PAT PHILBIN WINS MOLLY PITCHERS DON LERMAN GOES ON HIATUS TO LOSS WEIGHT, PICTURES TO FOLLOW SOON..... PAT 221/ CAPTURE FIRST PLACE ALLAN GOLDSTEIN 20 1/2 FOR SECOND ARTURO RIGS 151/2 FOR THIRD BRIAN SEIKEN12.5 DQDON LERMAN 15 THIS IS DON LERMAN SPEAKING IT WAS AN EMBARRASSMENT FOR ME TO LOSE IN THIS FASHION TODAY, IT WASN'T MY SURGERY IT WAS MY WEIGHTAND THE FACT THAT I DIDN'T PRACTICE ENOUGH.IN 2001 I ATE 5 HOT DOGS EVERY DAY FROM MARCH TO JULY 4TH , THIS TIME I DIDN'T. THE HEAT WAS A MAJOR FACTOR FOR ME AND THE FACT THAT MY LEGS CAN'T SUPPORT MY BODY TO STAND UP FOR 12 MINUTES . I WILL LOSE THE WEIGHT AND RETURN THIS I PROMISE MY FANS .PAT PHILBIN DID A SPECTACULAR JOB AS WELL AS ALLAN GOLDSTIEN . I WILL SKIP TOMMORROS DUCKS .AND THROW MY SUPPORT TO ALLAN GOLDSTEIN. THE HIGH LITE OF MY DAY WAS BURYING THE HATCHET WITH CRAZY LEGS AND TIM JANUS ,WHO SHOWED THAT THIER REAL MENCHES IN EXTENDING A HANDSHAKE AND GET WELL CARD TO ME , I DIDN'T EXPECT IT AFTER MY TIRADE ON MY BLOG ,WHICH I REGRET THE TONE AND STRIDENCY OF THE ARTICLE . WHEN IT COMES TO CARING ALL I HAVE TO SAY TO PARA PHRASE IN AWAY OF RUDYARD KIPLING YOUR A BETTER MAN THAN I' M .THANK YOU VERY MUCH . I WILLATTEND ED JARVIS RETIREMENT CEROMONY AT THE4TH OF JULY CONTEST ...STAND BY FOR PICTURES TO FOLLOW , AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE JUDGE OF THE CONTEST KEVIN LIPSITZ.