tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18522524290181286662023-11-15T11:41:26.336-05:00Carl Lewis DivisionFantasy Olympics 2008Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544132368344617265noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852252429018128666.post-10008613719626017702008-08-19T17:43:00.004-04:002008-08-20T11:17:18.432-04:00Upset brewing?Don't look now, but I've spotted a Dark Horse from way back. Earlier this week, Tamara Willit Hurt was sitting in sixth. Leslie's team has already vaulted to third. But she may not be done. Take a look at what happens if the favorites win out in every remaining event:<br /><br />Lea's Team (projected points in <span style="font-weight: bold;">bold</span>):<br />1. Michael Phelps - 24<br />2. <span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Alexander Artemev</span> Donny Robinson - <span style="font-weight: bold;">3</span><br />3. Women's Softball - <span style="font-weight: bold;">3</span><br />4. Matt Emmons - 2<br />5. Women's basketball - <span style="font-weight: bold;">3</span><br />6. David Boudia<br />7. Jonathan Horton - 3<br />8. Haley Ishimatsu<br />9. James Blake<br />10. Eva Lee<br />11. Samantha Peszek - 2<br />12. <span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Jason Parker</span> Kristin Armstrong - 3<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Projected total: 43<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Leslie's Team (projected points in <span style="font-weight: bold;">bold</span>)<br />1. Nastia Liukin - 10<br />2. Ryan Lochte - 8<br />3. Jeremy Wariner - <span style="font-weight: bold;">6</span><br />4. Jason Lezak - 7<br />5. Allyson Felix - <span style="font-weight: bold;">3</span><br />6. Womens Soccer - <span style="font-weight: bold;">3</span><br />7. Shawn Crawford - <span style="font-weight: bold;">2</span><br />8. Christian Cantwell - 2<br />9. Sanya Richards - 1<br />10. Steven Lopez - <span style="font-weight: bold;">3</span><br />11. Anna Willard<br />12. <span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Destinee Hooker <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tiffany Ross-Williams - <span style="font-weight: bold;">2</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Projected total: 47<br /><br /></span><span><br /><span>It would be a huge upset. Remember that you heard it here first!</span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544132368344617265noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852252429018128666.post-49267781450169357912008-08-16T15:55:00.004-04:002008-08-16T16:01:02.565-04:00Fall? What fall?OK. No one say anything to Alicia Sacramone about falling off the beam. She could do this to you:<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2QA6s7p-zU8&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2QA6s7p-zU8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231597560767613372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852252429018128666.post-5121207198205195052008-08-14T11:59:00.002-04:002008-08-14T12:01:41.065-04:00Hanging tough...Yeah, I might not have lucked into Michael Phelps (I mean, I'm not saying there was hanky-panky with the name-drawing, but the people doing the drawing ended up 1-2... just saying... kidding, btw), but the Red Army is hanging tough.<br /><br />And I haven't even handed out the steroids yet...Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17621552629690481784noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852252429018128666.post-92112149431604957952008-08-11T18:04:00.001-04:002008-08-11T18:06:24.077-04:00You tell them, Bela!“They are using half-people,” Bela Karolyi told the Associated Press (about the Chinese women's gymnastics team). “One of the biggest frustrations is, what arrogance. These people think we are stupid.<br /><br />“We are in the business of gymnastics and we know what a kid of 14 or 15 or 16 looks like. You don’t have to be a gymnastics coach to know what they look like at 16.”<br /><br />“What kind of slap in the face is this?” Karolyi asked. “They are 12, 14 years old, max. And they line them up for the world … and having the government back them?”<br /><br />"Since they forced an age limit, it has gotten worse and worse. The FIG is running away from the age problem. They set an age limit and now they can't control it."Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231597560767613372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852252429018128666.post-53713128822643518602008-07-06T14:05:00.008-04:002008-08-24T15:14:22.247-04:00Oerter Team<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Manager: </span>Steve<br />Bridgeport, WV<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Total Points:</span> 17<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Roster:</span><br />1. Aaron Peirsol - 8<br />2. Ian Crocker - 3<br />3. Men’s Basketball -3<br />4. Bernard Lagat<br />5. Lolo Jones<br />6. Terrance Trammell<br />7. Bryan Clay - 3<br />8. Reese Hoffa<br />9. Christina Loukas<br />10. Mens Soccer<br />11. Marshevet Hooker<br />12. Troy Dumais<br /><br />Tie-breaker country: RussiaBryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544132368344617265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852252429018128666.post-12317568645766016592008-07-06T14:03:00.031-04:002008-08-24T15:15:16.486-04:00THE Cinderella Story<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Manager: </span>Stephanie<br />Concord, NH<br /><br /><strong>Total Points:</strong> 23<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Roster: </span><br />1. Amanda Beard<br />2. <span style="COLOR: rgb(204,204,204)">Paul Hamm </span>Beezie Madden - 4<br />3. Alicia Sacramone - 2<br />4. Venus Williams - 3<br />5. Muna Lee<br />6. Dara Torres - 6<br />7. <span style="COLOR: rgb(204,204,204)">Tom Pappas</span> Mens Volleyball -3<br />8. Eric Shanteau<br />9. <span style="COLOR: rgb(192,192,192)">Dana Vollmer</span> Mike Day - 2<br />10. Rogers/Dalhausser - 3<br />11. Brad Vering<br />12. Michael Anti<br /><br />Tie-breaker country: Australia<br /><br />TRADE MADE 07-24-08:<br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">No. 9 pick Dana Vollmer and and No. 7 pick Tom Pappas were replaced by Mens Volleyball and Mike Day<br /><br />TRADE MADE 08-01-08:<br /></span>Beezie Madden will replace No. 2 pick Paul HammBryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544132368344617265noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852252429018128666.post-55644021922854034582008-07-06T14:03:00.028-04:002008-08-19T18:51:26.711-04:00H.I.P.P.O.S<span style="font-weight: bold;">Manager: </span>Maria<br />Bridgeport, WV<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Total Points:</span> 28<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Roster:</span><br />1. Shawn Johnson - 9<br />2. Garett Weber-Gale - 6<br />3. Peter Vanderkaay - 4<br />4. Rebecca Ward - 2<br />5. Jenn Stuczynski - 2<br />6. <span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">McLain Ward</span> Thomas Fitchum<br />7. <span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Jessica Hardy</span> Elizabeth Beisel<br />8. Laura Wilkinson<br />9. <span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Morgan Hamm </span>Alexander Artemev - 1<br />10. <span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Kendrick Farris</span> Larsen Jensen - 1<br />11. Anna Cummins - 3<br />12. Sarah Hammer<br /><br />Tie-breaker country: China<br /><br />TRADE MADE 08-07-08: alexander artemev for morgan hamm, elizabeth beisel for jessica hardy, larsen jensen for kendrick farris and thomas fitchum for mcclain wardBryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544132368344617265noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852252429018128666.post-61964835409907230492008-07-06T14:02:00.016-04:002008-08-23T19:02:30.861-04:00Team (Your Company's Name Here)<span style="font-weight: bold;">Manager:</span> Lea<br />Columbus, OH<br /><br /><strong>Total Points:</strong> 40<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Roster: </span><br />1. Michael Phelps - 24<br />2. <span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Alexander Artemev</span> Donny Robinson - 1<br />3. Women’s Softball - 2<br />4. Matt Emmons - 2<br />5. Women's basketball - 3<br />6. David Boudia<br />7. Jonathan Horton - 3<br />8. Haley Ishimatsu<br />9. James Blake<br />10. Eva Lee<br />11. Samantha Peszek - 2<br />12. <span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Jason Parker</span> Kristin Armstrong - 3<br /><br />Tie-breaker country: Germany<br /><br />TRADE MADE 07-24-08: No. 12 pick Jason Parker will be replaced by Kristin Armstrong<br /><br />TRADE MADE 07-28-08: No. 2 pick Artemev will be replaced by Donny RobinsonBryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544132368344617265noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852252429018128666.post-27769588375885438182008-07-06T14:01:00.029-04:002008-08-23T19:03:42.832-04:00àn yún<span style="font-weight: bold;">Manager:</span> Lee<br />Columbus, OH<br />2006 Fantasy Olympics participant<br /><br /><strong>Total Points:</strong> 20<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Roster: </span><br />1. Katie Hoff - 4<br />2. Tyson Gay<br />3. Serena Williams - 3<br />4. Walsh/May-Treanor - 3<br />5. Bob & Mike Bryan - 1<br />6. Brady Ellison<br />7. Ben Askren<br />8. Christina Jones<br />9. LaShawn Merritt - 6<br />10. Levi Lepheimer - 1<br />11. Women's volleyball - 2<br />12. Heather Corrie<br /><br />Tie-breaker country: Great BritainBryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544132368344617265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852252429018128666.post-19327966829449367522008-07-06T14:01:00.028-04:002008-08-23T19:03:08.358-04:00Tamara Willit Hurt<span style="font-weight: bold;">Manager: </span>Leslie<br />Chicago, IL<br /><br /><strong>Total Points:</strong> 47<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Roster:</span><br />1. Nastia Liukin - 10<br />2. Ryan Lochte - 8<br />3. Jeremy Wariner - 5<br />4. Jason Lezak - 7<br />5. Allyson Felix - 5<br />6. Womens Soccer - 3<br />7. Shawn Crawford - 2<br />8. Christian Cantwell - 2<br />9. Sanya Richards - 4<br />10. Steven Lopez - 1<br />11. Anna Willard<br />12. <span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Destinee Hooker <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tiffany Ross-Williams</span></span><br /><br />Tie-breaker country: Japan<br /><br />TRADE 8-17-08: Dropped Destinee Hooker, picked up Tiffany Ross-WilliamsBryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544132368344617265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852252429018128666.post-62031153709052934292008-07-03T10:13:00.012-04:002008-08-20T23:37:32.639-04:00America's Red Army<span style="font-weight: bold;">Manager:</span> Shawn<br />Kansas City, MO<br /><br /><strong>Total Points:</strong> 31<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Roster:</span><br />1. Natalie Coughlin - 10<br />2. Chelsie Memmel - 2<br />3. Margaret Hoelzer - 5<br />4. Katie Zeigler<br />5. Walter Dix - 2<br />6. Erik Vendt - 3<br />7. Mikele Barber<br />8. Ricky Berens - 3<br />9. Stacy Dragila<br />10. Dave Walters - 3<br />11. Cullen Jones - 3<br />12. Kyle Bennett<br /><br />Tie-breaker country: FranceBryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544132368344617265noreply@blogger.com0