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| Barry Bonds has joined Mark McGwire as the only players in baseball history to hit 70 homers in a single season.  While Bonds was pursuing Big Mac and the homer mark, a lot of folks were greeting his record chase with either disdain or indifference.
So, Page 2 wanted to gauge how sports fans really felt about Bonds' record chase.
In our "Drawing a Blank" feature, we ask readers to complete a sentence about that week's hot topic in the sports world. This week's sentence involves Bonds' pursuit of 70, and we asked you to fill in the blank and finish this sentence:
I care as much about Barry Bonds' pursuit of the HR record as I cared about ... ________________
We received more than 1,300 responses, and here are some of the best:
... Greg Brady changing his name to Johnny Bravo. Groovy and far out, Barry.
... the Menudo comeback tour.
... Patrick Ewing's pursuit of the Gold Club's record for "freebies."
... the release of Barbara Streisand's "Yentl" on DVD with three extra hours of never-before-seen footage.
... whether Susan Lucci would ever win a daytime Emmy.
... Randy Johnson's pursuit of the perfect mullet.
... Dennis Miller's rant on Genghis Khan getting upset about his E-Z Bake
Oven being stolen by Marco Polo and him not being able to make Cheetos, or
something to that effect.
... setting the VCR for the next episode of "Cop Rock."
... John Rocker's pursuit of "Sportsman of the Year." ... whether Jack would survive at the end of "Titanic." Ron Akana Avondale, Pa.
... watching the Olympic synchronized swimming events... on tape delay.
... learning about the Mexican secession in the ninth grade.
... SportsCentury: Jack Sikma.
... missing a Carrot Top movie marathon on a Friday night.
... what my neighbor had for breakfast... three years ago.
... as much as I cared about...zzzzzzzzzz...sorry, what was the question?
... Yanni's greatest hits.
... my Steve Buchele rookie card.
... Edgar Martinez's nonpursuit of the stolen base record.
... the revival of Vanilla Ice's rap career.
... whether or not "Silver Spoons" would have a reunion show like "The Brady Bunch." ... being the first one on my block to see "Glitter." Adam Brooklyn, N.Y.
... what happened this morning on "The View."
... the phenomenon known as David Arquette's movie career.
... whether Tonya Harding plotted against Nancy Kerrigan ... Why! .. Why!
... who the "Mole" was.
... Crystal Pepsi.
... the quarterback situation of the Amsterdam Admirals.
... Rick Majerus' pursuit of the buffet line.
... Anna Kournikova actually winning the match!
... Ryan Leaf's pursuit of a completed pass.
... whether Joanie really did love Chaci.
... the last time turnips were on sale at the super Wal-Mart.
... who hates "He Hate Me" in the XFL.
... Barry Bonds' pursuit of his own ego.
... which name John Cougar Mellancamp went by at any particular time.
... that Backstreet Boy who went into rehab.
... the 'very special' season premiere of CBS's "Touched by an Angel."
... finding out that "Booty Call" would not be available on DVD.
... why Donald Duck always got out of the shower with a towel on when he never wore pants anyway! |
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