The cover of the May Mad magazine features good ol’ Alfred E. Newman as Baseball’s Newest Mascot: Mr. Roids.
The current issue also has a pertinent spin-off on the Roger Clemens AT&T wireless commercial, with Andy Pettitte at the other end of the line. There’s also “Things We’ll Probably Overhear at the Upcoming Barry Bonds Trial…”, including
- From Bonds’ attorney: “The only things my client is guilty of are arrogance, rudeness, adultery and lying in court. Only one of which happens to be illegal.”
- From the prosecution: “And did you personally electrocute the Pit Bulls…oh, wait, sorry, wrong sports scandal,” and “I remind you that you are still under oath, not that you cared the last time.”
- From the judge: “Will the defendant please approach the bench and autograph this home run ball I got off eBay?” and “Overruled. Defendant will answer questions about his massive hat size.”
- From Barry Bonds: “I’m not playing on any prison softball team for less than $8 million.”
- And my favorite: “I’d watch the trial on truTV, but Tim McCarver just won’t shut up.”
There’s also a faux movie poster for The Bad News Bare-Asses, “starring” Clemens, Pettitte and Brian McNamee. Tag line: “Baseball has rules. Not that these a-holes care.”
Perhaps not so coincidentally, The New York Times ran this interactive slide presentation on cartoonist Al Jaffee, who, among other things, has drawn in famous Mad fold-in for years. Among the pieces represented, Roger Clemens “morphing” into a pregnant Jamie Lynn Spears, Pete Rose to Charlie Brown, and football overcoming baseball as America’s number one sport.
NOT the current cover.
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