The first episode of Baseball Wives features the wives and exes of Kris Benson (yes, Anna Benson, who has a voice you have to hear to believe), Jason Kendall, Ron Villone and Nyjer Morgan. I'm not sure whether it will be possible to keep this thread classy, but I'm going to post it because I saw this on Twitter (via emptynetters), and since it was Pirates-related, I was curious to watch it. If this thread gets ugly, and keep in mind that my threshold may be different from yours) I reserve the right to ban people, delete the thread entirely, and so on.
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Wow.............
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by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Dec 1, 2011 1:03 AM EST reply actions
My 9th grade memory disagrees
and that’s all that really counts, at least as long as “Here I Go Again” is available on YouTube.
She represents the perfect balance of the beatuiful.
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
Against my better judgment, I watched the show. I’d just like to point out one thing the majority of these women make painfully obvious time & time again throughout the show: money does NOT buy class!
by Taz101 on Dec 1, 2011 1:45 AM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Yes
The caliber of women that these guys have picked is shocking- Matt William’s wife aside. They’re rich, famous and in good shape and they can’t do better than this?! Kris Benson’s choice of wife was almost as bad as the Buc’s choice of him.
by my dixie wrecked on Dec 1, 2011 10:18 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
In all seriousness
wasn’t she a stripper when he met her?
by KentuckyPirate on Dec 1, 2011 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
I can’t imagine Anna Benson doing anything to draw attention to herself.
by Thunder on Dec 1, 2011 2:01 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
TBH
She sounds like she’s smoked 3 packs a day for about 40 years. That or like the demon in The Exorcist.
“What an excellent day for an exorcism”.
My guess is...
she’s smoked about 3 packs of Ballpark Beef Franks a week for 10-15 years. Just sayin’.
(couldn’t let that one go. apologies… feel free to delete)
I like her guns.
And by guns, I actually mean guns.
I have a feeling if I had actually become a pro-athlete, I would have ended up with a woman like Anna.
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
by IAPiratesFan on Dec 1, 2011 11:09 AM EST up reply actions
I don't know you but I know you can do better.
by my dixie wrecked on Dec 1, 2011 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
you need to rewind yourself
see what I did there?
by BadAndy on Dec 1, 2011 8:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
This is the worst thing I have ever seen posted here
… and it’s not even close.
I could feel his muscle tissues collapse under my force. It's ludicrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm. ~~ Mike Tyson
You must not have seen
the table of Garrett Jones’ platoon splits from last August. Hideous, I tell you.
I would much rather see Jones bat against a lefty everyday
than the glorification of white trash yuppies…
I could feel his muscle tissues collapse under my force. It's ludicrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm. ~~ Mike Tyson
by Cheap Beer on Dec 1, 2011 1:12 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
we call them CUBs here
(Cashed Up Bogans)
Mostly created by the mining industry, any idiot that can stand working in 35C +degree heat gets paid at least 80k a year. The women drive haul-packs.
by BlindSquirrel on Dec 1, 2011 7:56 PM EST up reply actions
my work has blocked all vids
so I can’t tell
by BlindSquirrel on Dec 1, 2011 7:54 PM EST up reply actions
Or he should work?
Not getting paid to watch videos.
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
by IAPiratesFan on Dec 3, 2011 12:23 AM EST up reply actions
this is true
but then again, if I didn’t skive off at work, then I wouldn’t be able to follow the Pirates.
by BlindSquirrel on Dec 4, 2011 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
Ruh- row
Just found the first episode on the DVR…I don’t recall my new wife mentioning she loved this kind of stuff. Side note…wasn’t Anna Benson a model of something once? I remember seeing her on a magazine cover and she looked…uhh…different.
by bosten7 on Dec 1, 2011 9:18 AM EST via mobile reply actions
wasn’t Anna Benson a model of something once?
She’s had a few magazine spreads, at least.
She was also an exotic dancer, before Kris married her.
That's a whole 'nother
kind of spread…
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Dec 1, 2011 10:17 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Not following Charlie's directive to keep it classy, but...
very funny nonetheless.
