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Date: 26 Dec 2006 11:09:15
From: Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS
Subject: Tiger named AP Male Athlete of Year
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I remember at the start of the year, everybody here at RSG said he was
washedup and an old 30!!! HAHA. BTW - Tiger says he thinks federer
should have won.
http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=2708184
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Woods won the award over San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian
Tomlinson, with tennis great Roger Federer a distant third. The
31-year-old Woods won for the fourth time in his career, tying the
record set by Lance Armstrong, who won the last four years.
While pleased to hear he had won the award, Woods was perplexed it did
not go to his good friend Federer, who continues to dominate tennis.
Woods was in Federer's box at Flushing Meadows when the Swiss star
captured the U.S. Open title.
"What he's done in tennis, I think, is far greater than what I've done
in golf," Woods said. "He's lost what ... five matches in three years?
That's pretty good."
Federer has actually lost a few more than that, but not many. His
record in 2006 was an amazing 92-5, including 12 singles titles.
Woods received 260 points from sports editors around the country.
Tomlinson, who has already set an NFL record of 31 touchdowns with one
regular-season game left, was second with 230 points. Federer, who won
three Grand Slam titles and lost in the final at the French Open, had
110 points.
Rounding out the top of the list were Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade (40
points) and St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols and NL home run
champion Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies (20 points each).
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Date: 27 Dec 2006 00:00:07
From: uncle k
Subject: Re: Tiger named AP Male Athlete of Year
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"Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS" <betaxxx@earthlink.net > wrote in
message
> I remember at the start of the year, everybody here at RSG said he was
> washedup and an old 30!!! HAHA.
I never thought that. However, I did think he had visions of blonde beavers
dancing in his head, which might have affected his concentration.
;-{
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Date: 26 Dec 2006 14:29:33
From: Dene
Subject: Re: Tiger named AP Male Athlete of Year
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multi wrote:
> I would have given it to LT this year. Amazingly, the last football
> player to win it was Joe Montana, in 1990. I moved to SF in 1980, and
> was easily able to get season tickets for the Niners, because they had
> sucked so bad for so long. But they had a new coach and a new QB, and
> they started doing. Nothing beats watching the best ever during their
> prime.
Disagree on LT or any running back. There are too many variables that
account for a running back's success, namely his offensive line (ask
Sean Alexander b4 and after Steve Hutchinson), the type of offense,
turf, etc. Whereas, with TW, his victories were strictly on his own,
against a field that has improved through the years. You factor his
father's death and the confidence factor of a swing change, then TW's
achievement is even more rekable.
It would have been understandable had TW incurred a bad year. Imagine
David Duvall with similar circumstances.
-Greg
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Date: 26 Dec 2006 12:49:53
From: multi
Subject: Re: Tiger named AP Male Athlete of Year
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I would have thought the AP was more oriented toward the major sports,
i.e. football, basketball, and baseball, with an occasional nod to
soccer and hockey. But in the last ten years, Tiger has four and
Lance Armstrong has four --- and both of them are participants in what
most people consider recreational activities, rather than athletics.
I know cycling can be brutally hard, but most Americans never watch
it, and most of the others only watch it once a year, and then only
when an American is contending. How many can even name an important
bike race other than the TdF?
I would have given it to LT this year. Amazingly, the last football
player to win it was Joe Montana, in 1990. I moved to SF in 1980, and
was easily able to get season tickets for the Niners, because they had
sucked so bad for so long. But they had a new coach and a new QB, and
they started doing. Nothing beats watching the best ever during their
prime.
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Date: 27 Dec 2006 01:57:05
From: Howard Brazee
Subject: Re: Tiger named AP Male Athlete of Year
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On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 12:49:53 -0800, multi <multi@asm.org > wrote:
>I would have given it to LT this year. Amazingly, the last football
>player to win it was Joe Montana, in 1990.
It's real hard to give the award to football players. The team wins
with large offensive, defensive, special teams players, & coaching
staffs. Look at how the team that Donovan McNabb was "carrying on
his back" has done since he left with a season ending injury...
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