San Diego Padre fans should be ashamed of themselves. Last nights home opener against the Giants was supposed to celebrate the opening of baseball season. Instead, it turned into a tasteless display by Padre fans lashing out at Barry Bonds. Yeah, no surprise, San Diego fans have never been very fond of Bonds, and given the right ammunition, they are simply, trash.

San Diego Union Tribune’s Chris Jenkin wrote: “Truth be told, San Diego went pretty easy on Bonds.” Easy on Bonds? Bonds had derogatory signs held up by Mensa rejects, and Padre fans yelling “Juiced, Roids and Asterisk” at him.

At one point, while the “fans were going easy on him” someone tossed a plastic syringe at Barry. Teammate Mark Sweeny said: “That’s crap…whoever did that should be embarrassed.”

A much more accurate account comes from John Shea of the S.F. Chronicle who wrote about opening day yesterday at Petco Park. “Giants LF Barry Bonds was booed with every movement and was the target of derisive signs and chants as he appeared in his first regular-season game since Game of Shadows was released and MLB announced its investigation into steroids.” It was so bad, that dozens of fans in a section in left field “held signs with anti-Barry messages, in some cases grossly personal.” Security ordered the signs removed, and eventually fans were no longer allowed in the area. A stadium employee said that the area “will be off limits the rest of the series.”

“Today was kind of bad,” shortstop Omar Vizquel said. “…people showing signs, just stupid things, people who don’t know what they’re talking about.”

Mensa reject, Alex Sortino of Oceanside, displays his I.Q. during batting practice. This jerks entire day was centered around that sign. How pathetic. I, for one, am embarrassed to call San Diego my home. Padre fans should be disgusted with themselves and their lack of creative heckling. They did nothing except embarrass themselves, the city and the Padres. Shame on Chris Jenkins for candy-coating the “welcome treatment” Barry Bonds got last night. Is it any wonder why Bonds has shied away from the media all these years? “If that’s what they want to do to embarrass themselves, that’s on them. I’m just here to play baseball” – Barry Bonds on the idiots at the game.
**TV Alert**
Bonds’ weekly show “Bonds on Bonds” debuts tonight on ESPN2. Check your local listings for time.

Tomorrow is DANNY WAY’S DAY!

Ramp for Danny Way’s Record Setting Jump at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev. on Wednesday, April 5

This is a reminder to all you fans of hot skateboarder Danny Way, that his experiment in boundaries continues tomorrow. Danny will attempt to break yet another world record by doing a ‘Bomb Drop’ at the giant 82′3″guitar at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. This hot event with Danny Way goes down in the parking lot at 4455 Paradise Road on Wednesday, April 5, 2006, from 6-8 PM. KXTS 107.5 FM and KSFN 1140 AM radio will be broadcasting live from the event.

Hot Quarterback Daunte Culpepper was cleared Tuesday of misdemeanor charges stemming from our favorite sex boat-party scandal. A judge ruled there wasn’t probable cause to determine a crime was committed by Culpepper, one of four Minnesota Vikings accused of misdemeanor lewd conduct during the cruise last fall on a suburban lake. Culpepper has since been traded to the Miami Dolphins. Culpepper’s attorney, Earl Gray, said, “I’m happy about it. I’m sure Culpepper is, and his family. It vindicates him from being involved in any sexual misconduct on the boat.” Full story here.

Yesterday I wrote about hot Half-Korean Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward and his trip to Seoul Korea. Since the Pittsburgh Steelers’ victory and Ward’s MVP award in the Super Bowl, he has become a media phenomenon in South Korea. Ward held a press conference and said his trip to the land of his birth has made him nervous for the first time in his life, but that he looked forward to learning more about his heritage.

Hines Ward, LEFT, also presented South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, center, and first lady Kwon Yang-suk with a Steelers jersey, a hat and a football at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, today. Ward marked a hot homecoming to South Korea by sharing traditional tea with Roh.

Who are the “Top 20 Most Valuable (Hottest) Soccer Players”?

Sexy Brazilian Barcelona forward Ronaldinho ranks number one at $57 million, hot soccer god David Beckham came in second at $54.4 million, and that little bulldog Wayne Rooney from Man-U ranked number 3 at $52.9 million.
The estimates were based on “future expected income.” Ronaldinho’s “‘income will be way above the average and that of top earners’ because of his relative youth and success.” The statement added Beckham will “earn less in the next few years due to his age.” Ronaldinho’s Athlebrity portfolio includes PepsiCo, Nike and Sony.

Sexy cyclist Lance Armstrong will have the honor of leading the field to the start of the 2006 Indianapolis 500. Hottie has been chosen to drive the Chevrolet Corvette Pace Car in the May 28 event.

