Bonds no big deal

Colleen sums up the controversy surrounding the Barry Bonds situation: “Well you know, some people would like to see the record fall and others are kind of, ‘eh-eh’.”

Yup, that just about covers it. The most hated player in baseball since Shoeless Joe Jackson is on the brink of breaking the most important record in the game. He’s one of the greatest hitters to ever step up to the plate, but accusations of steroid use (and a surly attitude) compel fans in nearly every ballpark outside of San Francisco to viciously boo they guy. The commissioner of Major League Baseball didn't even want to be around for the event because of all the controversy surrounding Bonds.

This is one of the most polarizing issues this sport has ever seen and it’s probably something baseball pundits will be debating until the end of time. So our erudite CBC sports reporter blows it off like it’s no more significant than a smog warning in southern Ontario? Puh-leeeze.

Which brings me to another funny point. Colleen conducted an interview with NASCAR driver Ron Fellows, who ran the fastest lap in qualifying for this weekend’s race in Montreal and all she wanted to ask him about was the weather. “How do you deal with the heat in those cars?”

You gotta stick to your strength, I guess, but do you really think the Canadian summer is going to affect these guys? They just ran a race in Daytona a month ago. The league is based in the American south. I think they can handle a muggy day in Montreal.

In other news: hockey arenas are cold.