Clockwise, from top left: Youngquest, Williams, Wright, Ausmus.
It is a guaranteed baseball vs. rugby final as two players from each sport are in the Final Four of the King of the Hardwood contest. In the World bracket, Aussie rugby players Nick Youngquest and David Williams go at it, while in the Americas bracket it is baseball players David Wright and Brad Ausmus. Go here to vote.
I voted for Youngquest (though Williams is totally acceptable), and Wright (because I think people are voting for Ausmus, a past champ, based on old photos). I suspect that had the voting not been broken down to Americas vs. the World, we might have had an all-rugby Final Four. The guys from the “Gods of Football” calendar and video are hard to top.
on Apr 16th, 2009 at 8:10 AM
Rugby LEAGUE, Jim! Not rugby, dammit!
on Apr 17th, 2009 at 7:49 PM
David Williams is, without a doubt in this gay mind of mine, 100% deserving of the ultimate focus of athletic adulation. Not to disparage the worldly sophistication or agile athleticism of the laudable Mr. Youngquest, but Mr. Williams has the complexity of character, ranging from brutal to affectionate, that a True God of Football & a Noble King of the Hardwood must possess! Williams is without comparison, period.