You make my point about Lance vs Bonds. What is it about hitting a fastball that makes it a more redeeming athletic endeavour than hitting a bullseye? And I'm not putting down either. Regards,, Martin
Randall Northam wrote: > > Aargh! I've put up with many other sports on this list - notably > basketball, baseball and American Football, which no other country > other than the USA and Canada plays with any distinction - and is > therefore very, very parochial - but now we've got DARTS on the list > for heaven's sake. > To anybody who doesn't know, Darts involves fat men with a pint or two > of beer throwing pointed objects from a few feet at a cork board with > strange markings. It is not a sport or even a skill it is a pasttime > which should be confined to pubs and bars. Usually the Brits win, which > should tell you a lot about our prowess as a "sporting" nation, but now > a Canadian is the world champion (how many countries play darts you > might ask for it to be a true world championship) and I see the start > of a slippery slope for Canada. > But there is hope. Part beat Phil "the power" Taylor and those who know > about these things said the reason Taylor was beaten after eight years > was because he'd just lost three stone (42lbs) and some must have gone > from his throwing arm. But Taylor reckons he has another three stone to > go and said: "health is more important than darts." > So there is hope. > Randall Northam > On Tuesday, Jan 7, 2003, at 18:30 Europe/London, Martin J. Dixon wrote: > > > Now here is a guy with a skill and we got him. > > > > "Two nights ago, Part beat Phil Taylor, who had won the world > > championship title > > for eight years in a row.
