But on any given day, Sigel can still beat almost any player in a normal race. He would get clobbered in long races with the elite of today.
I don't think so.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSlaY9nMzGI
Mike Sigel can still play world class, not winning an event does not mean he does not have it any more. In a tournament with 20+ of the top pros in the world only one guy ends up winning, the other 19 guys have not clearly lost it and cannot win anymore.
Sigel in a long session if his break is on would be no fun for almost any pro in the USA outside of SVB whose break atm makes him too much for anyone not from Asia.
Sigel never gets lazy with shots and does not miss much, he is consistent as hell and in long sessions that makes him very dangerous.