July 26, 2007

The Onion Does it Again...

Barry Bonds Home-Run Scandal Somehow Becomes Feel-Good Sports Story Of Summer

The Onion

Barry Bonds Home-Run Scandal Somehow Becomes Feel-Good Sports Story Of Summer

SAN FRANCISCO—Although Barry Bonds remains the target of criticism over his possible—some say almost certain—use of performance-enhancing substances, the fact that Bonds has not been implicated in dogfighting, nightclub...

2 comments:

J-Red said...

I thought The Onion published fake news. Of these dominating stories:

1) Tour de France a joke
2) Formula One espionage
3) Skip Prosser dead
4) Donaghy fixed games for the mob
5) No Redskins arrested this summer
6) No Steelers injured in a stupid manner
7) Half-drunk Irishman wins British Open

How is Barry's chase not the "feel-good" sports story? Am I really supposed to care about that Red Sox pitcher who returned from cancer? I bet three people have returned to my workplace after fighting cancer this year alone.

J-Red said...

Sadly, my list is missing that whole Michael Vick thing.

[And, let me add, I take back #7 because I'm fairly sure U.K. law doesn't have the same "public figure/satire" defamation rules we have in the States. Padraig Harrington is a fine champion and an upstanding gentleman of the greatest repute.