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Boy do we have a gem here on why watching Barry Bonds is fun. Here are some of the article's better points.
We live in a wild world where, depending on whom you listen to, horrible things are always seemingly on the horizon and getting closer by the second. From gas prices hitting everybody hard in the pocket to the uncertainty of the nation's well being, your temperament can really be tested:
And how does watching a tarnished man attempt to break one of sports hallow records improve that tempermant. This just increases your frustrations, especially since that guy is also a giant jerk.
That's where Bonds comes in. Any time he comes to the plate, a Giants game in April suddenly becomes must-see television. It's better than Seinfeld in the late 1990s or the Sopranos whenever it's on:
Funny, seeing Bonds succeed actually makes many people turn the TV off, especially when Joe Morgan is verbally blowing him on ESPN.
We turn to sports for entertainment, and right now Bonds' pursuit of Hank Aaron's home run record is like a glass of cold water after a long run — delicious:
Barry Bonds may conjure up many images, but delicious is far from the top of list. Lier, cheater, fat ass, even disgusting, but sure as hell not delicious.
Bonds could rub so much steroid cream on his arms that his bat flies out of his hands every time he even thinks of taking one of his awe-inspiring cuts and I wouldn't blink and eye. Just as long as he gets his bat back and is given another chance to launch one into McCovey's Cove:
Keep your fantasies to yourself.
Many of the same people who are quick to call Bonds a cheater are also the ones to call an athlete who admittedly takes a cortisone shot a "gamer." That has to be a little bit (OK, a lot) of a double standard, because without those cortisone shots, chances are that player isn't going to be able to perform up to the level where they are used to performing. I know I only studied journalism in college, but that seems to be a performance enhancer, right? So where's the uproar?
Hmm, last I checked cortisone shots are legal, administered throught the country and used for all sports. Nothing like detracting from the issue at hand by using a ridiculous and inaccurate comparison. And from reading this article, whatever college lucky enough to have allowed you graduate should be very ashamed right now.
Remember, cheering for Barry Bonds can be a fun. It's like watching an R-rated movie when you were 11 years old and your parents were out for the night. You knew it wasn't the popular decision, but it sure was a good time. And did it really ever hurt anyone?
Yes, both involve watching fake creations entertain you. Of course, you wait until the end of the article in making an accurate analogy, although I'm sure it was accidental.
4 comments:
"...better than Seinfeld in the late 1990s or the Sopranos"
"...as attractive as Jessica Simpson knocking on your door at 3 a.m. with a case of cold beer under her arm"
"...like a 747 leaving LAX bound for London"
"...distractions the size of Rosie O'Donnell in a good year"
Lordy lord lord lord.
Zuch, I think you may have found someone to top Skip.
Wow. What an absolute clown. http://firethisguywhoeverheis.blogspot.com. I can't believe someone could gloss over so many issues so casually and clumsily at the same time. Man, what a douche.
Also, Vinnie missed one:
"...cheering for Bonds is as comfortable as being the best man in your ex-girlfriend's wedding."
I've never taken a journalism class, so I don't know the answer to this: is there a class in journalism school where they teach you how to make up lame, insipid similes?
Hiring this guy to write for your publication is about as smart as hiring Michael Jackson to babysit your kids.
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