GH wrote:
> In a message dated Fri, 19 Jan 2001 6:05:59 PM Eastern Standard Time,
"Conway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> <<Convene a panel .. whatever .. When
> ALL is complete you make a one time adjustment .. Of all records that need
> adjusting .. You take out all "bad marks" and what you are left with are
the
> new records .. I actually think it could be good for the sport if played
> properly because you will end up with the likes of Marion Jones, Cathy
> Freeman, and Gail Devers at or near the top of the lists .. Current stars
> who can be further touted .. Take the damned negative and play a positive
> off of it .. How about :
>
> Recent adjustments to all time lists finds Marion Jones best ever at 100
and
> 200 meters !!!! You could even say something like: As track and field goes
> through the process of eliminating drug use in the sport and eliminating
> marks made by previously drug tainted athletes in the 80's and 90's we
find
> today's stars leading the way with their outstanding marks and times
!!!!!>>
>
> Gee, what a great idea. What's the over-under on the Flojo family filing a
multi-million dollar lawsuit for defamation of character? About 4 seconds?
Yeah, sign me up for that panel.
>
> No wait, I get it, not a paroblem, because our panel won't remove any
American marks: 1. because they're too litigious; 2. because know it's only
those dirty foreigners who USED drugs (and I emphasize the past tense,
because nobody does any more).
>
Actually not .. In a previous post I stated that we work only with those
marks for which we have evidence .. So FloJo's marks remain .. Of course
there is nothing preventing anyone to list the 100 mark as questionable
given the circumstances surrounding the wind readings .. Which is really
what should have been done in the first place .. And I bet if it were other
than American as much would have been done ..
Conway Hill
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