Re: OK if potential Chasers miss a race
- From: jpchick <nospam@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 22:50:09 -0400
Crusader wrote:
Chase makes race off a possibility for contenders
By Terry Blount ESPN.com
May 29, 2007
http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/columns/story?seriesId=2&columnist=blount_terry&id=2885933
CRU excerpt:
Jeff Gordon deserves praise for his decision to be with his wife,
Ingrid Vandebosch, if the birth of their first child comes on a race day.
This scenario shows another positive side of the Chase format. It gives some
drivers the option of skipping an event without ruining their chances of winning
the championship.
Gordon is almost assured of making the 12-driver playoff even if he misses one race
for personal reasons. He easily has enough points to stay above the 12-man cutoff.
CRU comment:
BS! It's very possible that 1 race can make the difference between
making The Chase & NOT making The Chase by a very small margin!
'04 JMcMurray missed the chase, '05 JGordon, '06 TStewart.
IF JG decides to miss his favorite race at Sears Point
forsaking numerous racin records, when not necessary,
I'll switch my allegiance to Jimmie Johnson.
Babies can be a dime a dozen especially for the rich,
but JG will never be able to pass this way again
establishing racin records.
BTW, I am a Father & was totally un-needed at the birth of my 2 Sons.
Cru.... your priorities are clearly different from Jeff's. Obviously stats and records mean something to you. Perhaps they are meaningless or a much lower priority to him, and this his life and his career, after all. Being with his wife while she gives birth to their child is an honorable thing to do and his decision to do so should be respected and applauded by his fans. I actually hold him in a higher esteem now that he has made that decision than I ever would have had he focused on earning records.
BTW, I am a mother, and although I technically could have given birth without the father in the room, I never needed him more than I did at that moment.
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