Ramblings

Okay, the golf matched sucked. The fact that there was a late scoring controversy only allows us a re-match. Ugh. There was no part of Thew's or my game that did not suck. But the deal breaker was on the ONE freakin' hole that Thew manages to play like he normally does and has a tap-in birdie, the Kid manages to snake in a right-to-left 20 footer for a net EAGLE! Crap. And that was the only clutch putt they made. (Of course, the way we played, they did not need to be clutch.)

Maurice Clarett. Just amazing.

Michelle Wie now has a SI pictorial on the Biggest Controversies of Michelle Wie's Career. There are 7 slides, which amounts to 7 more wins then she has. There are finally rumblings about the fact that her behavior and attitude might well overshadow her potential.

Red Sox are swept by the Royals. Ugh. They are now 3 back of the Yankees and 2 behind the Other Sox in the WC race. They are 12-15 since the All-star break, when they were 3 ahead of the Yankees. It ain't over, but the Curse seems to be making a comeback.

Tiger v. History. Too soon to tell and too tough to compare. I think Thew has it right...the equipment differences alone are enough to really wonder if Tiger is the best of all time. The competition factors in also. The modern pros can earn quite a good living without winning, so you wonder about the incentive. What drives Phil? The stories of Jack and Dot driving the kids around in a station wagon from match to match in the summer are charming, but also speak to the reality that an up-and-coming pro like Nicklaus, J. did not have the advantages of a Woods, E. Tiger has 15 or so more years before we can start to judge.

Okay, done for now.