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Philly Pants Party folks can blame the Cardinals for not getting to see loss #10,000. And the hot bats of Bacon Pants… and Pat Burrell?!? [Zo Zone]
Everything you ever wanted to know about Rickey Henderson. [100% Injury Rate]
Did Nick Swisher, like Samson, lose his powers when he cut his hair? [Home Run Derby]
ESPN forgets the White Sox exist. [Foul Balls]
OU football is busted by the NCAA, has to forfeit the entire ’05 season. Relive the hilarity. [Every Day Should Be Saturday]
What the hell has happened to nicknames in baseball? [UmpBump]
Take a gander at what’s playing on Brady Quinn’s iPod. [Ghosts of Wayne Fontes]
The All-Superstition Squad has been named- and Big Papi’s plate antics don’t even make the list. [Bugs & Cranks]
A look at all the fashion choices on display at the ESPYs. [Leave The Man Alone]
Closing on a sweet note, with a story about a lifelong sports dream come true. [The Jaunt]
And our Mail Bag Hottie this week is…
Steven Lopez, Taekwondo. Gold medalist in Sydney and in Athens. Won his fourth consecutive world title in May of this year. Officially the most decorated Taekwondo athlete in history- and arguably the best Taekwondo athlete of all time. Also, qu This week’s MBH thanks to wwi_flying_ace_17.
YAYAYAYAYAYAY! A COMBAT SPORT!!!! And that man gives you a reason to watch taekwondo.
A Latino — i.e. non-Asian/non-East Asian (Oriental?) — martial arts champion? It really must be the 21st century!
Yeah, the whole family is into taekwondo. The article is old, but interesting. The family had to move from Nicaragua when the goverment was overthrown.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/athens/fight/2004-08-02-lopez-cover_x.htm
Nice pics by the way. You found a lot better pictures than I was able to. Yeah, I had this week’s mail bag hottie!
Why, hello Steven Lopez.
I just got to thinking about the Olympics because of this. I cannot wait to see what you Ladies have in store for us next summer.
Hopefully lots about wrestling, the world’s oldest and greatest sport. I really hope that Mo Lawal makes the team, because DAYUM. The man is fine.
What? Jumping the gun?