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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.
Mike
Portland, Ore.


... the Menudo comeback tour.
Layne Richardson
Manhattan, Kan.


... Patrick Ewing's pursuit of the Gold Club's record for "freebies."
Myles Nash
Calgary, Alberta


... the release of Barbara Streisand's "Yentl" on DVD with three extra hours of never-before-seen footage.
Sean Bowers
San Antonio


... whether Susan Lucci would ever win a daytime Emmy.
Eric Kennedy
Houston


... Randy Johnson's pursuit of the perfect mullet.
Tommy Yenes
Pasadena, Calif.


... 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.
Jacob Nims
Tuscaloosa, Ala.


... setting the VCR for the next episode of "Cop Rock."
Roger Hammill
McKees Rocks, Pa.


... John Rocker's pursuit of "Sportsman of the Year."
Steve
New York


... whether Jack would survive at the end of "Titanic."
Ron Akana
Avondale, Pa.


... watching the Olympic synchronized swimming events... on tape delay.
Ryan I
Akron, Ohio


... learning about the Mexican secession in the ninth grade.
Billy Coates
Morgantown, W. Va.


... SportsCentury: Jack Sikma.
Ron Erdmann
New York


... missing a Carrot Top movie marathon on a Friday night.
Timothy Peters
Pittsburgh


... what my neighbor had for breakfast... three years ago.
Matt Ronski
Hartford, Conn.


... as much as I cared about...zzzzzzzzzz...sorry, what was the question?
Cecil Bucardo
Leesburg, Fla.


... Yanni's greatest hits.
Amy
Boaz, Ky.


... my Steve Buchele rookie card.
Scott
Moline, Ill.


... Edgar Martinez's nonpursuit of the stolen base record.
Cyril Tircuit
New Orleans


... the revival of Vanilla Ice's rap career.
Mark Graham
Buffalo, N.Y.


... whether or not "Silver Spoons" would have a reunion show like "The Brady Bunch."
Thomas Dick
Belmar, N.J.


... being the first one on my block to see "Glitter."
Adam
Brooklyn, N.Y.


... what happened this morning on "The View."
Andy Valderrama
Chico, Calif.


... the phenomenon known as David Arquette's movie career.
Eric Dill
Tucson


... whether Tonya Harding plotted against Nancy Kerrigan ... Why! .. Why!
Jason Walter Gill
Laurel, Ind.


... who the "Mole" was.
Seth Maleri
Chapel Hill


... Crystal Pepsi.
Rusty Gulzow
Newport, Ore.


... the quarterback situation of the Amsterdam Admirals.
Doug McCormack
Amsterdam, The Netherlands


... Rick Majerus' pursuit of the buffet line.
Wes Stratman
Columbia, Mo.


... Anna Kournikova actually winning the match!
Charlie Dieruf
Cincinnati


... Ryan Leaf's pursuit of a completed pass.
Brian Murphy
San Diego


... whether Joanie really did love Chaci.
G. Pfiffner
Cuyahoga falls, Ohio


... the last time turnips were on sale at the super Wal-Mart.
Nate Thorstrom
Springville, Utah


... who hates "He Hate Me" in the XFL.
Joyce Gallagher
West Chester, Pa.


... Barry Bonds' pursuit of his own ego.
Ezra
Oakland


... which name John Cougar Mellancamp went by at any particular time.
Wes Samson
Kansas City, Mo.


... that Backstreet Boy who went into rehab.
Jason
St. Louis


... the 'very special' season premiere of CBS's "Touched by an Angel."
Matthew E. Johnson
Minneapolis


... finding out that "Booty Call" would not be available on DVD.
Dan Pamer
Washington


... why Donald Duck always got out of the shower with a towel on when he never wore pants anyway!
Jeremiah Vecs
San Diego





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