Well...looks like Romano decided to play ball, allow me to retort:
Thanks Derek!!
Uhh boy…. Look at what happens when you let Bob Chic loose on a keyboard unsupervised.
First of all, at least in this case, having Bob discuss “facts” is like having ENRON do your accounting. Why would I call or E-mail Bob when I had access to first hand info, not third party info as Bob erroneously states? I got my facts straight from the horses’ mouths. In fact, if I had bothered to contact Bob, then I really would have been relying on third party information. The day I need Bob Chic to verify a fact is the day I’ll start selling ice cubes to Eskimos.
First hand info? Thats strange...I thought I had spoken to LEE myself about what course of action we should take....don't know what "horse" you're talking about..
However, when I’m wrong, I’ll be the first to admit it. And, in the 20 years I’ve been doing this I’ve had to do it very few times. But, hey, even Wolf Blitzer has reported on bad info. So, I’ll fall on my sword. Yes, Bob, is right, Lee’s suspension is up the day of the AC Pro, not the day after as I had reported. However, I disagree it has any importance. The fact remains that IF the IFBB wanted Lee back, a decision could have been made long ago to Let Lee compete in the AC Pro and qualify for the O. Twenty four hours before or after it doesn’t mater. The issue here is, that deal Lee rejected nine months ago is the same deal he was looking for a few weeks ago. The deal he was going to get over Jim Manion’s dead body.
Why Bob wouldn’t have known that, was a rhetorical question. I know he knew it when he publicly went to bat for Lee. My question is, why go to bat for Lee when you know it’s gong to take stepping over the Boss’ dead body? I’m not questioning Bob’s integrity, I’m telling him he’s full of shit and sold Lee out. Either that or he really doesn’t know WTF he’s talking about. Which is entirely possible.
WTF are you talking about? "Sold Lee out to who? and for what? It had nothing to do with stepping over Manions dead body as you put it, but going to bat at LEE's request, as the suspension was up the SAME DAY..."SAME DAY"....that's why it WAS relevant, wasn't the day after, or a week later....
I also find it interesting that as “Athlete Rep” that it is people such as Steve Blechman and Tom Platz who go to bat for Lee and actually get somewhere.
Really? Please tell us all where Blechman got, exactly?...he got nothing Manion wasn't willing to give. And what has Platz gotten?
Why is Tom Platz going to bat for Lee today? Isn’t Lee still in the IFBB? He’s only suspended, not disjoined. Therefore, Lee is still availed to representation by the athletes’ representative. But, it appears that Tom is getting a lot farther than the athlete’s rep. which is good.
Once again...what has he gotten? Lee's suspension is up on the ACPro date...STILL.
Personally, I would like nothing more than for Lee Priest to be able to compete again in the IFBB. I think that under Tom’s wing Lee could retire from the IFBB in four or five years in a much better place than he is right now.
This whole thing can be summed up by the FACT that Jim Manion himself came up to me at the USA in Vegas and told me my editorial was RIGHT ON.
Editorial regarding what? If it's THIS article I'm referencing...the only thing he agreed with was your stance on Lee playing the wrong card...he knew nothing on your comments to me.
Isn’t Jimmy Chairman (Boss) of the IFBB? So, Bob, really, who’s the jackass?
You are, as evidenced by you thinking you know whats going on....once again, leave my name out of your column in the future.
“(this wouldn't be the first time, would it?)” I think Jim Manion knows what’s going on in the IFBB, don’t you?
