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Just saw it on the bottom of the page, Thought this was as good a place as any to put it... To BMAC. Happy Birthday.

Armstrong won the World Championships in 1993 -- That was completely out of nowhere. And he largely won that because nobody respected him as a threat to win, so when he attacked nobody chased. the only other major races he won prior to his illness was the San Sebastian Classic and the Flesch Wallone... both of those are long one day races, over varying, but not mountainous, terrain... That's the type of cyclist Armstrong projected to be. To make a baseball comparison, It would be like a guy who hit a little under .300 with little to no power, and some speed, getting "sick" and coming back as A-Rod. Oh and to your Lemond eat your heart out comment... He also came back from a near death incedent... he still has shotgun pellets in his chest from a hunting accident... But he only won twice after his incedent.

The Cheat lives on a wooded area. The Cheat has his own PVC potato gun. Sometimes if you use too much fuel I can launch flaming potatoes. /still a pussy compared to this guy.

That event was the Tour DuPont... Not exactly a top flite tour in terms of talent. No doubt the biggest tour in the US, but nothing compared to those in Europe. They've tried to revive the Tour DuPont recently, kinda. DuPont was in the Carolina Area, The tour which has replaced it is the Tour de Georgia. Georgia attracted a respectable international field this year. Lance won rather easily.

NO chance he has it after tomorrow. However, if Lotto-Domo can limit their losses tomorrow, he could find himself back in yellow before they hit the Pyrenees. Most likely the tour bosses, Lance et al., won't waste the energy defending the yellow this early in the tour.

Carlos Lee is 1 for 9 with the bases loaded this season... He has 1 hit and 1 sac fly in that situation.... He has NO walks... I can't pull up the stats for pitches per bases loaded AB, but Carlos thinks every first pitch with the bases loaded is his pitch. It's not just this one AB... He's terrible with the bases loaded.

Carlos has swung first pitch at practically every Bases loaded AB this season... He has not learned... He never will... Baggio is right... Carlos learned nothing from watching the two batters in front of him... Carlos learned nothing from watching Frank trot out of the batters box watching a "homerun" only to nearly be thrown out at second... Carlos learned nothing by watching Todd walker win a baseball game without taking the bat off of his shoulder... The theme is Carlos won't learn.. He never will... He's not a smart baseball player.

Respected = Respective

Correction he went from young-up-and-comer-who never had a shot at winning an event like the tour de France -- To disappointment. To complete flop. To Near dead. To inspirational story, just by getting back on the bike. To surprise winner of a weakened tour field. To 5 time champ. The fact is if he never got cancer he never would have lost the amount of weight he needed to compete in the mountains of a grand tour. He would have been a good all-around cyclist, but not the climbing machine he has become.

well I didn't see the poll in the Sports bar... I guess you can take care of this one.

I don't know which is tougher. I guess I'm leaning towards 56 games, cuz it's already been 60+ years.

Voted "don't like it" With the revelation that the Mariners were after Borchard, I've become officially opposed to this trade. It's not from the standpoint that I don't want Garcia. It's from teh standpoint that I don't like what we gave up. The only way I'll ever come around on the deal is by Winning... In the Post Season.... Multiple Times. I'm not looking to start another debate. I haven't even posted in that other thread.

Not a Notre Dame fan here, but I hope that Bob Davie never gets another chance to coach football. He has become my favorite College Football announcer. He always does his homework, and always knows almost everything about the two teams, and their respective conferences. For my money, he's an immesurably better announcer than he was coach.

my god KW is going to be active before the trade deadline, WHAT A PREDICTION.

Crazy day on the tour today... There was 2 sections of coblestone paths that had the contenders worried. The result was a high pace. And when the ineveitable crash happened, most of the serious contenders were safe at the front. One major contender was not spared. Iban Mayo lost considerable time today as he got caught in a crash. Robbie McEwan finished second on the day, earning enough in time bonuses to take over the Overall lead.Lance is down to fifth, but ahead of all main Rivals. Tomorrow is the team time trial. There's a lot of time to be won or lost with a solid or dismal showing. Expect to see Jens Voigt in Yellow tomorrow. His team CSC appears to be very strong, and he currently sits in third place. Lance and Postal service will be looking for an overall victory tomorrow. If they are able to win tomorrows stage, Lance will be in yellow. Other teams who should fare well Phonak(Tyler Hamilton), T-Mobile(Jan Ulrich), Rabobank (levi Leipheimer)

Pussy Galore /that is all.

Dasox24, Have you read the book "Absolutley American" -- If you haven't, you should. It's the story of a group of Cadets 4 years at west point, which included time over 9-11.

Garcia > Alomar + Everett + Sullivan

I was going to start a daily update thread, but I haven't been around lately... with the drinkin and the Holiday weekend and all. So Far not much has happened. The Prolouge was Saturday, but that is more of a show than anything... IT's only 4 mile time trial, so there's not a lot of ground to be gained or lost. Lance finished second, ahead of all of the major contenders. He showed he was in good form, and he would be challenging for the title until Paris. The last two days have been flat stages, usually won by non-contenders or sprinters in a bunch finish. Yesterday Jan Kirispuu won, and Today Robbie McEwan. Thor Hushovd was second on both days, gaining some time bonuses to move up from his 5th place in the Prolouge to take the overall lead. Lance has dropped to 4th, due to people gaining time bonuses in sprints. Tomorrow is another flat stage, so not much should happen. Wednesday is the first day that will really matter to all of the Overall contenders, The Team TimeTrial... There's considerable amount of time to be gained and lost. There's another few flat stages before they get to the Pyrenees mountains on the spanish border, and it should become appearent who is going to have a shot to win then... Other names to watch. Jan Ulrich Iban Mayo Tyler Hamilton Along with lance, these are the only three guys I can see being on the podium in Paris.

Matsui = Carlos Lee

I heard he's been working on his "ephus" pitch.

Dan, How many broken legs does banesez(sp is way off) have this year.

And willie in right.

I would drop all allegiances to the White Sox if we aquired Nomar before the trade deadline.

Curses are for Cubbies... http://www.northsidebaseball.com/Forum/index.php Go curse them if you're bored.