Bonds does it. Danica doesn’t.
So concludes today’s sports report.
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ABC’s desperate attempt to create buzz around Patrick was laughable.
Much more compelling was the Andretti story.
Frankly, other than the dual-screen innovation used during commercials, I thought that the race coverage was poor.
I saw laps 492-494. I’m not much of an auto racing fan, and it started at 0700 my time, which conflicted with the Dodgers-Nationals game. From the post-race stories I read, you’re right; it does seem that the Andrettis and their continuing struggles with this race (1 for 54? That’s Susan Lucci territory!) would have been more compelling than Patrick’s.
for a minute there i thought you meant, steroids, and i was wondering, why would a race car driver do steroids?
Heh. Speed, maybe, steroids unlikely, I’d think.
I think the Danica-haters need to chill. The comparisons to Kournikova are laughable – Danica’s a second year driver with two top ten Indy finishes. That’s pretty impressive.
Anything that gets people to pay attention to what is, in effect, a bunch of gearheads driving in a circle, is a good thing. I have never given a damn about racing (and I have a special corner of Dante’s 7th Circle reserved for NASCAR and its culture), but I pay attention now to see how Danica Patrick does.
Why people resent her for that, I have no idea.
More success in her chosen field than they’ve ever had, I’d bet. Envy is an unpleasant part of the human condition.
ABC’s desperate attempt to create buzz around Patrick was laughable.
Much more compelling was the Andretti story.
Frankly, other than the dual-screen innovation used during commercials, I thought that the race coverage was poor.
I saw laps 492-494. I’m not much of an auto racing fan, and it started at 0700 my time, which conflicted with the Dodgers-Nationals game. From the post-race stories I read, you’re right; it does seem that the Andrettis and their continuing struggles with this race (1 for 54? That’s Susan Lucci territory!) would have been more compelling than Patrick’s.
for a minute there i thought you meant, steroids, and i was wondering, why would a race car driver do steroids?
Heh. Speed, maybe, steroids unlikely, I’d think.
I think the Danica-haters need to chill. The comparisons to Kournikova are laughable – Danica’s a second year driver with two top ten Indy finishes. That’s pretty impressive.
Anything that gets people to pay attention to what is, in effect, a bunch of gearheads driving in a circle, is a good thing. I have never given a damn about racing (and I have a special corner of Dante’s 7th Circle reserved for NASCAR and its culture), but I pay attention now to see how Danica Patrick does.
Why people resent her for that, I have no idea.
More success in her chosen field than they’ve ever had, I’d bet. Envy is an unpleasant part of the human condition.