Today" looked to the New York Times, and in particular to sports writer William Rhoden [pictured here with Lauer], to embrace Bonds. 'TODAY' CO-ANCHOR MATT LAUER: You've been very critical of baseball actually leading up to this milestone for the way they've been wringing their hands trying to figure out what to do with this record. Barry Bonds you wrote, quote, "he will be baseball's king, it's emperor, it's czar." How are you feeling this morning? NYT SPORTS REPORTER WILLIAM RHODEN: I think it's a great moment, Matt. It really is. It's an historic moment. The

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