Sam Mellinger

The Kansas City Star

You’ve probably heard by now the news that Lance Armstrong quit defending himself against USADA, and will almost certainly have his Tour de France titles stripped.

I mentioned on Twitter that I assume he took loads of PEDs, and that I also don’t care, and think we should all move on. Lance is doing some very good work with his foundation. That seems more important to me than retroactively punishing a guy who dominated an incredibly dirty sport.

But the whole thing does bring up a reminder from a friend about this scene from Dodgeball, presented without comment:

Comments

1. 

   Mike DeArmond

   9 months ago

   Sam, Armstrong may or may not be guilty. But USADA operates much the same way the NCAA used to work. You’re guilty until you prove yourself innocent. The NCAA has changed. USADA will be forced to eventually.

2. 

   A Phillips

   9 months ago

   I believe Armstrong! The government should be doing something else. How about policing drug makers, the doctors who push those drugs and the companies that sell damaging drugs. I stopped taking all the ‘meds’ my doctor was pushing after I had the ‘roid rage’. I’m incensed over the whole thing and the doc was charging $90 a month for the office visit to write the ‘script’ to get the ‘goodies’. These are people who are supposedly trustworthy, that in the end just want the money.

3. 

   Larry McCammon

   9 months ago

   Hey Sam- 500 negative tests. How long before they just leave him alone?

4. 

   Jim West

   8 months, 4 weeks ago

   Not to be too dramatic, until one has looked death in the face, one’s judgement is open to question. The USADA had already decided his guilt. Why else would you have arbitration. He did the Alp Du’Hez twice in training. The previous investigation was dropped for lack of evidence. And to continue my screed the yellow wrist bands were about Livestrong not Armstrong. It’s about surviving cancer. Just like Livestrong Park.

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