Dave Winfield "stars" on The Moment of Truth

by jbox on Mar 5, 2008 10:56 PM PST in News

Dave Winfield made an appearance on the game show Moment of Truth Wednesday night. Is this what Padres Vice Presidents do?

Much like Pros vs. Joes, the Moment of Truth sounds like a good idea for a television show but it fails so badly. Dave Winfield has appeared on both series.

The Moment of Truth takes a contestant and asks them a ton of questions while hooked up to a lie detector, behind the scenes. They don't tell the contestant if they caught them in a lie or not. Then armed with "the truth", the host asks uncomfortably personal questions to the contestant and they can tell if the person is telling the truth. If they answer 15 questions truthfully then they get a large sum of money. Once a question is asked you have to answer it and if you quit you get nothing. To make matters worse they put the contestants family and friends in the audience. They either ruin their family and get the money or what usually happens they ruin their family and get nothing.

They always seem to bring out a secret guest, sometimes it's a celebrity. Dave Winfield came out to ask Question number 8. He asked the female contestant if she ever fantasized about a Yankee player while having sex.

First of all this is a classless show and it's a shame that a Padres Vice President is in anyway associated with it. Secondly, why is Winfield only touted as a former Yankee? If you want to talk about being a Yankee the rest of your life then you should have just gone into the Hall of Fame as a Yankee!

Apparently the husband didn't care that the contestant fantasized about Yankees, but he used his "pass" to save her from answering a question about her being Jewish. Weird.

Update [2008-3-6 11:42:19 by jbox]:

The Questions:

New York Yankee Hall a Famer Dave Winfield asked Question 8

Question 8: While having sex with your husband Darren, have you ever fantasized about a member of the New York Yankees? Answer: Yes/True

Question 9: Have you ever been embarrassed to tell someone you are Jewish? Her husband pushed the buzzer to not answer the question

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Awful show

I watched it once and found it deplorable. I saw on Fark that they issued an invitation to Clemens to be on the celebrity version; now, that I'd watch.

I'm the biggest Yankee hater of them all but I manage to forgive Winfield's Ghost's Living Form for putting on The Great Satan's pinstripes since his entire tenure there was basically one long, drawn-out war with the original Steinbrenner. I think putting up with that idiot for a decade counts as appropriate penance.

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by TheThirdGonzalez on Mar 5, 2008 11:38 PM PST 0 recs

Awful show?

I did not watch it, but these days I am very interested with his book "Making the Play" that I got recently, I found it purposeful, direct and full of great solutions for improving America's pasttime. See the book, I think it is different with this show, it is good. Here it is:
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by Susanoowith123 on Mar 6, 2008 4:23 AM PST 0 recs

I refuse to believe this is true

by Winfield's Ghost on Mar 6, 2008 6:11 AM PST 0 recs

VP

Maybe they could've wired up Big Dave and asked if his VP job was guarranteed when he agreed to wear the Padres cap in the HoF? Not that there's anything wrong with that.

by Billy Almon on Mar 6, 2008 7:22 AM PST 0 recs

Players don't get to choose

what they go into the hall of fame anymore since 1998. Known as the Wade Boggs rule, who signed a lucrative deal with the D-Rays and agreed to go into the Hall as a Ray. Now the HOF committee decides what they go in as, but will take listen to the players request.

Recently Gary Carter was campaigning very hard to go into the HOF as a NY Met, but since most of his accomplishments happened as a Expos, that is the hat he wore into the Hall.

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra

by Sammy G on Mar 6, 2008 11:07 AM PST up 0 recs

Yeah but

the timing of Winfield's management career with the Padres and his HoF induction still makes me wonder, given that he could have gone in with Yankees (more seasons) or even Jays (world series win). This gave his request some weight and value.

by Billy Almon on Mar 6, 2008 12:44 PM PST up 0 recs

Question for jbox....

