goodguyatsports.blogspot.com - 8/19/2008
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Phelps' eight gold medals makes us rethink greatness This is long enough, let’s just jump right in. What's an athlete? One who competes in an exercise activity or sport at some level above terrible. I’m an athlete. Just to warn you, I’m about to waste a lot of both of our time parsing this bullshit column. I should probably just avoid it. Who's an athlete? Like hundreds of millions of people. ...
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PM Roundup: Ricky Williams is Back, New Jerseys Everywhere, and Defending BJ Upton
The Big Lead —
... local games live, which would rock. (Sports Business Journal)
New college football jerseys: UNLV not bad, Georgia Tech bad. (Tex Ags)
Joe Posnanski’s opinions on baseball predictions are very much in agreement with those at SI. (Where I Stand)
Why so upset at skimpy Olympic outfits? (Philly Daily News)
New T-Wolves jerseys are cringe-worthy. (Realests)
Picking apart a Jemele Hill column on Michael Phelps. (Good Guy at Sports)
Depressing: the Big Foot thing from last week was a ...
About This Phelps Business...
Doubt About It —
... I won't link to Jemele Hill's recent ESPN article about Phelps because I would feel bad doing so (feel bad for you all having to read it, that is). I know, I know. "Look at the grumpy blogger. He couldnt do better, so he should shut up!" Well aside from illustrating the grammatical errors in the article, this post, from Good Guy at Sports, provides a thoughtful take on Hill's insanely hyperbolic feelings on Phelps. Go ahead and read that. As you'll see, people like Hill are going a little overboard with this Phelps praise, and leaving all traces of rational thought, logic, and ...
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