UNDATED -- Barry Bonds certainly seems to be in a good mood these days. I know because he told me so on his official Web site, the same place Giants executives go when they want to learn how Barry's knees are doing and whether their star slugger feels like playing.

The latest news from Bonds is that he's been spending a lot of time watching movies and relaxing with his family. There were trips to Aspen and the Bahamas, dinner at the presidential palace in the Dominican Republic, golf with former Giants pitcher Juan Marichal.

Oh yeah, and he won't be playing in the World Baseball Classic. Owes it to the Giants, he says, to keep healthy even though manager Felipe Alou suggested earlier that it would be a good thing if he played.

So that's about it, other than some nice pictures of Barry smiling and some shoutouts to his followers.

If only there was more. If only we could learn more about Barry and what he's really like.

You know, straight from the source, unvarnished by the nasty media that always seems to be after him.

Wait a minute, maybe we can. Maybe there is a way.

Welcome to Barry's World, the ultimate reality show for fans who dig both the long ball and the petulant slugger, who soon will have hit more than anyone in the game.

It's not official yet, but the Hollywood Reporter reported last week -- and the Giants confirmed -- that Bonds is in talks with ESPN and Major League Baseball for a reality show that would air every Tuesday night during the baseball season.

Skating with Celebrities has nothing on this. Todd Bridges has never hit a home run in his life and, besides, he's a klutz on ice.

Actually, ESPN tried something similar last year, assigning a reporter and a camera to follow Bonds through the season. That didn't work, but buying access to Bonds might even though it further blurs the lines between reality television and reality itself.

Imagine, though, the possibilities when you gather the family around the widescreen each week to watch Bonds kid around with teammates, banter with reporters, kiss babies and sign autographs for anyone who wants one.

OK, so maybe that's stretching reality a bit too far. This is a guy, after all, who finished No. 2 in the latest GQ Magazine's 10 most hated athletes in sports -- as voted for by their peers.

Bonds was edged out for first by the ever lovable Terrell Owens, but only after Owens had a banner year.

So bring the cameras along and let's watch during a memorable season as Bonds:

-- Arrives at SBC Park for opening day only to find dust on his leather recliner in the locker room and his latte lukewarm. In a fit of anger, Bonds not only scuffles with the clubhouse attendant but with a few Giants pitchers, too.

-- Checks the lineup card and sees he's batting second that day. Scuffles with Alou for good measure.

-- Goes to visit his personal trainer, Greg Anderson, at home, where Anderson is serving the remainder of his prison sentence for distributing steroids. Bonds asks Anderson for some more cream to rub on his legs and arms, but covers his ears when Anderson tries to tell him what it is.

-- Throws away his body armor after hearing that former relief pitcher Goose Gossage said he's not the greatest hitter ever because he's playing in a "wussy era" where pitchers are afraid to throw at hitters. Promptly gets hit by an Eric Gagne fastball and goes into a deep slump.

-- Makes an obscene gesture to Mets fans who are booing him after he hits home run No. 715 and breaks Babe Ruth's record at Shea Stadium. Scuffles with fan who caught the ball when fan demands more than just Bonds' offer of a shoutout on BarryBonds.com to turn it over.

-- Goes into a deep funk when ESPN gets the latest Nielsen ratings and discovers that more people are watching classic bowling matches from the 1960s than his show. Threatens to stop talking to the show unless he gets a long-term contract and casting control over his teammates, who he says are hurting the ratings.

-- Finally quits in a midseason huff, angry that former teammate Jeff Kent was given a reality series of his own. Teammates don't mind because they believe Bonds' head had gotten too big.

It could all happen right in your living room, almost live and surely full of color. And what better way to warm America up to Bonds while he chases the two most revered records in baseball.

In Bonds' case, though, reality television may end up way too real