That’s the headline on Yahoo about the Masters. I know he’s a great golfer, but maybe the media should consider the idea that maybe there are other golfers out there? This was too lame for a pitting, that’s why it is here.
Also, the majority of the country could care less about the Yankees v. Red Sox, so it would be nice if ESPN didn’t act like this April series between the two was the World Series.
Thanks for listening…
I agree to some degree. Most news outlets realise though that many people are only interested in golf if Tiger is involved. So a headline about Immelman is not getting as many hits as Tiger second!. I am actually surpised when I googled news results that the headline ‘Tiger second’ or variations was not more common
And here I was wondering if Immelman was related to the World War I pilot. I’m so boring.
Tiger sells - which is all that matters.
Don’t you see? He’s one step closer to Jack Nicklaus’ record of 37 major quinellas! That’s news, right?
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Look, I don’t like this either, but this has been going on for several years, and there’s really no point in raising hell now. Simply put, he was an amazing athlete who happened to peak at just the right time, and who joined just as nearly all the past legends were declining or on their way out.
Consider: There were plenty of other superstars in the NBA during Michael Jordan’s career. Just to name a few, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon, Tim Hardaway, Isiah Thomas, David Robinson, Karl Malone, Clyde Drexler, Reggie Miller, and, oh yeah, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman. Pete Sampras regularly competed against Andre Agassi, Michael Chang, Thomas Muster, Carlos Moya, and Mark Philippoussis, not to mention possibly the most brutal clay juggernaut in the history of the sport (this was the era where “clay court specialist” originated). You can easily make similar lists for Wayne Gretzky, Carl Lewis, Dan “The Beast” Severn, or any football great you care to name.
Tiger…who is his rival, his nemesis, his guy to beat? Who can face him eye-to-eye and win? How ridiculous is it that it’s 2008 and we’re still asking this question? When Mickelson won the Masters, we thought that maybe he had the best chance. Four years later, he still maybe has the best chance. It’s beyond pathetic. Know what’s the only thing shocking about Immelmann dropping to -8? That he didn’t drop any further, which is what most of the PGA field would’ve done in that position.
When Woods starts finishing 15th or 19th or 20th, maybe we won’t have to hear about it anymore. Until then, we’re pretty much stuck with him.
P.S. This reminds me of another really awful headline from the '02 Winter Olympics. Michelle Kwan (American), Irina Slutskaya, and Sarah Hughes (also American…I’m going somewhere with this, don’t worry) were in abattle for the women’s figure skating all-around gold. For Hughes to win, she needed to win the final round and Slutskaya and Kwan had to finish 2-3. If Kwan finished first or second, the gold was hers. If Slutskaya won it, she got the gold. Hughes turned in the routine of her life. Kwan was snakebitten (again!), falling during her routine, and dropping out of the running. Slutskaya went last. The gold was hers to lose…and to the shock of nearly everyone in attendance, she did just that, mailing in the most tepid, lackluster routine I’ve ever seen from her (the commentators could see something was wrong from the very beginning). Slutskaya finishes ahead of Kwan but just behind Hughes…and the Rocky finish was official.
Again, Hughes with the gold, Slutskaya with the silver, and Kwan with the bronze. Can you guess what one newspaper decided to go with for the headline? This astonishing, amazing, unbelievable storybook finish, the kind of story a sports mythos is made of?
Yep…
AMERICAN BEATS KWAN
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“American??” “Beats Kwan???” The hell? Seriously, the hell?