Bottom Half of the Bracket - Who's in Trouble

Barry Bonds vs. The Sport of Cycling

This match-up features the center of the steroids scandal in the United States and the center of the doping scandal in France. Last summer, the winner of the Tour de France, Floyd Landis, tested positive twice for high levels of testosterone which now has his victory in question. The French have been down Americans throats about doping by its cyclists for the past decade with Lance Armstrong. Now with stronger testing standards, every cyclist has tested positive for some sort of drug this summer en route to the Champs Elysee. By the time this race is over, Pierre the 12 year old Paris native, who was biking home from the Eiffel Tower, will be crowned champion of this illustrious race as every professional cyclist will have been disqualified. European sponsors of the event have been pulling out and there may not be enough competitors next year to continue this event.

On this side of the pond, Hank Aaron’s record 755 home runs are under attack by media friendly Barry Bonds. Bonds has said he has never knowingly used steroids. Who actually believes him? Remember when he was playing for the Pittsburg Pirates and was skinny and fast? If you don’t since it was many years ago and it’s hard to image him not the behemoth he is now, here’s a picture as a reminder. As of right now, Bonds has not hit number 755 in LA. But if and when he does, he may want to take cover as he rounds the base path. His teammates are trying to plead his case to the Dodger fans to appreciate the moment because they too are afraid what the fans may do after the syringe throwing incident in San Diego.

In this tight affair, Bonds bulked up just a bit more than the cyclists and was able to muscle his way through to the victory. Unfortunately, in the drug testing effort in this competition Bonds tested positive for HGH and horse tranquilizers, but to win this event it takes that dedication so you’re moving on Barry.

Trouble Maker: Bonds

Michael Vick vs. Mike Nifong

Michael Vick wins this match-up by mercy rule as Nifong screams uncle. Nifong lost his job and was disbarred for lying and falsifying evidence as the DA in the Duke Lacrosse case. That doesn’t seem so bad when you consider what Vick is going through. Vick may eventually lose his job, be sent to jail, and has the crazy people of PETA making a fool of him, as well as losing his endorsements and jersey and merchandise sales. To add to his misery, one of his co-defendants pleaded out and will most likely testify against Vick in his federal dog fighting trail. It comes down to one simple fact right now, “You don’t want to be Michael Vick!” This one was over after the opening statements (Luckily, Nifong was not giving them).

Trouble Maker: Vick

The first round is now complete. Please stay tuned later this week for the exciting events of the second round. Here are the match-ups if you forgot.

Tim Donaghy vs. Pacman Jones

Barry Bonds vs. Michael Vick

See who advances to the finals!