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Cobby33Ted Williams was certainly given the cold shoulder by the media and fans throughout his career. He was only given the respect he deserves well after he retired. During his career, fans had spit on him and had otherwise treated him like dirt.
With regard to Bonds, being a lifelong Giants fan, I can't say Bonds has every disrespected me personally, or as a fan. Then again, I've never asked him for an autograph of tried to befriend him. I think it's the people who try to cross the line between spectator and "friend," who may have been hurt by Bonds' reclusive nature. I cannot remember anything he has ever done which is affirmatively offensive to fans in general.
I don't know which family members he has ever treated badly and the only run-in he has ever has with a teammate was with Jeff Kent. Go figure. With regard to Sweeney, I think the two of them resolved their differences (which were never truly clear), so who are we to judge?
Although I am a huge Giants fan, I'm far from a Bonds fan and even so, I can objectively say he hasn't been given a fair shake.