In a previous post - No Cripples Allowed - we reported on a 21 year old man named Oscar Pistorius. He is a double amputee athlete who wants a chance to compete in the Beijing Olympics. A ruling has kept him from competing because his prosthetic legs give him an unfair advantage and he has no fatigue in those extremities. Well… throw that out the window! The man half-man, half-machine is getting his chance.

Here is the [Article]. All you really need to take from it is, “The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the 21-year-old South African is eligible to race against able-bodied athletes, overturning a ban imposed by the International Association of Athletics Federations. CAS said the unanimous ruling goes into effect immediately.”

I do not agree with this ruling and it pisses me off.

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Mark Prior was quoted as saying this about how his 10-15 pitch rehab outing, “like a firecracker going off in the back of his shoulder.” NO, this story is not a repeat from 2004, 2005, 2006, or 2007, it was published today.

Prior came into the league in 2002 as a force to be reckoned with. In 2003 he finished 3rd in Cy Young voting. Since then he has been plagued with injuries. The Cubbies held on to him too long and now the Padres are finding out why he was moved. He has had 5 seasons of health problems, and didn’t throw a single pitch last season. Quit paying this guy to be hurt. [Article]

With Keppinger going down with a cracked patella, Paul Janish got called up to The Show. In his second at-bat EVER in the bigs, he singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th. Walt Disney couldn’t write a better story than this.

Way to go Paul. This one’s for you.

Mouser says… What has not been mentioned is the Reds six run lead in the 9th inning. Wait… a six run lead in the 9th… the game winning hit was in the 10th inning… no way! They blew a six run lead?! Yes they did. They didn’t deserve to win yesterday’s game. That should be the story from this post. [Boxscore]

Ryan Perrilloux came out of high school as a football phenom.  No, really.  He did.  He was one of the new breed of running/throwing quarterbacks and he was going to take the Louisiana State University by storm and wreak havoc throughout the SEC.  When he signed his letter of intent to play at LSU, he claimed he was “going to win 4 Heismans.”  Well, after 2 seasons, he has a total of 8 touchdowns, 4 suspensions and and empty shelf of Heismans.  He was kicked off the LSU pigskin team a little while ago and he has just landed at another big-time school…Jacksonville State University.  

Does Heisman = Suspension in Cajun?  If it does, then I got to hand it to him, he made well on his promise.  I guess he transfered to JSU so he is eligible to play in fall, if he can stay off the grass and the barstool and in the classroom.  After his 2 seasons at JSU, I am sure the new Legion of Doom, the Indianapolis Colts, will give the talented ass clown a roster spot.

Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong was in Denver, CO yesterday to participate in an event for his Livestrong cancer foundation/charity. After the event at the University of Denver, he flew to Las Vegas for a similar event. Don’t you find it a little ironic that Lance Armstrong attended two cancer balls for charity yesterday? [Article]

Here is LeBron James last night in Game 5. NBA All-Star Paul Pierce tries to guard him on the ball, after getting around him with the help of a pick, James Posey slides over and gets blown by, and next is former MVP Kevin Garnett trying to contest his shot… Some people say its contesting a shot, I call it getting posterized! In my opinion KG fouls him on the play but I guess the refs didn’t didn’t feel like a forearm shove should be called a foul on a dunk like that.

Big Brown will win leg 2 of 3 in the quest for the Triple Crown on Sunday at Pimlico.  

There has not been a Triple Crown winner since 1978 when Affirmed ran to victory³.  It will happen this year, the 30th anniversary.  UPS will ride it all the way to the bank.

As semi-previously discussed on here, it’s time for the Reds to pull the trigger on the Griffey Jr. to Seattle trade.  Thought I loved it at the time and have bought numerous #30 and #3 jerseys, Griffey in Cincinnati just didn’t work out.  He is by far my favorite player of all time and I loved watching him play in Cincinnati Seattle with the sheer joy of a little-leaguer, but that time has passed and the Reds must get out from underneath his ginormous contract.  Not only will a trade free up some much needed money, it will allow The Natural to make the move from Louisville to Cincinnati.  

The Reds have barely won 40% of their games this year.  The formula for success is clearly not working.  Lets shake some things up and put a young, hungry and energetic team onto the field.  

Aaron Harang finally got some run support tonight as the Reds beat the Marlins 8-7.  Hell, he even took matters into his own hands by going 1-2 with a single in the 3rd.  Though Harangatang is only 2-5 on the year, he sports an ERA of only 3.32.  In the 5 loses he has taken this season, the team has put a TOTAL of 10 runs across the plate.  For those non-maths people out there, thats 2 runs a game.  For those non-baseball people out there, that is not very many at all.  Harangatang is without a doubt the best 2-5 pitcher in all of Major League Baseball, and worth every penny he is being paid.