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Adrian Gonzalez gets even less respect than people realize

This is a photo of "Adrian Gonzalez" from an Onion article joking around about how nobody knows who Adrian Gonzalez is. Except, what do you notice about it?


Gonzalez

It's not even Adrian Gonzalez! Part of me would like to think that the Onion is being extra self-referential by not even using the right picture when joking around about nobody knowing who a guy is, but another part of me realizes that this might not be the case.

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Was the wrong picture put their intentionally or not?
Intentional
327 votes
Mistake
148 votes

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Intentional or unintentional mistake?

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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Jun 8, 2009 11:04 AM PDT reply actions  

...I think they just blew it

The Gonzalez bros actually do kinda look alike so I can see how some foolios from Wisconsin would use the wrong picture. If Adrian shaved his goatee it would be worse.

by MarshmeloMartinez on Jun 8, 2009 11:24 AM PDT reply actions  

INTENTIONAL!

Brilliant! I saw the tweet this morning. Sad part is only us Pads fans get the joke.

by sqrunt on Jun 8, 2009 11:27 AM PDT reply actions  

which is why I think it was a mistake

why would they make a joke only Padre fans would get

DODGERS, RED SOX, YANKEES, BRONCOS, PATRIOTS and RAIDERS all suck. Especially the Dodgers.

by LJbumfool on Jun 8, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

I mean

for a national thing like The Onion to make a little inside joke that only Padre fans would get, it seems unlikely. Sure it would make sense to us because we know thats not Adrian, but a majority of the Onions readers would not even notice, and therefore the joke would be moot.

DODGERS, RED SOX, YANKEES, BRONCOS, PATRIOTS and RAIDERS all suck. Especially the Dodgers.

by LJbumfool on Jun 8, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

The Onion is extremely savvy.

Many of their sports writing is very intelligent, these aren’t just a bunch of stoners in Wisconsin writing silly stories about stuff they know nothing about. One example I’ll give is DJ Gallo, who used to write for the Onion and now works for the Worldwide Leader and created SportsPickle.com.

Another example is the AV Club, which most would assume to be a joke because it’s part of the Onion. In fact they are very good, evenhanded and well-respected entertainment writers.

by 'Eaters on Jun 8, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh it's absolutely intentional

BRILLIANT. What genius. Well played, Onion!

In protest of adulthood

by Bradicus on Jun 8, 2009 11:54 AM PDT reply actions  

Onion is on a new level.

I too think that AGon needs & deserves more respect, but the onion is just that good. Seriously hilarious!

by ryangraves on Jun 8, 2009 12:15 PM PDT reply actions  

I voted mistake

If there’s 100 baseball fans reading that article, 20 of them have heard of Adrian, and 3 will realize that’s not really him.

Next they’ll pair up Edgar’s photo to Adrian’s and cite it as an obvious case of PED use and only the same 3 would realize it.

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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Jun 8, 2009 1:43 PM PDT reply actions  

If you make a "joke" and nobody gets it

is it really a joke?

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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Jun 8, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

exactly

DODGERS, RED SOX, YANKEES, BRONCOS, PATRIOTS and RAIDERS all suck. Especially the Dodgers.

by LJbumfool on Jun 8, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

furthermore

they already made the main joke, which is Adrian not being well-known. The photo is subtle continuation, not the main event.

by 'Eaters on Jun 8, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm not saying you're wrong

but my disbelief stems from the idea that someone would actually do something for Padre fans. It’s just so hard to believe.

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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Jun 8, 2009 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

me = convinced

DODGERS, RED SOX, YANKEES, BRONCOS, PATRIOTS and RAIDERS all suck. Especially the Dodgers.

by LJbumfool on Jun 8, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

IT'S THE ONION!

Onions have many layers.

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by TheThirdGonzalez on Jun 8, 2009 6:32 PM PDT reply actions  

Isn't that stud hitter Paul McAnulty?

Seriously, of course it’s intentional! The Onion’s whole thing is sarcasm. I don’t see how it would even be funny if they put a picture of the real A-Go there.

by dairyking887 on Jun 8, 2009 9:58 PM PDT reply actions  

photo changed!

I’m gonna have to say unintentional since they changed the photo.

by Johnny Utah on Jun 9, 2009 12:45 PM PDT reply actions  

That's strange.

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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Jun 9, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

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