last week...i found myself laughing out loud...as the analysis of ball loft off the putter face was discussed. it was the first time for me that "loft" and "putter" was analyzed to that degree of minutiae...and i think it is reflective as a whole on how we have come to over-analyze Tiger...i simply accept that the competition in the world has caught up and Tiger's ability win any tourney by 5 to 10 strokes is an era that has ended...blame it on whomever or whatever you wish...ball designers...course layouts...club design, particularly the driver...global warming...sun spots...or the gravitational pull of Halley's Comet.
time marches on...even for Tiger...
take...for instance...beisbol...one second my favorite pitcher Doc Haliday is dominating the National League his first year with the Phils...over from the Toronto Blue Jays...and viola...by Allstar Break...batters get some of stuff on tape...see him in game settings...and watch his ERA rise.
No doubt both Tiger and Haliday will continue to be force majeurs...Tiger will stalk his prey at every major till he passes Jack...the latter will be the World Series MVP if the Phillies get there because he was brought in to take the Yankees down.
But in the mean time....let us remember that both men are mortals...no need for kryptonite...or wild conspiracy theories...and much more importantly...the competition these guys face is forever planning, plotting and improving...it is not disorder...rather...it is the way of things in the sports world...dominance always...always...comes to an end.
Sprinkle in that element of luck which always brings a smile to our faces...and during the replay the announcer calls it magic...just like Tiger at Augusta...chipping in that ball...as the Nike logo rotated the last 90 degrees.
second...on the British Open...mega-dittos...links golf...the four-letter gimmicky coverage...throwing more bodies at the camera than one can keep track of as they now do in every sport...thank God radio still does it right...as the song used go..."It Takes Two to Make a Thing Go Right."
Picking winners this year has become an ugly business...golf metrics are no longer predictive measures we once had so much faith in...just like my putting stroke...it has become whimsical and subject to feel...i really thought the young lad, Rory, was going to launch himself to the win...but...at his age...there is plenty of time to take a the British or Senior British.
i get heckled for engaging in fantasy golf...it is an acquired, elite sport...for those with exquisite taste.
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