"Barry Bonds' reality TV show chronicling the slugger during his pursuit of Hank Aaron's career home run record will debut April 4 on EPSN2, the network announced Wednesday." (AP)
Anyone care to try to explain why the fuck I'd want to watch Barry Bonds do anything other than go over a cliff in a car with no brakes? Hmmmm....Let's see....most flagrant cheater in the history of sports? Check. Guy facing an income-tax rap stemming from cash gifts given to his girl-on-the-side? Check. Guy who doesn't care about anyone not named "Barry Bonds?" Check. Guy whe used his own son as a feel-sorry-for-me prop at a press conference last spring. Check, check and check.
Anyone care to try to explain why the fuck I'd want to watch Barry Bonds do anything other than go over a cliff in a car with no brakes? Hmmmm....Let's see....most flagrant cheater in the history of sports? Check. Guy facing an income-tax rap stemming from cash gifts given to his girl-on-the-side? Check. Guy who doesn't care about anyone not named "Barry Bonds?" Check. Guy whe used his own son as a feel-sorry-for-me prop at a press conference last spring. Check, check and check.
It's almost impossible to describe what a bad idea this is. Obviously Bonds is trying to rehab his image, although that implies that he was ever anything but a surly jerk-off. So what gives? He wants to crawl out from under the cloud of steroids and lend some legitimacy to his home run chase. Maybe he figures that having a camera follow him around showing him not doing steroids will turn public opinion. Somehow, I don't think it will. And after the Paula Abdul stunt the other day, many people have to be questioning his very sanity right about now.
This show could be a veritable bonanza of unintentional comedy as it shows good ol' Barry cracking bad jokes in the clubhouse, trying to horse around with teammates whose names he can't remember, and lending advice to bat boys who have been told not to speak directly to him. He'll be like Steve Carrell's character in The Office: the kind of guy who doesn't understand how unfunny and out-of-touch he actually is.
What if he gets off to a slow start? Will he sulk and banish the cameras from the clubhouse? What if they get some totally devastating footage? Who is in charge of what goes on the air? Ultimately, who cares? I don't think there will be too many fans with enough empathy for Barry to bother tuning in. ESPN is claiming that the show will have some historical import, as Barry inches closer to swiping the most sacred number in sports. I wonder what Hammerin' Hank has to say about that.
This show could be a veritable bonanza of unintentional comedy as it shows good ol' Barry cracking bad jokes in the clubhouse, trying to horse around with teammates whose names he can't remember, and lending advice to bat boys who have been told not to speak directly to him. He'll be like Steve Carrell's character in The Office: the kind of guy who doesn't understand how unfunny and out-of-touch he actually is.
What if he gets off to a slow start? Will he sulk and banish the cameras from the clubhouse? What if they get some totally devastating footage? Who is in charge of what goes on the air? Ultimately, who cares? I don't think there will be too many fans with enough empathy for Barry to bother tuning in. ESPN is claiming that the show will have some historical import, as Barry inches closer to swiping the most sacred number in sports. I wonder what Hammerin' Hank has to say about that.
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