Why Barry Bonds dressed like Paula Abdul:

The single-season home run king turned drag queen as the Giants staged their version of Fox’s “American Idol.” Bonds emerged from the clubhouse in the guise of “Idol” judge Paula Abdul, wearing a caramel-colored shoulder-length wig and fake breasts confined by athletic tape.

“I’ll never tell my wife to hurry up anymore. Because it took me forever to get dressed,” Bonds said. “I’ll never do that again, man. That tape was killing me.”

The accompanying photos are emotionally scarring.

DirecTV are raising their rates effective March 1. Our subscription to Total Choice Plus with Locals will go from $45.99 to 48.99, and DVR service (DirecTiVo) will go up a dollar. I’m not exactly happy that my subscription fees are going to FOX, but my innate dislike of cable companies (plus the fact that the cable equivalent is still $20 more per month) keeps me set on DirecTV.

I’ve been sick for the last week and am only now slowly recovering, which is why I haven’t posted. Been watching Olympics and sleeping, mostly.

The Top Ten Sci-Fi Films That Never Existed.

Too sick to actually comment on this, but you should read it.

More baseball news today from Steve Kroner. Kuiper, Krukow get five-year extensions:

Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow have signed five-year extensions to remain Giants broadcasters. The negotiations for their contracts apparently were about as smooth as Kuiper and Krukow’s on-air conversations.

While I’d like Krukow to tone down some of his over-the-top weirdness on occasion, I’m grateful to read that they will be staying on with the Giants.