It's just my two cents. Could be worth more, could be worth nothing.
Wrong.
The pun is the highest form of humor.
Thankee.
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Dec 1, 2011 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
He who would make a pun...
would pick a pocket!
Stupidity should be painful.
@elwreckingball
by wrecking_ball on Dec 1, 2011 3:15 PM EST up reply actions
After watching the first 2 minutes I have 2 thoughts...
1). This actually makes the various “Real Housewives” shows seem classy, yes even Atlanta…
2). When will Tracy Jordan appear in a catcher’s mask singing Billy Joel songs?
yeah I didn't think
anyone would unclass Atlanta. But Anna alone does it.
I feel sorry for Kris.
Beavis & Butthead
would be more entertaining than this horrible show.
what's wrong with Beavis & Butthead?
Not actually affiliated with whygavs.
by WHYG Zane Smith on Dec 1, 2011 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
YAIR
I used to love that show back in high school!
by BlindSquirrel on Dec 1, 2011 8:02 PM EST up reply actions
I listened to ten minutes of it, and then couldn’t take any more.
I don’t understand the appeal of these kinds of shows at all. Do people enjoy them ironically, or sincerely?
Vlad
I listened to ten minutes of it, and then couldn’t take any more.
You’re just saying that til they have the sabermetrics episode.
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by patthatt on Dec 1, 2011 10:20 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
"Her Trash Over Replacement number is through the roof!"
by JRoth95 on Dec 1, 2011 10:57 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Somehow I can easily imagine someone coming up with numbers besides 38DD etc.
to rank the women on the show.
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I think they help convince people that, regardless of how badly they might behave or how spoiled they might secretly suspect they are, some people out there are worse.
by Charlie Wilmoth on Dec 1, 2011 10:33 AM EST up reply actions
I think it's a part
of the whole “(semi)celebrities are just like us!” nonsense. Don’t ask me how we ended up getting US! magazine delivered to our house because I have no idea, but there’s always a photo section there that is, in fact, called “Celebrities are just like us!” showing the likes of Katie Holmes pushing the kids around in a stroller at the park or some such. People in our democracy have flipped the entire social structure. Used to be the classy and/or the rich were people we aspired to be. Perhaps because it’s so hard for most of us to be classy and/or rich these days, we as a society have elected to try to drag these people down to our level instead, so we can feel better about ourselves, somehow.
That ends my sociology lecture for now, but I’m sure I’ll manage to deliver another one or two or 10 before this thread disappears.
This is a big part of it
The only thing sweeter than judging others is judging others who are richer/prettier/more famous than you.
There’s probably also a certain pleasure in being able to effectively gossip about people you don’t know – no risk of word getting back to your neighbor that you called her a trashy whore. Obviously people have always had celebrity gossip, but it was pretty remote; shows like this let people think they’re really seeing a lot about the people on the screen, so it’s not just “I heard Shannen Doherty is a bitch”, but “Did you see what a bitch Anna Benson is?”
That's the only reason I watched the Jersey Shore.
I had some tough times recently. Watching Jersey Shore reminded me that though things were bad for me, at least I don’t headbutt walls (and give myself a concussion) or get arrested for assault/public intoxication. Now that life is better, this stuff just doesn’t appeal to me.
"When I put on my uniform, I feel I am the proudest man on earth."
-Roberto
by blackjackfishtaco on Dec 1, 2011 11:16 AM EST up reply actions
but
how much of it was really how they would act and how much is just acting up because someone is putting a camera in their face?
(I haven’t actually watched the show – I spend more time doing more constructive things, like playing games)
by BlindSquirrel on Dec 1, 2011 8:05 PM EST up reply actions
the only reason I watched Jersey Shore
is because I’m in Morgantown, West Virginia.
the similarilities are endless.
