At some point the publicity isn't going to be good for her...

It's been awhile since I ragged on Michelle Wie, but her insistence that she's good enough to play on the men's PGA tour despite the fact that she still hasn't won a professional tournament EVER against men or women, just begs for constant ridicule. I felt validated by reading Annika Sorenstam's latest remarks about her, too:

"You know, I really don't know why Michelle continues to do this," Sorenstam said. "I mean, we have a major this week, and if you can't qualify for a major, I don't see any reason why you should play with the men."

And why didn't Wie qualify? Because she failed to do a simple thing--she forgot to sign her scorecard.

Tiger for President...

Yeah, I know. Watching golf is about as exciting as sitting around for hours watching Firecracker George play Metroid and waiting for your turn to play that never comes...except when it's Tiger Woods at the tee.

I don't know what it is about Tiger, but somehow the game of golf becomes mesmerizing when he shows up to play. It's not like he hits the ball that much different than anyone else. Yet for some reason I become transfixed to the TV when he's on the greens.

And it's not like I really don't know the outcome. Nine times out of ten, he'll probably end up winning. Which makes days like yesterday all the more odd--did anyone really expect the greatest golfer to ever live was going to lose? Bum knee or not, who really thinks that was going to keep him down? Yet, the entire 2008 U.S. Open was pretty darn exciting. Yeah, really, I'm talking about golf. Some have already called it one of the greatest tournaments in history. Heck, I couldn't even watch the playoff live yesterday obviously because I was working, but still was checking frequent updates on my computer until the final nail-biting sudden death hole.

In any other sport, we'd all probably be rooting for the underdog. For some reason, though, we all root for Tiger.

I am not Tiger Woods...

Tiger Woods signed yet another endorsement deal with Nike which likely involves an obscene amount of money, considering his last deal was reportedly in the realm of $100 million for five years.

I think if I was Tiger Woods, I would have retired long ago, and lived off my prior endorsement money. I'd eat a lot, sleep a lot, drink a lot of beer, watch a lot of TV, play a lot of video games, gain a lot of weight. Well, then again, with that attitude, I wouldn't be Tiger Woods. Darn!