Author Topic: Barry Bonds article in Sports Illustrated (Read 2528 times)

brianhenke · « **on:** May 11, 2006, 10:48:56 PM »

Sports Illustrated's cover story this week is of Barry Bonds.

It says that Barry's ESPN series, Bonds on Bonds, is getting worse ratings than last year's "forgettable" show, Teammates.

Brian

Indianapolis is the capital of Michigan?

Brandon Brooks · « **Reply #1 on:** May 11, 2006, 10:55:07 PM »

[quote name=\'brianhenke\' post=\'118265\' date=\'May 11 2006, 09:48 PM\']
Sports Illustrated's cover story this week is of Barry Bonds.

It says that Barry's ESPN series, Bonds on Bonds, is getting worse ratings than last year's "forgettable" show, Teammates.
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Mods.... seriously. Is there anything you can do about this? This is really getting dumb, and is completely immaterial to game shows.

Brandon Brooks

trainman · « **Reply #2 on:** May 11, 2006, 11:24:59 PM »

Also, lots of people keep mentioning asterisks in connection with Barry Bonds -- and TPIR has used asterisks as a design element! Amazing how this all fits together.

Allstar87 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 11, 2006, 11:30:19 PM »

Lovely. Next thing you know, Henke'll say something's game show related because it was once a puzzle of Wheel of Fortune.

Oh, wait...

SRIV94 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 11, 2006, 11:36:03 PM »

Let's talk about what's really important here--any guy who can't homer off the Cubs doesn't deserve an SI article. ;-D

Doug

Fedya · « **Reply #5 on:** May 11, 2006, 11:58:31 PM »

And here I thought it was going to be a reference to "Hoosier Millionaire"....

clemon79 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 12, 2006, 12:05:27 AM »

[quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'118276\' date=\'May 11 2006, 08:58 PM\']
And here I thought it was going to be a reference to "Hoosier Millionaire"....
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At least THAT would have been a game show.

I'm convinced this idiot is just kept around for comic relief.

FOXSportsFan · « **Reply #7 on:** May 12, 2006, 12:19:44 AM »

And I'm sure Mr. Lemon gets a kick out of it...no wait, he's prolly rather sick of it, like I.

catkins522 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 12, 2006, 12:27:53 AM »

[quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'118276\' date=\'May 11 2006, 11:58 PM\']
And here I thought it was going to be a reference to "Hoosier Millionaire"....
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Well, Mark Patrick was the original host of HM and was a sports director for WISH-TV and is a sport host at an Indy Sports Radio station. Maybe, he will mention this morning/afternoon show(s).

Mods: Please close this thread...

Charles

BrandonFG · « **Reply #9 on:** May 12, 2006, 12:35:00 AM »

[quote name=\'brianhenke\' post=\'118265\' date=\'May 11 2006, 10:48 PM\']
Sports Illustrated's cover story this week is of Barry Bonds.

It says that Barry's ESPN series, Bonds on Bonds, is getting worse ratings than last year's "forgettable" show, Teammates.
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You should post a link to it...oh wait.

I'm with Brandon (the other one)...just where do we draw the line on off-topic?

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #10 on:** May 12, 2006, 12:38:24 AM »

I have a hard time seeing how Henke's flights of fancy are ruining anyone's fun around here when you guys are tripping over yourselves every time to make jokes about it.

clemon79 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 12, 2006, 01:03:57 AM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'118283\' date=\'May 11 2006, 09:38 PM\']
I have a hard time seeing how Henke's flights of fancy are ruining anyone's fun around here when you guys are tripping over yourselves every time to make jokes about it.
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Trust me, it's very much a "we laugh, because we dare not cry" type of thing.

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #12 on:** May 12, 2006, 01:30:05 AM »

Four words, moderators: Think. Of. The. Bandwidth.

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 12, 2006, 03:11:54 AM »

But you see, there is a game show connection in evrerything.
ESPN aired gameshows
Theferore, ESPN Magazine is relevant.

Coming soon to ESPN2: The steroid game

DrBear · « **Reply #14 on:** May 12, 2006, 07:29:40 AM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'118277\' date=\'May 11 2006, 11:05 PM\']
I'm convinced this idiot is just kept around for comic relief.
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Henke or Bonds?

Look, sometimes game show references are relevant (such as noting the quick adoption of "Deal or no deal?" as a national catchphrase during a discussion of that show's success) but this is, ah, ridikaloss.

Of course, nothing short of duct tape is going to help.