Your 10 minutes
would be more productively spent hanging out outside the players’ entrance/exit at the ballpark some night and gawking at the astonishing women (20 years younger than these ones) who hang out there, hoping to snag one of these guys (I’m going from memory of 30 years ago; it’s possible women are more enlightened these days? /sarcasm/). I’m sure some ballplayers end up with intelligent, accomplished wives who have lives of their own, but the reason many end up with twits like these is because the kind of women ballplayers most often encounter are the kind of women who would hang around a ballpark players’ exit after games or hang around the hotel lobbies where the players stay — i.e., not exactly MIT grads and Mensa members.
And how does Nyjer’s ex-GIRLFRIEND get on a show about baseball wives? As a member of the human species, I’m hopeful they couldn’t find enough baseball wives dumb enough to submit themselves to the selective editing and provoking of public catfights this show will produce. But I guess you can’t blame even the dumb ones for trying to be the next Kardashian. Look up “highest paid reality show performers” sometime and tell yourself you wouldn’t debase yourself a little for that kind of scratch.
Yeah, well. I was in the outfield at PETCO Park before a Pirates game a few years ago, and Ian Snell was doing warmup tosses in the outfield. These girls were standing beside me shouting to get his attention … in garbled Spanish. I had to laugh. I let them know he was from Delaware.
by Charlie Wilmoth on Dec 1, 2011 10:53 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
HA!
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Dec 1, 2011 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
They knew
he made major-league money. What else did they need to know?
Really, few things would lower your general opinion of women faster and farther than seeing the Baseball Annies who hang outside the parks night after night and city after city.
Tasteless TV
Shows like this, Bridezillas, etc. make me wonder why the participants even sign up. No good can come from this when it’s clear the producers have no concept of integrity or truth. Even if these girls are nice and normal, they’ll find a way to turn up the drama.
Which again makes me wonder why they bother signing up. With traditional reality TV, the participants are nobodies who want fame and fortune. It’s clear these ladies are pretty well off, but it’s sad when they feel the need to pivot their husbands’ careers to gain a celebrity status.
As many Pirates have tweeted and in my personal experience, this DEFINITELY is not a representation of the majority of the partners of our Buccos.
by ATribeCalledGreg on Dec 1, 2011 10:19 AM EST reply actions
"Shows like this, Bridezillas, etc. make me wonder why the participants even sign up."
three reasons:
- Money.
- “Fame.”
- MONEY
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Dec 1, 2011 10:35 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah. The key thing to remember here is that these people aren’t necessarily representative of all “baseball wives.” They’re representative of the types of people who really, really want to be on television. That’s the operative population.
by Charlie Wilmoth on Dec 1, 2011 10:36 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I would not watch this even if you PAID me.
…and as we all know, I haven’t had a job for over a year, and could really use the money..
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
Liar.
On the next “Baseball Bloggers’ Wives and/or Former Girlfriends” …
Tell me you wouldn’t watch that. Bloggers get all the hot chicks.
I'll take that bet for $20.
You can pay me at the next Gathering.
Don’t need to watch it – Mrs. Cocktailsfor2 is smokin’ hot (as you well know), and I get to see her every day.
(So, in a way, I guess you’re right – bloggers do get the hot chicks. I’ll still betcha $20.)
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Dec 1, 2011 10:53 AM EST up reply actions
Double Liar
All it would take is a couple extra drinks with breakfast.
パトリック
Nope.
see above reply.
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Dec 1, 2011 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
The bright side
They had to really scrap the bottom of the irrelevant barrel as far as Major League Baseball goes. I would hope that’s an indicator that the show will lose steam quick, but then I only need to look at Dancing with the “Stars” to disprove that notion.
by ATribeCalledGreg on Dec 1, 2011 10:44 AM EST reply actions
I’ve always wondered what happened to the wives of the Master in Manos: Hands of Fate. Now we know….
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
by IAPiratesFan on Dec 1, 2011 10:49 AM EST reply actions 7 recs
Yep. Rec.
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Dec 1, 2011 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
Awesome reference.
And a rec for your effort, my friend.
It's just my two cents. Could be worth more, could be worth nothing.
And some Manos sequel news....
http://www.mst3kinfo.com/?p=11393
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
Brooke Villone needs to work on her pedaling form
She shouldn’t be rocking her shoulders so much.
