We can all thank Mark Purdy of the Merc for this debate! Off the top
of my head, I can think of few athletes in the Bay Area who might be
more dominant in their sports than Jumbo. Over at Cal, Natalie
Coughlin has, what, seven gold medals?
I look at the Warriors and I don't see any players who are dominant in
their sport. Sure, Anthony Randolph is a human trampoline but he
hasn't even cracked the starting lineup. Monta is a hell of an
athlete but dominance isn't in his vocabulary let alone his repertoire.
Across the Coliseum, the Raiders have their share of amazing athletes,
some of them are even dominant! Nmandi Asomugha is one of the best
corners in The League and belongs in the conversation. The rest are
all great athletes, the Raiders are an NFL team that draft based
solely on athleticism, but they have nearly a decade of losing behind
them. You can't be the most dominant athlete in the bay area on the
most pathetic franchise in the NFL. Sorry, Raiders :(
For the Niners, Patrick Willis, Frank Gore and Vernon Davis enter this
conversation. Takeo Spikes clearly had the thickest neck on Earth.
Check back in 3 years for a possible michael crabtree inclusion.
The A's have zero candidates. Please.
The Giants bring The Freak to the table. If you ask yourself, "what
about Panda," consider that the Giants just ran a two-week camp called
Operation Panda to teach the beloved Kung Fu Panda about the benefits
of weight lifting, hard work, and dieting. QED, Panda is not included
in this conversation because he is, basically, a really young fat guy
who hits the ball hard and makes us laugh as he swings at everything.
FC Gold Pride does not have any world class athletes despite what
Steve Nash says.
Well, coming back to the Sharks, you have to consider Jumbo and Patty
the two best athletes on the team. Or, do you? A surprise entry to
this conversation is Evgeni Nabokov. He is a two time Olympian, a
world cup gold medalist, and the starting goalkeeper for one the
toughest teams to crack in the world (yeah, sure the Sharks too but I
meant Team Russia).
For my vote, I go with Joe. I am pretty biased though. I own his
jersey.
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