45HG
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Voeckler? I bet my right one he leads at some stage this year...well - perhaps that's a bit extreme... I'd put the dough down though.
Sad news about Andy. Injured his pelvis in a crash and pulled out a few days ago - is still hoping to make the Olympics. Read he was quoted as saying he'd rather finish last at the Tour than not be able to ride in it.
We've just come off an 8 (?) game winning streak. Lost the last few though, need to get back to winning ways against the Dodgers.
27 up 27 down. Who was the bloke who threw the 28, 28 down game? Think he was a Detroit player? On the 27th batter, thrown out at first but called safe. I'll look up home runs, not sure if it's true bit will have a look. Global warming perhaps?
No love for The Mighty Ducks? The White Sox have got on quite a role after quite a start. Perhaps it shows the benefit of not heaping a mountain of pressure onto yourselves.
I know it's not UFC but this has to go somewhere. Watching a dock on Mayweather v. Cotto fight. They both come across as complete and utter immature, self-indulged individuals.
Phil Humber with a perfect game!
I'm simply of the opinion that your best batsman should bat 3. A bit simplistic to say that he's susceptible to swing (good bowling essentially) early in the innings. Name a batsman who isn't. Out of interest, these are his stats since he's become captain. Versus SL 23 (In at 2-36 off 9.4 overs) 60 (2-5, 3.2) 13 (2-95, 36.5) 6 (3-101, 35.5) 112 (3-188, 55.5) Versus SA 151 (3-40,16.2) 2 (2-11, 5.3) 11 (3-193, 46.3) 2 (3-141, 36.5) Versus NZ 139 (3-91, 27.1) 22 (3-31, 15.2) 0 (3-159, 45.4) Versus India 31 (3-159, 48.3) 1 (3-24, 11.3) 329* (3-37, 8.5) 18 (3-242, 44.5) 109* (3-84, 25.5) As you can see, quite often he's coming in quite early. Whilst he has still failed on occasion coming in early, he's probably failed as much coming in later in the innings, after, say, 150. When he's come in after the team has posted 100, he has scores of 6, 112, 11, 2, 0, 31, 18 - 180 runs at 25.7. When he's come in before the team has posted 100 he has scores of 23, 60, 13, 151, 2, 139, 22, 1, 329* - 740 runs at 92.5 (this obviously includes the once in a lifetime knock but that just as soon can't be ignored and the stats have also left out today's century). That's 7 innings for 180 runs versus 10 innings for over 850 runs. I simply think he's our best batsman and has proved since he's become captain, IMO, that he performs better with the team under the pump than vice versa. Obviously he's in sparkling form and may very well be best to leave his balance alone. I just would rather see him come in at 1-20 rather than 3-40.
Much-maligned for how people see him, I find it impossible to see how anyone could say that Hewitt is anything less than an exceptional sportsman. Just gets so much out of himself and is one of the better fighters in sport that I've seen.
