Tuesday, September 05, 2006
This just in
Tiger Woods? He's good.
To paraphrase Happy Gilmore, blue trophy, gold trophy, who gives a crap. Tiger may be tired, but he's still the athlete of the year so far. So does that mean the U.S. team will be the favorite in Ireland later this month? Er, not so fast. While it's hard to imagine that a European team with one major champion -- the aging Jose Maria Olazabal -- could outplay Tiger, Phil, DiMarco, Furyk and company, one has to look at recent history. With only one U.S. win in the last five Ryder Cups contested across the pond and the dreadful 18 1/2 to 9 1/2 loss in 2004 when the Americans hosted, the outlook is about as promising as the weather forecast. (I have no idea what to expect from County Kildare in late September, but I suspect sweaters will be worn.) Best case scenario: Hope for the U.S. team to stay within striking distance and make the Sunday solo matches worth waking up for.
Apparently, Chien-Ming Wang's 16 wins are convincing fans that he is a future Hall-of-Famer. What else could drive someone to pay $450 for a bobblehead that isn't even a particularly good likeness?
And in case you missed it, McSweeneys.net ran a fun piece of steroid grand jury testimony, featuring Charlie Brown, that included this gem:
"Peppermint Patty's so great. She's so wonderful. She's been on the juice for years! Why do you think Marcie always calls her 'sir'? Her testosterone levels are through the roof."
To paraphrase Happy Gilmore, blue trophy, gold trophy, who gives a crap. Tiger may be tired, but he's still the athlete of the year so far. So does that mean the U.S. team will be the favorite in Ireland later this month? Er, not so fast. While it's hard to imagine that a European team with one major champion -- the aging Jose Maria Olazabal -- could outplay Tiger, Phil, DiMarco, Furyk and company, one has to look at recent history. With only one U.S. win in the last five Ryder Cups contested across the pond and the dreadful 18 1/2 to 9 1/2 loss in 2004 when the Americans hosted, the outlook is about as promising as the weather forecast. (I have no idea what to expect from County Kildare in late September, but I suspect sweaters will be worn.) Best case scenario: Hope for the U.S. team to stay within striking distance and make the Sunday solo matches worth waking up for.
Apparently, Chien-Ming Wang's 16 wins are convincing fans that he is a future Hall-of-Famer. What else could drive someone to pay $450 for a bobblehead that isn't even a particularly good likeness?
And in case you missed it, McSweeneys.net ran a fun piece of steroid grand jury testimony, featuring Charlie Brown, that included this gem:
"Peppermint Patty's so great. She's so wonderful. She's been on the juice for years! Why do you think Marcie always calls her 'sir'? Her testosterone levels are through the roof."
# posted by Budds @ 4:34 PM 
