There was another circus at the spring training site of the San Francisco Giants this week, and once again the featured attraction was none other than slugger Barry Bonds.

Bonds called a press conference to discuss his most recent knee surgery and walked away looking like a bigger buffoon than before.

His favorite target has been the media, who he sees as the cause of all his trouble. Never mind that his head has ballooned several sizes in the last several years — it is obviously the media’s fault he is under suspicion for using steroids.

In the media’s pursuit of the truth, Bonds sees himself as the victim. Steroids are illegal in the United States and, according to leaked grand jury testimony, Bonds has admitted to unknowingly using them. Should the media end their quest to find the truth, to bring out those who have broken the law?

Give me a break, Barry.

Don’t blame us. This is something you’ve brought on yourself.

Bonds revealed Tuesday he will be out until deep into the baseball season and may be forced to miss the entire year while recovering from surgery.

The cause of his most recent surgery? The media, of course.

Bonds has stooped to such lows that he is using his family as a public relations tool.

Nikolai Bonds, the slugger’s 15-year-old son, sat next to his father during the entire press conference. Over and over, Barry spoke of the pain the media is causing his family and how his kids can’t stop crying.

The only problem is no one is buying Bonds’ new public front.

In the most shameful thing a father can do, Bonds is exploiting his son for his own benefit. He hopes that seeing a concerned Nikolai will turn public opinion back his way.

No dice, Barry.

Bonds is only 11 home runs short of tying Babe Ruth for second on baseball’s all-time home run list, and is 52 round-trippers from tying home-run king Hank Aaron. It would be a shame to see these two great players’ records be left in the dust by a man who doesn’t belong in the same sentence as they do.

Ruth had to fight his own demons, namely alcohol and a habit of spending nearly every night on the town, on his way to the top of the home run chart. The only drug Ruth was on during his playing days was a crisp shot of alcohol, something that probably didn’t improve his performance at the plate.

Although Ruth shouldn’t be praised for overcoming a hangover to hit 714 home runs, it shows the difference between himself and Bonds. Ruth accomplished everything because of hard work and natural talent. Bonds’ accomplishments are thanks to a bottle of pills. His records are as much of a fraud as he is.

Hopefully, the next time the media is called to a press conference given by Bonds, it will be to announce his retirement.

Until then we won’t even know he is missing.