The Empire Strikes Back!

You've read about my return to glory (sort of). You've experienced the thrill of victory (not
really) and giggled at my agony in defeat.

Well, dear readers, it looks like Morgan O'Brien.com gets the last laugh:

It's true that your humble correspondent will represent the 516/631 Island at this year's Empire State Games (I'm a 213-pounder in Greco)! The tournament is Friday, and I'll be sure to file this weekend with all the gory details.

In related news, the LI squad must have been incredibly desperate to extend the invitation, In fact, Morgan's World's hard-hitting investigative team did actually find evidence as to how this roster spot appeared:

Oh, well, the moral of the story is, 11 years later I earned my Empires warmups! You see, showing up truly is half the battle.