Was he introduced as San Diego Padres Vice President Dave Winfield? Or former New York Yankee Dave Winfield?

by Drama on Mar 6, 2008 7:24 AM PST 0 recs

Just heard the audio on Scott & BR

"New York Yankee legend and Hall of Famer...Dave Winfield."

No mention of the Padres. Thank God.

by Drama on Mar 6, 2008 7:39 AM PST up 0 recs

Who cares?

Absolutely none of it's real. All actors. All scripted.

That's the real reason not to watch that crap.

(Anyone else in a pissy mood today?)

by TheGrandHatching on Mar 6, 2008 9:04 AM PST 0 recs

yep

"I haven't felt this awful since we saw that Ronald Reagan film."

by Drama on Mar 6, 2008 9:33 AM PST up 0 recs

Jus' hang loose, blood.

"She gonna catch ya up on da' rebound on da' med side."

by TheGrandHatching on Mar 6, 2008 9:42 AM PST up 0 recs

You know what they say.

"See a broad to get that bodiac lay her down and smack 'em yack 'em. Col' got to be! Yo! Sheeeeeeet!"

by Drama on Mar 6, 2008 9:59 AM PST up 0 recs

Ironic?

You guys complaining that the show is all scripted and yet you're unable to communicate with each other without random semi-obscure pop culture references. It's like rain on your wedding day.

by Dex on Mar 6, 2008 10:29 AM PST up 0 recs

irony of irony?

now that is funny...

FWIW, this morning around 7:50 the 1090 morning show guys were joking on Ted & Scott's broadcast yesterday, and they kept replaying the clip of Teddy introducing brother Brooksie to bat, over and over again.

Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.

by TheRevRun on Mar 6, 2008 10:37 AM PST up 0 recs

Man, I gotta find that

That would be fun to put on my phone for his ringtone.

by Dex on Mar 6, 2008 10:41 AM PST up 0 recs

"Irony...

...can be pretty ironic sometimes."

by TheGrandHatching on Mar 6, 2008 10:41 AM PST up 0 recs

uhm

that's not ironic (the lyrics of that song), unfortunate, sad but not ironic.

That is the most ironic thing about that song, is she didn't know the definition of "ironic".

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra

by Sammy G on Mar 6, 2008 11:09 AM PST up 0 recs

Only on GLB...

...can you go from discussing Dave Winfield's appearance on a reality show to critiquing Alanis Morissette song lyrics.

BTW - I thought her performance on Curb Your Enthusiasm was electric and unforgettable.

by Drama on Mar 6, 2008 11:23 AM PST up 0 recs

Rain on your wedding day

Without reference to the song, I think one could make the argument that it's ironic that people think rain on your wedding day is a good thing. Although that's more of an irrational justification, like thinking it's good luck for a bird to poop on you.

by TheGrandHatching on Mar 6, 2008 11:25 AM PST up 0 recs

These are all lies

LIES, I TELL YOU!

by Winfield's Ghost on Mar 6, 2008 11:23 AM PST 0 recs

What do you mean?

Are you saying that she doesn't fantasize about members of the New York Yankees when having sex with Darren?

by TheGrandHatching on Mar 6, 2008 11:29 AM PST up 0 recs

That parts true

but I heard it was a couple of yrs ago and it was Don Zimmer she was thinking of.

by Winfield's Ghost on Mar 6, 2008 11:47 AM PST up 0 recs

Oh man.

Jayson Werth's dad is gonna be so pissed.

by Drama on Mar 6, 2008 11:29 AM PST up 0 recs

I know

I wish we'd stop pissing him off...

by Winfield's Ghost on Mar 6, 2008 11:48 AM PST up 0 recs

He was announced as a Yankee

because the couple was from NY..so it made sense to try and tie the question to the team. I still don't know what Dave's motivation would've been to come on that show though. He must have owed someone a big favor.

by thenerdhater on Mar 6, 2008 11:27 AM PST 0 recs