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AL9045 · 08-25-2003, 11:57 AM

Anyone else hear/see/read about this?

I find it hilarious, this guy threw a tantrum after getting disqualified and he actually cried on his coach's shoulder...

Grow up...

Hrothgar · 08-25-2003, 02:08 PM

He acted like the world's biggest drama queen. I thought you were supposed to outgrow temper tantrums.

JoeyB · 08-25-2003, 06:26 PM

Grow up.

Was he a part of the relay team which embarrassed the U.S. at the most recent Olympics by acting like children after they won?

Kurant · 08-25-2003, 07:42 PM

Maybe you guys should understand WHY before laughing at him. It' s a bullshit DQ and it's one of the biggest horseshit things in sports. A shift of a foot on a starting block and you can be DQ'ed, you don't even have to leave the block. 1 slip on the block, and it's a DQ, 2 and your out of the event, period.

It's a good thing he did this, they may pause and take a good look at this.

HeAtHeN · 08-25-2003, 07:53 PM

He's a bigger baby than my 6 month old son.

GROW UP!!!

djtestudo · 08-25-2003, 09:32 PM

Well, considering Mike Wilbon says a better option would've been to beat the shit out of the closest judge, I think he made the right choice. The problem was a change in that rule mentioned before. Now any one runner's false start counts as one for all runners, and still two = DQ. Used to be everyone gets two. Makes me want to ignore trak even more then I do now.

almostaugust · 08-26-2003, 02:45 AM

I thought it was funny, but kinda felt for him and the other dude. Youd expect better equipment at the Championships.

JoeyB · 08-26-2003, 04:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kurant
Maybe you guys should understand WHY before laughing at him. It' s a bullshit DQ and it's one of the biggest horseshit things in sports. A shift of a foot on a starting block and you can be DQ'ed, you don't even have to leave the block. 1 slip on the block, and it's a DQ, 2 and your out of the event, period.

It's a good thing he did this, they may pause and take a good look at this.

I did understand what caused the uproar, yet that doesn't excuse a grown man acting like a child on a national stage. There are rules with any competition. A true sportsman will accept the ruling and move on. A child will sulk, stomp his feet, and lay down, preventing anyone else from getting anything accomplished.

If it's a ridiculous rule, there are channels to go through to change it. Throwing a tantrum like a 6 year old is not one of those channels.

Grow up, Drummond. You run like a man....start behaving like one.

08-25-2003, 11:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
AL9045 Addict Location: Virginia	Jon Drummond at the World Championships Anyone else hear/see/read about this? I find it hilarious, this guy threw a tantrum after getting disqualified and he actually cried on his coach's shoulder... Grow up...

08-25-2003, 02:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hrothgar He's My Girl Location: The Champagne Douche	He acted like the world's biggest drama queen. I thought you were supposed to outgrow temper tantrums. __________________ The fortunes of war favored Hrothgar.

08-25-2003, 06:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
JoeyB feeling tingly	Grow up. Was he a part of the relay team which embarrassed the U.S. at the most recent Olympics by acting like children after they won? __________________ My mom is a Diamondbacks fan. She really likes the Big Unit

08-25-2003, 09:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	Well, considering Mike Wilbon says a better option would've been to beat the shit out of the closest judge, I think he made the right choice. The problem was a change in that rule mentioned before. Now any one runner's false start counts as one for all runners, and still two = DQ. Used to be everyone gets two. Makes me want to ignore trak even more then I do now. __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

08-26-2003, 02:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
almostaugust Junkie Location: Oz	I thought it was funny, but kinda felt for him and the other dude. Youd expect better equipment at the Championships. __________________ 'And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe Maybe this year will be better than the last I can't remember all the times I tried to tell my myself To hold on to these moments as they pass'

08-25-2003, 07:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kurant Junkie Location: Don't worry about it.	Maybe you guys should understand WHY before laughing at him. It' s a bullshit DQ and it's one of the biggest horseshit things in sports. A shift of a foot on a starting block and you can be DQ'ed, you don't even have to leave the block. 1 slip on the block, and it's a DQ, 2 and your out of the event, period. It's a good thing he did this, they may pause and take a good look at this.