“All I can say is that when we got a phone call to ask if I was interested in driving the Pace Car at Indy, it was a very short conversation,” the 34-year-old Armstrong said. “It was like, ‘Are you kidding? Of course.’ It’s a huge honor and something that I am very excited to do. Hopefully I cannot mess things up, if that’s possible.” Not possible Lance.

Are you just dying to know what Tiger Woods will be wearing at the Masters this week? Well, here ya go…..

The clothes were introduced to the public in February as part of Nike Golf’s spring line, and the shirts he will wear during the U.S. Open were released Saturday. Prices range from $70 for the shirt he will wear during the final round of the Masters to $90 for the stained-glass polo scripted for the third round of the U.S. Open.

Nike Golf designers plan what Tiger Woods will wear in the four major tournaments nearly two years in advance. Nike Golf Dir of Apparel David Hagler said it has already been decided what Woods will wear in the ’07 Masters and that they have a “pretty good idea” what he’ll wear later that year. “We normally design anywhere from 15 to 17 months out from delivery,” Hagler said. “It’s such an important part of our selling effort because people want to buy what Tiger’s wearing. So we actually have to plan the whole strategy in our design process.”

Former Univ. of Colorado WR and Olympic skier Jeremy Bloom is officially an Athlebrity.

The sexy beast appeared on NFL Network’s “NFL Total Access” last night wearing a hot Under Armour shirt and Rip It energy drink baseball cap. NFL Network’s Rich Eisen told Bloom, “Look at you. You’ve got endorsements. You’ve got logos, you’ve got hats, and you’re actually allowed to do that because you’re in (professional) football now. You must be relieved.” Bloom: “It’s nice.” Yes it is.

Boxer EVANDER HOLYFIELD filed a federal lawsuit against Don King Productions yesterday.

The hot boxer is accusing the organization of “failing to secure two fights per year as promised under a three-year contract.” Holyfield said that King “breached the contract because he ‘is in poor health and is unable to promote (Holyfield) in the manner set forth in the agreement.’” Holyfield asked the court to either “find King in breach of the contract or to force him to post as a surety the minimum value of two fights under the second year of the contract,” which Holyfield values at $500,000 per fight.

**Movie Alert** In a scene for “Scary Movie 4,” which opens April 14, big daddy SHAQ is held captive in a room when a “threatening voice is heard and a monster appears on an overhead TV monitor.” O’Neal says, “Kobe?”. Oh, how I love Hollywood.

That’s it for today. As Always, thanks for reading. Delinda

Thank god. Anna Benson wants a divorce. The most irritating woman in sports, is now gonna be out of sports. Anna had something called a “thought” enter her pea-brain and filed for divorce in Atlanta on Thursday. The petition for divorce claims the marriage is “irretrievably broken” after she showed up at the clubhouse looking like this-

As you may know, Anna has been married to Kris Benson for seven long years. Kris Benson initially felt the Mets traded him to the Orioles because of his Mensa reject wife. But now he thinks the Mets did him a favor. Why? Because Anna is filing for divorce- the ploy worked! “We learned a lot from the whole situation. You look at some of the things that were said, some of the lies that were passed, who believes what, who your friends are, who your friends aren’t,” he said.

Tennis god and smoking hot Roger Federer became the first man to win back-to-back titles at Indian Wells and Key Biscayne in consecutive years. “I never thought I would do it again,” he said. “This is very nice, to have such a close match and come through it and show once again that I really belong to the No. 1 position and deserve all these trophies I win.”

Federer defeated Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6) to capture his second NASDAQ-100 title on Sunday. Props to Ljubicic who put up one hell of a fight against Federer. In the United States, Federer has won 48 consecutive matches and the past seven tournaments he has entered. He’ll head for the European clay beginning April 17 at Monte Carlo in preparation for the French Open, the only Grand Slam event he has yet to win. This morning, sexy Federer was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

A tip for all you NBA athletes who think you look hot in tights, you don’t.

Hopefully not just a rumor…the word is that the NBA plans to “ban the tights sported at various points this season by several players,” according to league and team sources. Sources said that the NBA “simply does not like” the tights and believes “some players are merely wearing them because they like the look.” Players who want to wear tights will be required to submit a written request from a team doctor detailing a “medical need.”

One of my favorite websites, ProTrade, has signed a fantasy game license with MLBAM for the ‘06-08 seasons.

Protrade.com, best known for its virtual sports stock market, will market portfolio-style MLB fantasy games in which values of players rise and fall based on both on- and off-field activities. The offering includes pro athletes in other sports, and will extend into the baseball off-season. This is a great site where you can buy and sell your favorite hot athletes, and learn a little bit about the stock market at the same time. Try it, you’ll like it.

