Books About Assholes

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

In case anyone is wondering what makes cycling tattle-tailer Floyd Landis tick, I figured I'd post a few links to books about assholes:

+ Assholes Finish First, by Tucker Max

+ Assholeology: The Science Behing Getting Your Way - And Getting Away With It, by Chris Illuminati

+ Emails From An Asshole: Real People Being Stupid, by John Lindsay

+ Asshole: How I Got Rich And Happy By Not Giving A Damn About Anyone And How You Can Too, by Martin Kihn

Lance Armstrong Or Albert Pujols?

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

I'm not here to stir up controversy or suggest that all the best athletes in the world are on steroids.

But with today's development in the cycling world -- Floyd Landis admitted he used performance-enhancing drugs and threw Lance Armstrong under the bus in the process -- one can't help but wonder once again if all the greats are doing something illegal to gain their competitive edge. I mean, Lance Armstrong?

A blogger named Jerod Morris got in some hot water last year for merely speculating that Raul Ibanez's power surge for the Philadelphia Phillies last year was due in part to the use of PEDs.

So just curious: What would bother you more? Lance Armstrong admitting he used PEDs during his cycling reign or if baseball superstar Albert Pujols tested positive for steroids? And why?