TODAY’S QUESTIONS
TOPIC 1: What MLB-approved supplement are you taking these days?
Jimmy Greenfield: Cotton candy.
Phillip Thompson: Ballpark mustard.
It’s why I’m so spicy.
Leo Ebersole: Acetaminophen and Dextromethorphan. They go by the street name NyQuil.
Mike North: Giardinera. I rub it on my bat.
Bag Boy: I’ve been injecting my butt with Flintstones vitamins. Nothing yet, but it really hurts to sit down.
TOPIC 2: Cinderella is a team that pulls upsets. What character describes teams that get upset?
Jimmy Greenfield: Scarface.
Phillip Thompson: Lose-y Goosey?
Winnie the Pooped?
Leo Ebersole: Alex Rodriguez.
Mike North: Humpty Dumpty.
He had a great fall.
Bag Boy: My man, my main man, give it up for …
Grumpy!
TOPIC 3: Given this new book is out, does Barry Bonds break Hank Aaron’s HR record?
Jimmy Greenfield: No, but he’ll top Babe Ruth, whose drug of choice was seven hot dogs.
Phillip Thompson: What? His 73 home-run record shouldn’t even count. Next time try injecting some personality.
Leo Ebersole: No. He will, however, make a great second career of Fox’s
Mike North: “Man vs. Beast” series.
Yeah, but the asterisk will look nice next to it.
Bag Boy: The question implies he’ll quit.
He won’t. That’s what got him in trouble in the first place.
TOPIC 4: The NCAA president made $870,000 last year. Explain.
Jimmy Greenfield: Money can be exchanged for goods and services.
Phillip Thompson: He has to show these athletes that only educated people can legally rob the system.
Leo Ebersole: Sweatshop owners tend to make good money.
Mike North: And he didn’t even wear a mask.
Bag Boy: He’d make $1 million a year if he bulked up and hit more homers. Hint, hint …
TOPIC 5: Why wait? Predict next year’s Oscar winner for best picture.
Jimmy Greenfield: “Good Night, and Good Yontif.”
Phillip Thompson: The new “Crash” will be “Stash: The Barry Bonds Story.”
Leo Ebersole: “Phil and Mike Go To White Castle.”
Mike North: “Bloated: The Barry Bonds Story,” starring Cedric the Entertainer.
Bag Boy: “Talladega Nights” sweeps all awards. And if it doesn’t win, the Oscars are a fraud.
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