Close race will come down to 5000m

If my math is correct, it looks like the gold medal in the Matt Biondi Division will come down to Saturday night's men's 5000m featuring Bernard Lagat. If Lagat wins gold, it gives Shiffer Brains (Brian) an insurmountable score of 44 and the gold. If not, that puts Hellooo Olympian! (Dan) in the driver's seat.

With the silver medal from the women's water polo team earlier today, Dan's team currently has 37 points. He's already guaranteed at least 2 points from Rogers/Dahlhauser... and that will probably be 3. Dan also has the USA basketball team, which has looked to be in gold medal form. If they win Friday, that's another guaranteed 2 points for Dan, which ties things up. However, the most Dan could score at this point is 43.

It couldn't get much closer, but Brian is on the verge of a huge upset. Not only would he win the league without Phelps, he would do it from the 7th pick. I know I'll be watching that men's 5000m with great interest!


Either way, Dan and Brian will take the gold and the silver in some order. The Torch Bearer (Christy) looks to have the bronze, with (**SPOILER ALERT**) a silver earlier today from Allyson Felix and a probable gold from the USA Women's Basketball team later in the week. She will finish with either 39 or 40 points, just behind Dan and Brian (barring a huge upset of the men's basketball team).

Looks like the rest of us are playing for pride.

The Torch Bearer

Manager: Christy
Cincinnati, OH

Total Points: 46

Roster:
1. Natalie Coughlin - 10
2. Garrett Weber-Gale - 6
3. Allyson Felix - 5
4. Serena Williams - 3
5. Women’s basketball - 3
6. Dara Torres - 6
7. Bryan brothers - 1
8. Reese Hoffa
9. Angelo Taylor - 6
10. Rau-Shee Warren
11. Cullen Jones - 3
12. USA women’s 8 - 3

Tie-breaker country: Australia

DrewsCrew

Manager: Jim
Cincinnati, OH

Total Points: 30

Roster:
1. Katie Hoff - 4
2. Aaron Piersol - 8
3. Kate Zeigler
4. Walsh/May-Treanor - 3
5. Ian Crocker - 3
6. Bryan Clay - 3
7. Women’s soccer - 3
8. Demetrius Andrade
9. Hyleas Fountain - 2
10. Erik Vendt - 3
11. Levi Leipheimer - 1
12. Cummins/McGee

Tie-breaker country: Russia

The Gold Diggers

Managers: Dustin & Gretchen
New York, NY
2006 Fantasy Olympics Silver Medalist

Total Points: 34

Roster:
1. Ryan Lochte - 8
2. Walter Dix - 2
3. Sanya Richards - 4
4. Alicia Sacramone - 2
5. USA Softball - 2
6. Shawn Crawford Mary Wineberg Vincent Hancock - 3
7. Steven Lopez - 1
8. Kerron Clement - 2
9. USA Men’s 8 - 1
10. Jenn Stuczynski - 2
11. Ricky Berens David Neville - 4
12. Nathan Adrian - 3

Tie-breaker country: France

TRADE 8-10-08: Drop Shawn Crawford, Add Mary Wineberg
TRADE 8-11-08: Drop Mary Wineberg, Add Vincent Hancock
TRADE 8-11-08: Drop Ricky Berens, Add David Neville

Cool Runnings

Manager: Charis
Columbus, OH

Total Points: 4

Roster:
1. Morgan Hamm
2. Ben Askren
3. Amanda Beard
4. James Blake
5. USA Baseball - 1
6. Barnagh/Youngs
7. Laura Wilkinson
8. USA Men’s 4
9. James Carter
10. Mclain Ward - 3
11. Anna Willard
12. USA Keelboat

Tie-breaker country: Jamaica

Hellooo Olympian!

Manager: Dan
Pittsburgh, PA

Total Points: 43

Roster:
1. Michael Phelps - 24
2. Tyson Gay
3. Venus Williams - 3
4. Chellsie Memmel - 2
5. Brendan Hansen - 3
6. Men’s basketball - 3
7. Rogers/Dahlhauser - 3
8. Lolo Jones
9. Troy Dumais
10. Women’s water polo - 2
11. Klete Keller - 3
12. Brad Walker

Tie-breaker country: China

Shiffer Brains

Manager: Brian
Kansas City, MO

Total Points: 41

Roster:
1. Nastia Liukin - 10
2. Peter Vanderkaay - 4
3. Muna Lee
4. Mikele Barber
5. Jason Lezak - 7
6. Margaret Hoelzer - 5
7. Bernard Lagat
8. Larsen Jensen - 1
9. Elaine Breeden - 2
10. Elizabeth Beisel
11. Mariel Zagunis - 4
12. Matt Grevers - 8

Tie-breaker country: Mexico