http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070626/ap_on_fe_st/odd_hot_dog_champ_1
but an american could take the gold…
Arthritic jaw, go figure… unless he’s looking for an excuse to duck the showdown with Chestnut on the 4th…
I think it’s suspicious. For the very first time he has a legitimate challenger, and he’s injured? Fishy to say the least. In fact, I’ve lost a lot of the respect I had for the once great athlete.
i couldn’t agree more! He’s afraid of the competition! Seriously…jaw tendinitis? HILARIOUS! he was obviously overtraining and not stretching enough.
They did a really funny piece on SportsCenter this morning with all sort of great puns. They even had Barry Melrose (the ESPN hockey guy), Dick Vitale and others calling in to comment on it. Then they compared it to other title streaks including UCLA basketball and Lance 
Lance got to seven…Kobayashi was at 6 trying to make 7…coincidence???
Think he can still take us both though? Right now?
I heard there was some talk about opperacion puerto and Kobayashi. He needs to drop out so he doesn’t get tested.
Of course he could still take us. Just like Steve Larsen could smoke me on the bike using a schwinn varsity with one leg tied behind his back and the other cut off at the knee. They’re just a different level of athlete.
He’s back in.
Always bet on Kobayashi.
Shhhhhh…listen. You hear that sound Chestnut? The man’s comin’ for you…
“…The Times’s Tokyo bureau, which interviewed Mr. Kobayashi’s manager today, tells City Room that Mr. Kobayashi got treatment for his jaw problems today and intends to catch a flight to the United States on Thursday. The manager said that Mr. Kobayashi intends to take part in the Nathan’s contest on July 4…”
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http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/27/manager-insists-kobayashi-is-coming-to-brooklyn/
yeahhhhhhhhh!!! the great kobayashi is back!
we can make all the fun we want, but I bet his bank account is fatter than that of many Pro Triathletes. By the way, how in the world can someone eat like he does and have six-pack abs?
Yeah! America is going to get the title back at Coney Island!
I can almost hear those little marionettes singing…
“America…fuck yeah!”
