tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post5250209058792806552..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: Why, Yes, I Do Have To Ruin It For Everybody.James Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-82479120340873428562008-08-13T18:57:00.000-04:002008-08-13T18:57:00.000-04:00Oerter remains my pick. Four golds in four differe...Oerter remains my pick. Four golds in four different Olympics (1956 - 1968)-- mindboggling. <BR/><BR/>And then I see on wikipedia that he finished 4th and thus just missing qualifying for the 1980 US team at age 43. And I learn that in between 1956 and 1960, he was almost killed in a car accident.<BR/><BR/>Dude rules, as does Lewis.<BR/><BR/>And it's not that Phelps doesn't rule as well, it's John deVillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842527710711730582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-2770959195354558662008-08-13T15:24:00.000-04:002008-08-13T15:24:00.000-04:00Two words: Duke Kahanamoku. Even limiting greates...Two words: Duke Kahanamoku. <BR/><BR/>Even limiting greatest Olympian to swimmers, the guy who rescued 8 men off the coast of Newport, medaled repeatedly between 1912 and 1920, should probably be considered the greatest Olympian before Phelps. He even showed up at the '32 games to play water polo at the age of 42.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Kahanamoku" REL="nofollow">Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-42884442233490141482008-08-13T10:17:00.000-04:002008-08-13T10:17:00.000-04:00Wow, didn't know that about Mr. Ewry - kinda makes...Wow, didn't know that about Mr. Ewry - kinda makes so many others look like prima donnas...<BR/><BR/>But I was going to say that the allure/lure/challenge of fencing is underrated. I used to have a lunge that (I'm told) was pretty awesome; too bad I couldn't fucking see quickly enough who/what was attacking me in the meanwhile.heydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509102502417886790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-88605548826080541362008-08-13T09:55:00.000-04:002008-08-13T09:55:00.000-04:00I've been grumpy that Lafayette native, Ray "The H...I've been grumpy that Lafayette native, <A HREF="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsports.espn.go.com%2Foly%2Fsummer04%2Ftrackandfield%2Fcolumns%2Fstory%3Fid%3D1862509&ei=3eaiSIyyHJioiAGqoOi-Cw&usg=AFQjCNE9FHxEHRxJR3NAbzZ4rDv_xt-5qw&sig2=cQbyMN5PNVAXNGyyARg5BQ" REL="nofollow">Ray "The Human Frog" Ewry</A> hasn't gotten his due in the talk of Olympic medal winners. <BR/><Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11424730556609713021noreply@blogger.com