Was that too catty?
No women of color?
I guess it’s up to Anna to be the sassy in-your-face black chick.
PLEASE don't think this is representative of baseball wives in general..
Not that I’m an expert or anything, but from watching the Showtime special on the Giants 2011 season, the wives of Matt Cain, Vogelsong, Posey, and Zito are nothing like this.
I tuned into Baseball Wives last night and shut it off after 15 minutes. Pretty much garbage.
Agree.
There was something on ROOT or something (possibly during a Buccos rain delay??) following the wives of Matt Diaz, Zach Duke… I’m not sure who else. My memory is foggy. Sorry.
But the point of this is that those women all seemed to be very grounded & family-oriented. They were too busy caring about their children, their homes and their husbands to be out drinking like college freshmen at a post-football party. I’d like to think most of the true baseball wives are more like the Diaz & Duke women rather than the curbside specials they’re showcasing on this new show.
one thing in there shocked and disgusted me
Who said Scottsdale, AZ could be the Most Livable City? Pittsburgh is the Most Livable City! Pittsburgh, I say!
(If you type “scottsdale most” into Google, the autosuggestions are “scottsdale most horrible miserable place on earth,” “scottsdale most livable city,” “scottsdale most miserable place on earth,” and “scottsdale most wanted,” in that order.)
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Pittsburgh it is!
Writing an extensive piece on the subject for the school paper, pretty interesting stuff.
by TheLizardKing on Dec 1, 2011 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
I don't see exactly what is so shocking.
Yes, the dialogue, scenes, and simple premise of the show are both hilarious and tragic, but it’s pretty much what we’ve come to expect from Reality TV explotiation and the Neanderthal media consumerism of our age.
Why didn't they just name it Pirates' Wives
since all of those guys played for the Pirates at one time. What does that really say about the team we root for
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Jack Butler, Greg Lloyd, Andy Russell, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene, Curtis Martin, Willie Roaf, Andre Reed and Jerry Kramer
"YOU ARE A FACTORY OF SADNESS" Angry Browns fan
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It says the players choose wives like the team chooses players.
Occupy MLB! Down with Seligula!
by WTM on Dec 1, 2011 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
not good
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Jack Butler, Greg Lloyd, Andy Russell, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene, Curtis Martin, Willie Roaf, Andre Reed and Jerry Kramer
"YOU ARE A FACTORY OF SADNESS" Angry Browns fan
Canal Chronicles resident Steelers Fan
Wow, what happened to Anna Benson?
And I thought Lyle Overbay had a swift and precipitous dropoff.
She looks to be going the route of Anna Nicole Smith...
She seems to be floating through life spending money someone else’s money, sedated and intoxicated.
My absolute favorite moment:
Kendall’s wife: “[The tattoos] started off as a bible verse that really meant something to me, and it turned into…”
Uh, a layer of filth to masquerade your track marks?
This reminds me
you just don’t hear the word “bimbo” much anymore.
No we don't....
But it seems kind of old fashion, like it’s much too nice and silly of a word for the women on this show.
You gotta aim high to fail so big. - Trace Beaulieu
by IAPiratesFan on Dec 3, 2011 12:10 AM EST up reply actions
Saw this linked on BTF:
During a recent filming, Anna Benson — the wife of former Mets pitcher Kris Benson — got into it with Cheri Knoblauch — wife of former Yankee second baseman Chuck Knoblauch. Anna got creative, pulled out a stun gun and set it on a table in front of her in a threatening manner, then produced a 12-inch dildo from her purse and started swinging. -TMZ
Words fail me.
Somehow, they will find a way to make that not compelling television.
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by WHYG Zane Smith on Dec 2, 2011 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
Don’t ask me how I found this or what I’m doing on Friday night, but I just realized this Cheri Knoblauch is Brian Giles’ former girlfriend.
http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/cheri-olvera-chuck-knoblauch-get-married/62798
This show is becoming everything you didn’t want to know about the 2000 Pirates.
by Charlie Wilmoth on Dec 2, 2011 10:36 PM EST up reply actions
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