August 08, 2007

Winners Do Use Drugs

Hey! Last night, some dude broke some record. In more important news, Ryan Howard broke out of his slump with a pair of homers. But to celebrate Barry Bonds' historic moment, here is a a photo of the legend:

Personally, I think all the players should be on 'roids. If Ryan Howard really cared about winning, he would have injected himself with some steroids and some great masking agents and woulda hit 79 last year. I mean, the Giants went to the World Series, why couldn't Howard care that much?

Barry Bonds [Ron Newcomer's PITTSBURGH SPORTS STARS]

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May 08, 2006

Phillies Win; ESPN Says 'Bonds Is Awesome'

Over the weekend, the Phillies hosted Barry Bonds (oh, and his team, the San Francisco Giants) and swept them, extending their winning streak to eight games and moving four back of the Mets in the NL East. Bonds, though, did hit his 713th career homer last night into the upper deck.

The weekend was a media circus, with approximately 40,000 reporters at Citizens Bank Park. Except for the Phillies beat guys, the reporters were there to follow Barry Bonds, and not to follow the Phils' third-straight series sweep.

Fair enough. Bonds is the story. But last night on ESPN, Barry Bonds was treated as pretty much the second coming of Jesus, only with a higher on-base percentage. They spent the entire broadcast talking about him. Now, granted, he is the main story, but there were two teams playing, and one was ahead 5-1 after two innings.

ESPN went down to Peter Gammons outside the dugout -- how do you get there, even, during the game? -- twice; the first time was to talk about how the Giants were so upset that the media might be interested in Barry Bonds chasing Babe Ruth's home run record and that they might stand around in the clubhouse waiting for him. The second time, Gammons quoted Cory Lidle's Bonds bashing earlier in the week, and then said something like, "Barry Bonds' OPS in 1992 was higher than Babe Ruth's ever was!"

Indeed! Wait, what?

Now, yes, Barry Bonds is a great hitter, and it wasn't just steroids that helped him hit homers. (Actually, I think the 'roids helped him recover from injuries quick more than anything.) Bonds always had a great eye and swing.

But, y'know, when a majority of the stadium is booing after Bonds' home run last night and the ESPN announcers are going, "Lots of people are standing," it just reminds you that Bonds On Bonds, the ESPN reality show, airs later this week.

Well, I guess that's the point. Sigh.

Bonds 713, Phils 8 [Inky]
A Night of Bonds [Finger Food]

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May 04, 2006

Blogicized: Go Boo Bonds

• The Equality Forum blog/media planel with notorious male prostitute/fake reporter Jeff Gannon went off last night. Not enough questions about, oh, sex, though. Money line from this report: "Anne Gordon, the Managing Editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer, seemed oblivious." Yowza! [All Spin Zone]

• Barry Bonds will be playing all three games this weekend in Philly, so breathe in deeply and prepare to boo. [The 700 Level]

• Your daily dose of why the Internet should be free. [MyDD]

• Corey Lidle says Barry Bonds' records aren't worth shit. Barry Bonds to respond: "Who the hell is Corey Lidle?" [Beerleaguer]

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