THE ZAPPER

John Walters

June 19, 2000

Memo to Marion Jones: You ask on your Nike spots, "Why are sisters making less when they're busting their butts to the max?" For the same reason that Nike can sell shoes for $140: That's what the market dictates.... ABC's Lesley Visser looked woefully uninformed when asking Bob and Beverly Lewis, who own Belmont Stakes victor Commendable, how this triumph ranked with their other Belmont wins. The Lewises, previously winless in the race, own Silver Charm and Charismatic, whose Triple Crown hopes were dashed at Belmont. If Visser's producers didn't so inform her, they also deserve a night in the barn.