AUTHOR: Dave Sypniewski DATE: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 ----- BODY: Barry Bonds. He's tying Babe Ruth's home run record, pulling in fans to San Francisco and oh yes, still avoiding steroid accusations and being a jackass to everyone that gets in his way. Now as for me, this monkey business that training and working out are better in the 21st Century compared to the early 1900's is a hoot. That's the reason that sports columnists give for players like Bonds who can approach and pass Century old records without even trying. If you try hard enough, the ancient relics in weight rooms years ago will give the same results as the fancy equiptment used today. Babe Ruth smoked, drank, was overweight and half the time hit the baseball diamond hungover! Now for a player like Bonds to skyrocket as high as he has, makes me believe all this hoopla could have been avoided had they followed through with the steroid testing. It seems the whole issue has been swept under the rug. Besides, I don't know who Bonds is doing this for after considering retiring. I'd like to think that the Giants fans are there for the game and not him. He hates the fans now more than ever. All these homerun balls that get caught by the fans, end up being worthless. The guy won't autograph anything...even fot the little kids who for whatever reason, look up to the guy. I hope he has is big moment and then they pull it away from him and send him packing! Have you seen the weather lately? I'm talking about the weather on the news or even on The Weather Channel...Television stations keep trying to top another and be a few steps ahead of the competition with all the latest high tech gadgets and radars. We can see when a tornado is a few miles away and heck, channel 2 in Chicago brags about the fact that they can give us the weather with 100% accuracy right down to the neighborhood we live in. If that's the case, why has a "soaking rain" been in the forecast for every day in the past week and I wake up only to find sunshine? I thought Doppler radar was foolproof and didn't make mistakes? I can see why all the people that depend on the news for planning their day often come home to find the thing blew away! One person in particular has thrown in the towel and come to the realization that all that high tech stuff is about as reliable as looking out the window. FOX 32's Michelle Leigh is leaving next month to pursue other interests. Since her announcement, a few websites have sprung up dedicated to her and give you an opportunity to beg her to change her mind about leaving. This isn't putting a man on Mars, this is WEATHER. When she arrives at FOX in the morning, the hard work is already done by the interns working overnights. All she has to do is gussie up and read a teleprompter. Please note, there's a difference between Weatherforecaster and Meteorologist...case closed! Rock Band Great White may have to return to their roots in the near future. Doing manual labor such as construction and roofing by day, and playing Led Zeppelin songs at a neighborhood bar at night. They were close to a comeback too! Now, since their roadie managed to burn that Rhode Island nightclub down with indoor fireworks and pyrotecnics, nobody wants to touch the group without oven mits and a fire extinguisher. It's pretty bad luck when even outdoor venues turn you down. Such was the case this week when a handful of 80's groups announced a concert tour. After the roadie pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, promoters swiftly removed the group from the lineup. Great White was a staple on MTV years back...This would have been a chance to maybe shine again. Unfortunately, everything has now gone up in a puff of smoke. -------- Squealing Pig WORLDWIDE!: "No Bonding with fans", "The high price of high tech", and "Fish food for the sharks"

Squealing Pig WORLDWIDE!

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

"No Bonding with fans", "The high price of high tech", and "Fish food for the sharks"

Barry Bonds. He's tying Babe Ruth's home run record, pulling in fans to San Francisco and oh yes, still avoiding steroid accusations and being a jackass to everyone that gets in his way. Now as for me, this monkey business that training and working out are better in the 21st Century compared to the early 1900's is a hoot. That's the reason that sports columnists give for players like Bonds who can approach and pass Century old records without even trying. If you try hard enough, the ancient relics in weight rooms years ago will give the same results as the fancy equiptment used today. Babe Ruth smoked, drank, was overweight and half the time hit the baseball diamond hungover! Now for a player like Bonds to skyrocket as high as he has, makes me believe all this hoopla could have been avoided had they followed through with the steroid testing. It seems the whole issue has been swept under the rug. Besides, I don't know who Bonds is doing this for after considering retiring. I'd like to think that the Giants fans are there for the game and not him. He hates the fans now more than ever. All these homerun balls that get caught by the fans, end up being worthless. The guy won't autograph anything...even fot the little kids who for whatever reason, look up to the guy. I hope he has is big moment and then they pull it away from him and send him packing! Have you seen the weather lately? I'm talking about the weather on the news or even on The Weather Channel...Television stations keep trying to top another and be a few steps ahead of the competition with all the latest high tech gadgets and radars. We can see when a tornado is a few miles away and heck, channel 2 in Chicago brags about the fact that they can give us the weather with 100% accuracy right down to the neighborhood we live in. If that's the case, why has a "soaking rain" been in the forecast for every day in the past week and I wake up only to find sunshine? I thought Doppler radar was foolproof and didn't make mistakes? I can see why all the people that depend on the news for planning their day often come home to find the thing blew away! One person in particular has thrown in the towel and come to the realization that all that high tech stuff is about as reliable as looking out the window. FOX 32's Michelle Leigh is leaving next month to pursue other interests. Since her announcement, a few websites have sprung up dedicated to her and give you an opportunity to beg her to change her mind about leaving. This isn't putting a man on Mars, this is WEATHER. When she arrives at FOX in the morning, the hard work is already done by the interns working overnights. All she has to do is gussie up and read a teleprompter. Please note, there's a difference between Weatherforecaster and Meteorologist...case closed! Rock Band Great White may have to return to their roots in the near future. Doing manual labor such as construction and roofing by day, and playing Led Zeppelin songs at a neighborhood bar at night. They were close to a comeback too! Now, since their roadie managed to burn that Rhode Island nightclub down with indoor fireworks and pyrotecnics, nobody wants to touch the group without oven mits and a fire extinguisher. It's pretty bad luck when even outdoor venues turn you down. Such was the case this week when a handful of 80's groups announced a concert tour. After the roadie pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, promoters swiftly removed the group from the lineup. Great White was a staple on MTV years back...This would have been a chance to maybe shine again. Unfortunately, everything has now gone up in a puff of smoke.

posted by Dave Sypniewski at Wednesday, May 10, 2006

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