Down With The (Home Run) King
Barry Bonds might be the most polarizing record-holder in all of sports. Yet, my attitude towards him is complete indifference- I honestly, truly could not care less about this new record. I have my opinions on how Bonds reached 756, but these will not change the fact that he did, so why bother sharing them?
I do, however, have strong, overwhelming feelings on the record finally being achieved. They're best summed up in one word:
HALLELUJAH!!!!
No longer will I wake up every morning, turn on ESPNNEWS, and look to bottom right of the screen for: "BONDS HITS 756. YOU NOW HAVE TRIPLE THE AMOUNT OF WORK TO DO."
We'll also finally get a break from those grotesque side-by-side comparisons of Bonds' head in 1993 and now; we'll no longer require NORAD to track Bud Selig's whereabouts; and I won't have to see one more 20/20 special with a guy who once lifted weights with Bonds.
Overkill doesn't begin to describe the coverage of this guy. One more week of waiting would have elevated this story to Anna Nicole Smith heights. But at least in this story, the supporting characters are much more compelling than Howard K. Stern and Larry Birkhead.
Comments
I think Larry Potash is the BEST anchor in Chicago. Why doesn't WGN put you in its primary anchor seat at the 9 PM show? Or at least give you your own commentary and interview show like Tom Skillng's 5:55 pm weather special?
Posted by: krishnan | August 8, 2007 2:36 PM
Pat, I couldn't agree with you more. (especially some of the little comments you made this morning when you ran the Hank Aaron video--hilarious) Thank you for making me laugh every morning! You're the best!
Posted by: Kelly B | August 8, 2007 10:41 PM