Re: t-and-f: DGS vs RNORTHAM

Randall I was under the assumption you were older than Darrell. I am beginning to wonder if age is nothing but a number. William E. Beaman "Still lurking"

Re: t-and-f: Re: Embarassment

Since this discussion will not die I will chime in. The US presence at Chile was remarkable to Americans, given the general understanding of our system, and how difficult the timing was. For everyone else it is a chance to feel hopeful. I relate it to the hubbub that came up after Dwain

RE: t-and-f: Mo Greene

Oh boy! I heard a lot about Darrell, and now I see why. Dennis a big timer? You have got to be joking! Linford served him lunch except for 91, and they implemented a new rule after that .09 reaction. Now the Ben issue is amusing. Ben has a bronze medal to his name, and drugs stamped

Re: t-and-f: Suzy revisited

In a message dated 10/12/00 9:48:10 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: As Bill Scobey has already pointed out, 3:57.40 is hardly mediocre, nor is almost beating Gabriela Szabo at Pre and pushing Regina hard at the Oly trials. Ol' Eddie Caine, nice to see some fellow folks

Re: t-and-f: Suzy Hamilton Interview = High Anxiety

In a message dated 10/12/00 2:13:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Lesson to be learned. Don't be afraid to lose. When all you can think of is first place then often you lose the ability to place highly (ie a Silver or Bronze or a 5th place) which are all better

Re: t-and-f: Suzy Hamilton Interview = High Anxiety

I can envision the mess in here if a sprinter admitted to having an anxiety problem. We can go on and on about this, the truth hurts sometimes. Truth: The 4x100m offended some people. Truth: Suzy is not the star she has been billed to be. She has continually faltered in the heat. And yes,

Re: t-and-f: Capel's start

Problem, Capel flinched, which does not constitute a false start. If his feet did not leave the pressure plates there would be no indication to the starting officials. He made a rookie mistake, ask Jon Drummond(Zurich) or Greg Foster. If you do not hear a recall keep going, period! I bet

Re: t-and-f: Boorish behavior

And who did you ask about this supposed disgrace? There was very little word of it among the throngs of fans, who dictated the celebration. The complaints came from the media, and a couple of athletes, who quite frankly seemed bitter. Do you know those guys had no clue they had done anything

t-and-f: Musings

Let's start with the 400ih before I get to my rantings. Because there were 3 semi final heats, the lanes are drawn by place, then time. Angelo made the mistake of taking second, and threw caution to the wind. Now to more disturbing news. A month ago I talked about the pending politics that

Re: t-and-f: relay team decisions?...

Larry you have nailed it. The problem has been the weakness in the coach. The relay coach has been the most wishy washy of all the coaches assembled in the recent majors. Not one of them made a decision and lived with it. Moon spoke wonderful words, but believe me, he is not making the

Re: t-and-f: Let's talk track

Women's 800 - Both 800's will most liklely become the races of the meet. I am a homer and look for Maria to win but the 2 Clark's to medal, with Jearl getting bronze and Hazel nabbing silver. Looking like the future for the long, long sprint. Men's 1500 - I think Bernard Lagat will shock a

Re: t-and-f: Geb

Well the cynic in you can relax. Geb was spotted at Breakfast today in the Olympic Village. Does that mean he will run? No, not really, but it does open him to testing. Also spotted yesterday were Maurice and Ato. On a sadder note, I am sorry to hear about CJ having to withdraw from the

t-and-f: 4x100m

So many tragic tells in these relays. The pitfalls of a subjective process, or is an objective process, I am so confused. Let me sort this out, on the men's side we need proof that the relay member is fit, meaning he kicks ass all over Europe, and shows himself to be the fastest 4th man or

t-and-f: Journalismm Ban

The one upside to this ban is we will not be subjected to MJ's artistic license. Depriving us of his every witty retort, "I can write what I want to write.", and the ever so original, "My colleague hurt my feelings with her criticism. I expected more from her." Yeah, I am going to miss his

Re: t-and-f: Comments On/After Berlin

While we ponder the foolishness of the powers that be, we have missed an interesting issue. The 4x400m relay. Who will run the final? Let's say it is the top 3, and then who? I have even money on Angelo Taylor. For 2 year snow he has been tauted and almost groomed for the relay spot. A

Re: t-and-f: re: Time to start talking about the games !!

Let's test ourselves. 2nd and 3rd for the 400m, men and women. Men Antonio P - experience and will get him past the field in teh last 10 m Alvin Harrison - been here before, as long as he avoids lane 1 this year he will contend for the silver Women Latasha C. - no one else has shown me

Re: t-and-f: re: Time to start talking about the games !!

