Sip and #756...What Should Have Happened
Nice win for the Mets. But still, Sip is a little salted.
I had it all planned out.
I'm heading to San Francisco today, I have my first "Friend Wedding" this weekend in Tahoe. It should be interesting. And, yes, Sip is a bit of a crier. Got that from my dad, the toughest pussy in the world.
So on Monday, I put together a group of friends and got tickets in the standing area of McCovey Cove, hoping that I would a shot to see 756 and get my hands on the million dollar baby.
It would be beautiful.
I had 3 potential plans.
1. The Obvious
All my buddies in S.F. are Giants, four dudes 6-foot-5 and taller with a ton of reach. Whoever caught it would get the cash and then throw 10 G's at the other members of the group.
or
2. The Unthinkable
When I caught the ball, I do the UNTHINKABLE. I throw it back. I make the biggest statement in the history of sports. I would be passing up a sure million dollars to make the statement that I thought this piece of history was wrong.
This one I put a lot of thought into. What would happen to Sip?
The most polarizing blogger in America...Certainly?
A guaranteed interviewee on every major talk show in America...I think so.
A six-figure book deal?...Might be a reach.
How close would I be to recouping the million dollars? Would the fame be worth it all?
I think it would have been a heck of an idea.
3. My Favorite Plan
Assuming I didn't catch the ball, a likely assumption, I run like mary to get to an area close enough to where the ball is.
From there, I take a ball from my pocket and throw it back on the field.
What would happen? Would someone storm the field for the ball? Would I get beaten up? Would people believe me?
It certainly would scare up some commentators and thus, the entire country, at least for a few seconds.
This seems to be the funniest option, and Sip likes funny.
Unfortunately, none of this went down. Bonds went dong No. 756 on Tuesday and sure enough, a Mets fan caught the ball. I got at least three phone calls/emails asking if I caught the ball. People knew I would be in SF and of course I would wear my Mets gear. So why not?
But it wasn't Sip. Sad to say. Guess I gotta live off the thousands of cents this little website of ours is raking in on google ads. But that's O.K. Life is pretty good.
And now that it is all done, does anyone else think that Bonds might be innocent?
I don't know about this one, but he looked pretty genuine when he stated in his press conference that "this record is not tainted." Maybe he just hates the media and doesn't feel like he owes people an explanation.
What I will say is that the question of "Did Bonds take steroids" may go down with "Who Shot JFK" as one of the most fascinating unanswered questions in American History.
Bold Sip. Bold.
Vaya,
Sip
[Ed's note: Matt Murphy, the Mets fan who caught the ball, just had the interview of his life with Matt Lauer on "The Today Show." Hell of a kid. Also goes to U.B., which is pretty sweet.]
I had it all planned out.
I'm heading to San Francisco today, I have my first "Friend Wedding" this weekend in Tahoe. It should be interesting. And, yes, Sip is a bit of a crier. Got that from my dad, the toughest pussy in the world.
So on Monday, I put together a group of friends and got tickets in the standing area of McCovey Cove, hoping that I would a shot to see 756 and get my hands on the million dollar baby.
It would be beautiful.
I had 3 potential plans.
1. The Obvious
All my buddies in S.F. are Giants, four dudes 6-foot-5 and taller with a ton of reach. Whoever caught it would get the cash and then throw 10 G's at the other members of the group.
or
2. The Unthinkable
When I caught the ball, I do the UNTHINKABLE. I throw it back. I make the biggest statement in the history of sports. I would be passing up a sure million dollars to make the statement that I thought this piece of history was wrong.
This one I put a lot of thought into. What would happen to Sip?
The most polarizing blogger in America...Certainly?
A guaranteed interviewee on every major talk show in America...I think so.
A six-figure book deal?...Might be a reach.
How close would I be to recouping the million dollars? Would the fame be worth it all?
I think it would have been a heck of an idea.
3. My Favorite Plan
Assuming I didn't catch the ball, a likely assumption, I run like mary to get to an area close enough to where the ball is.
From there, I take a ball from my pocket and throw it back on the field.
What would happen? Would someone storm the field for the ball? Would I get beaten up? Would people believe me?
It certainly would scare up some commentators and thus, the entire country, at least for a few seconds.
This seems to be the funniest option, and Sip likes funny.
Unfortunately, none of this went down. Bonds went dong No. 756 on Tuesday and sure enough, a Mets fan caught the ball. I got at least three phone calls/emails asking if I caught the ball. People knew I would be in SF and of course I would wear my Mets gear. So why not?
But it wasn't Sip. Sad to say. Guess I gotta live off the thousands of cents this little website of ours is raking in on google ads. But that's O.K. Life is pretty good.
And now that it is all done, does anyone else think that Bonds might be innocent?
I don't know about this one, but he looked pretty genuine when he stated in his press conference that "this record is not tainted." Maybe he just hates the media and doesn't feel like he owes people an explanation.
What I will say is that the question of "Did Bonds take steroids" may go down with "Who Shot JFK" as one of the most fascinating unanswered questions in American History.
Bold Sip. Bold.
Vaya,
Sip
[Ed's note: Matt Murphy, the Mets fan who caught the ball, just had the interview of his life with Matt Lauer on "The Today Show." Hell of a kid. Also goes to U.B., which is pretty sweet.]
posted by Sippy Momo at 2:36 AM
3 Comments:
are you suggesting that oswald juiced? listen pal, he was a sharpshooter way before anyone talked about that stuff and, despite what you may have heard from the alarmist media, studies show that the effect of steroids on eyesight is dubious.
its not tainted. at all. at all. period.
of course, the leaked Grand Jury testimony pretty much has Bonds admitting to taking something that he didn't know what it was.
I think when he said "it's not tainted" it was more of the bogus "Steroids don't help you hit home runs" lines that guys like to throw out there.
Personally I don't think it's as tainted as people want to think.
I ask all of the readers for their opinions on the steroid era in because a large % of players are 'tainted 'but my question /comment is: Bonds still is/was the best home run hitter and arguably the best player of his generation
bar none
Personally, I would love to give this moniker to Ken Griffey Jr. but 2000-05 he was basically in the trainers room.
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