Good post.

Out of all of those, Lance's seems to be the most disappointing.

Agreed. I was fooled. I wanted to believe he was that good.

well, you could argue that since everyone was roided up, he really was that good. But he seems like a royal jerkoff, so I dont feel sorry for him.

Just be patient Electro, they'll all follow the Pete Rose path eventually. Start off with bold denials, then inch your way into admitting small pieces of what you did with tons of rationalization, and then finally come clean with everything when there's no point anymore.

Your comment also reminded me of a funny conversation I had with a relative. Since he's a Vikings fan, I mused that we're going to be on different sides of the MVP & Comeback Player debate. Ever the cynic, he flat out said something like, "Don't worry, they're going to discover that Peterson roided up, that's the only way he was able to come back so quickly."

Just be patient Electro, they'll all follow the Pete Rose path eventually. Start off with bold denials, then inch your way into admitting small pieces of what you did with tons of rationalization, and then finally come clean with everything when there's no point anymore.

Your comment also reminded me of a funny conversation I had with a relative. Since he's a Vikings fan, I mused that we're going to be on different sides of the MVP & Comeback Player debate. Ever the cynic, he flat out said something like, "Don't worry, they're going to discover that Peterson roided up, that's the only way he was able to come back so quickly."

It was probably watching Landis and Contador win in the manor that they did that convinced me that Lance had been cheating as well. I don't doubt that many others especially in cycling were cheating, and I'd love to see the limits of human performance through performance enhancers should there be a league willing to sanction wide open rules and enough humans willing to make themselves into living science experiments but it doesn't make Armstrongs fraud ok.

The lying the fraud and the cover up usually bothers me a lot more than the actual cheating. Professional sports involve so much money and fame there's always going to be a lot of people willing to break the rules. It's very difficult to not be cynical of any major feat at this point and that is sad for people who love sport.

You want to know the playing field is at least balanced enough to compare performance.

It was probably watching Landis and Contador win in the manor that they did that convinced me that Lance had been cheating as well. I don't doubt that many others especially in cycling were cheating, and I'd love to see the limits of human performance through performance enhancers should there be a league willing to sanction wide open rules and enough humans willing to make themselves into living science experiments but it doesn't make Armstrongs fraud ok.

The lying the fraud and the cover up usually bothers me a lot more than the actual cheating. Professional sports involve so much money and fame there's always going to be a lot of people willing to break the rules. It's very difficult to not be cynical of any major feat at this point and that is sad for people who love sport.

You want to know the playing field is at least balanced enough to compare performance.

He lied to kids with cancer! He was a false hero to millions. He's a total scumbag.