BARRY BONDS BILLBOARD
An unknown advertiser erected a billboard on Saturday outside of the Giants’ AT&T Park that reads, “Trade Barry.”

A source familiar with the campaign said that the “message will evolve in coming days,” and “in the end, it won’t even be anti-Bonds” Keep in mind that the sign was erected on April Fool’s Day. “It’s not a grassroots movement seeking to trade Barry,” the source said. The advertiser’s identity remains a mystery, but rumor has it that it’s a trading card company, which would obviously make sense. When asked about the billboard after Sunday’s game, Bonds, laughing and indicating he’d heard about it, said, “That’s funny.”

Thursday, March 30th…hot, hot, hot, Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Bronson Arroyo delivers a ball to his former team during a spring training game. The REDS beat the Red SOX 4-0. The sexy starter worked seven hot innings, and give up three hits.

The Red Sox Nation may feel like he’s crossed over to the Dark Side, but the truth is, that new Yankees CF Johnny Damon is right where he should be, under the bright lights of N.Y. And this photo perfectly illustrates the mentality of the “Red Sox Nation.”

Johnny Damon, one of the hottest athletes on the field, checked in at No. 8 in The Daily’s MLB Most Marketable poll last March. Damon currently has a long list of endorsements and Athlebrity achievements. Damon is endorsed by Puma, Steiner-Sorts, Joseph Abboud, DHL, Sprint, Dunkin’ Donuts and Crown Books. Damon’s agent, Impact Sports Marketing VP Steve Fortunato, said he isn’t concerned that his client might be overshadowed playing alongside the likes of two of the hottest athletes alive, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez. Fortunato: “I think that there’s enough [marketing opportunities] for all three guys. We saw with Alex when he came to N.Y. that there was no shortage of opportunities, and the pattern with Johnny has been pretty much the same.”

Johnny Damon will appear in a regional ad campaign for Puma welcoming him to N.Y. The campaign breaks next week and includes print, out-of-home and billboards in the N.Y. metro area. Puma inked Damon to a four-year extension in February after he became a member of the Yankees. The hot fielder is featured in the current issue of N.Y. Magazine and will appear in a sexy feature for Men’s Journal this summer. He will also make a stop by the “Late Show with David Letterman” on April 10, the night before the Yankees’ home opener. Damon, who is half Thai, may also have international marketing opportunities coming his way. Damons agent said “As baseball continues to grow globally, Johnny is one of those type players that will have a tremendous appeal around the world.” No doubt about that. Just look at hot NFLer Hines Ward and what happened when he took a trip to his homeland.

Hot Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward of the Pittsburgh Steelers, arrives with his Korean mother Kim Young-hee at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, west of Seoul, Monday, April 3, 2006. Ward came here for 10 days today amid much media buzz as the hot athlete makes his first trip to his birthplace since leaving as an infant.

Yesterday, football hotties converged at USC’s Pro Day where 19 former Southern California players worked out for more than 100 NFL representatives including head coaches.

Running back Reggie Bush didn’t disappoint fans of hot athletes.

He did everything right, including wearing a tight white shirt to outline his phenomenal physique. He ran an electronically timed 4.33 in his best 40, and he also showed some explosion in the vertical to showcase top-notch acceleration and quickness in all of his drills. In the end, it should be enough for Houston to take him with the No. 1 pick.

Bush is so hot, that he is accumulating Athlebrity achievements before entering the NFL! adidas is “close to signing” the hottie to an endorsement deal worth about $1M a year, which would be the biggest shoe contract for a football player.

The day’s other hot athlete, and infamous Athlebrity party boy Matt Leinart, looked hot and had a solid showing, completing 35 of 45 passes. Leinart completed every type of pass (of course he did) and showed some good mobility on throws. His draft standing should remain.

Adhering to the new limit on touchdown celebrations, Matt Leinart tried out the “prayer” celebration for officials.

AFL Soul co-Owner Jon Bon Jovi was profiled on Friday’s edition of ABC’s “20/20,” where he said, “The team doesn’t make money and whatever money we do, we give away. The opportunity to do good with celebrity is a good thing”

How about Bon Jovi using his “celebrity to do good” and address the issue of rape? Does he think that the allegations against the Soul have evaporated in light of the Duke rape cover-up? In case you missed it, five members of the Soul are under investigation after a 23-year-old woman complained she was raped after a game in Kansas City. See my March 15th blog for the full story.

**TV ALERT**
Tonight, hot NASCAR driver Carl Edwards will appear on Fox’s “24” at 9:00pm ET. Edwards, who will play the role of a Homeland Security exec, filmed the cameo when he was at the California Speedway in February.

That’s it for now. As always, thanks for reading. Delinda