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To An Athlete Retiring Young

The time you won your town the race
We chaired you through the market-place;
Man and boy stood cheering by,
And home we brought you shoulder-high.

To-day, the road all runners come,
Shoulder-high we bring you home,
And set you at your threshold down,
Townsman of a stiller town.

. . .

Now you will not swell the rout
Of lads that wore their honours out,
Runners whom renown outran
And the name died before the man.

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Goodbye old Friend:(
Basil:

I'm weeping; that should've been in the Nats press release!

Come on!

by Tobias Funke on Mar 26, 2007 6:46 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Lee, alone with his money
Well done, especially linking back to Lee's $10 M signing bonus. Retiring at 31 means there is hopefully plenty of life to live.  The money Lee should still have lying around should give him plenty of flexibility in figuring out what to do next.

by skedeebs on Mar 26, 2007 6:50 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Rage, rage against the dying of the Lee.
I fail to see what this has to do with Die Hard.
Jeopardy Answer: Bill Bavasi, Wayne Krivsky. Jeopardy Question: Who are two guys much dumber than Jim Bowden?

by harper on Mar 26, 2007 9:17 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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