Interesting article. But I think the reason that Armstrong doesn't get as much hype is simply that, in the U.S. (and north america in general) cycling doesn't get as much hype as baseball (or basketball, hockey, football). In the Netherlands, Erik Dekker was voted Dutch sportsman of the year- this in a country crazy for soccer. Can you imagine a cyclist being voted American or Canadian Sportsman of the year? Even Armstrong! I can't see Roland Green being voted Canadian sportsman of the year- no one even knows he exists, except us of course. It's a shame, because frankly I think that winning the Tour is a far bigger feat than hitting home runs, and this is coming from a baseball fan.

Anyways, I think Armstrong probably could hit home runs- didn't be play baseball at some point in his life? I actually bet he'd be good at it. I know he's a baseball fan, anyways- well, of course, he is a Texan.