Geez! One post, and I get all this flak. Some seem to rate HSI right up there with the Flo-Jo topic. My apologies, I was only trying to some interest flowing to detract from the drug talk. More than one person has been willing to stake money on the contrary to Inger Miller winning a gold

Re: t-and-f: Berlin Sprints

OK I am begging! Someone please find out who ran on a relay that is the 5th or 6th fastest time ever run!!! That time is far more impressive than Marion or Maurice's runs. Who was on the relay? And to further the hype, the second place team ran 38.18, another American team. I cannot

t-and-f: The Relay team

Three cheers for usatf.org!!! The last place I thought to look and they came through. The same team that ran in Gateshead ran in Berlin. Jon Drummond to Bernard Williams to Curtis Johnson to Maurice Greene. 37.65 As happy as I would like to be at the prospect of a US domination I see

Re: t-and-f: Al-Sabee 8.33m at Asian Champs!

Yes it was legal. I was there, I do not remember the wind, but if there was any it would have been a headwind. That 8.33 tied his personal best, and he also had a 8.30 from behind the board. If he can put it together in Sydney he will be a definite factor. He is quite capable of going

Re: t-and-f: OT 200M question

Another puts foot in mouth! Explain to us regular people how you have concluded the injury was fake? It has been almost three weeks, and I am not understanding your conclusion. I will give you a chance to explain before I hit you with "the" facts. And no I am not an insider, but I do live

Re: American Sprinting ( was Re: t-and-f: Micheal Johnson)

Yes, Bernard has left school and gone pro, joining HSI and John Smith. As the story goes, they have been trying to hook up since Bernard was in HS. The usual circumstances prevented that along the way, and the usual circumstances have facilitated the union today. I think it will be a good

Re: t-and-f: Re: American Sprinting

And that is from one of those "other, southern" sprint coaches! So now that an actual coach has spoken, where do you go? Willy B

Re: Piling on (was Re: t-and-f: Michael Johnson)

In a message dated 8/9/2000 11:33:12 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I agree, "American 100M Sprinters" have not been dominant since Lewis and Barrel. But the 100M is the only sprint that we have not dominated. This is a misnomer at its worse. The US has been its

Re: Piling on (was Re: t-and-f: Michael Johnson)

Let us keep this simple. I hear the complaints all the time about the testing system. There is a simple rule in place that I have rarely seen implemented elsewhere in the world. I remember in 97 the Greeks ran from the tester when they saw him coming. Not one of them was suspended. In the

Re: t-and-f: 5 years ago today/Jerry Garcia

Let me think of my pr's, this is a great thing Maurice Greene 9.79 Haile G. 12:44 Kiptanui 7:59 Jonthan Edwards both jumps, sorry Walt I was at full attention, about 3 rows from the rail MJ 19.66, no longer his pr, but at the time the wr Ato Boldon 9.86 Not a long list but I remember

Re: t-and-f: Heusen Results

Meb is the man. I only hope he can stay healthy. His commanding performance at the trials, and now a 13:11. All he wanted was to run under 13:19. Very promising for the future. I love those Bruins WB

Re: t-and-f: New Olympic Relay Events

I agree, the run-in-your-lane relay is terrible. But it is a rare occassion wen we are able to see more than one quality 4x200 on the track at one time. The relay in Texas 2 seasons ago was terrific, as was the one in '94 at Mt SAC. I think the boredom is aided by the existence of one

Re: t-and-f: Adjusted 200s

Nice try but still untrue. While all wind readings are the same, the effect of whatever winds are on the turn cannot be accounted for. To make your thought true you need to know the split for the final 100m, and adjust that, then add it to the first 100m. Otherwise you are not adjusting for

Re: t-and-f: New Olympic Relay Events

The equivalent to the strokes in swimming are the distances in track. The medleys would fit that description. I vote for making the 4x200m an official relay. It would give us another race, and more interest would be developed in the 200m, a bastard event. Could you imagine a team of Capel,

Re: t-and-f: Olympic Relay Squads

In a message dated 7/31/2000 2:18:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 4x1 - Women 1) Chrystie Gaines 2) Gail Devers 3) Inger Miller 4) Marion Jones * simply the best 4 relay runners available hands down ... Sorry hit the send button to fast Again I return to

t-and-f: Re:

Well you would be dead wrong. The ones who profess immortality are the non sprinters, and I doubt many of you have competed at this level. Hahahaha, all that has been said is that Mike is not Superman, and that some of us think he has been vulnerable. It is easy to look at the numbers and

Re: t-and-f: Jon Drummond on Jim Rome today

It was a great show. Jon was on for the whole hour, and Romey seemed to genuinely enjoy the segments. Rome said he would have Jon on again before the Games, and possibly from the Games. Track is entering the Jungle! You wanted to know what good the trash talking, spectacle had.Exposure.

t-and-f: Re:

And he beat Superman in that same race. One of the various reasons many miss the SWC. Once again, Mj loses to a short sprinter. He is "one" of the greatest, long sprinters we have seen(I think Tommy Smith is the best), but he is not invinceable, nor beyond doubt. Now I like many out there tire

Re: t-and-f: Micheal Johnson

Well stated Conway. I do not understand the opposition to these FACTS. The "superman" of confidence never bowed to the "kryptonite" known as pride. Why do you think Mike felt the need to prove to us he is still the man? Because he knows he has not been the man since that night in Atl. The