Bulging the Twine

Tiger Returns...as Caddie

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:36:00 +0000

Aaaaaaaaand I make my triumphant return to sports blogging. Wow, it's been a while. I'd love to tell you all that I've been busy, but I haven't been. From the time of my last post (in June) to now, I've been doing a lot of golfing. That's what I do in the summer. But now that summer is over, I figured I'd get back into filling your free time with my random ramblings. A wise man once said, "stick to what you're good at." It's not necessarily that I'm good at rambling, but ya gotta start somewhere. I may as well give my fingers some exercise...

Deep down, Tiger is pissed off. The first photo of him back on a golf course after a heroic US Open win at Torrey Pines is at Torrey Pines. But this time, he's loopin' for some 59 year-old chump who won a contest. The dude even 5-putted. That's the thing about big league contracts. Millions of dollars in your bank account in exchange for standing in a bib, grinning like a fool while pretending to be having a good time.

There's nobody who smiles as wide as Eldrick. Hopefully we'll be seeing those pearly whites come April in Augusta.

Show Stopper: Tiger Woods Wins 14th Major, Slows Wall Street, Rules Internet

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:21:00 +0000

Realizing that this is probably my 10th posting about Tiger, I decided to write it anyway. How can you not be impressed with this man. Gimping around on one healthy leg, he managed to birdie the 18th hole twice to force Rocco Mediate to beat him on an extra hole. Unfortunately for Rocco, the clock struck midnight and his time to shine was over.

Not to take anything away from Rocco - because he played unbelievable and didn't even think of blinking against the world's number one - but wasn't Tiger's performance simply stunning? I can understand the frustration that some viewers may have with the Johnny Millers and Chris Bermans bringing up Tiger's knee injury every 3 seconds, but for Eldrick to visibly limp around the golf course and still manage to win his 14th major is mind boggling. He really is that good.

Seems as though millions of others across the world thought the same. Here's an interesting little story about how Tiger slows down trading on Wall Street.

Forget about the 25,000 people in San Diego who played hooky from work and followed the action down at Torrey Pines on Monday, how about the schlubs like myself who streamed most of the action, setting a record along the way.

Happy Trails: Mike Piazza Calls It A Career

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Tue, 20 May 2008 20:18:00 +0000

That's it...Mike Piazza retired today.

I've been a Mike Piazza fan ever since he broke into the Majors winning the NL Rookie of the Year award in '93. I was an even bigger fan when he was the '96 All-Star MVP. And I was kinda hoping he'd kick Roger Clemens' ass in the 2000 World Series when the Rocket tossed the butt-end of Piazza's bat at him. Unfortunately, nothing really happened in that Game 2. Same goes for Mike and the Mets' hopes for a World Series title.

Although he never won the big prize, he certainly racked up his fair share of accolades.

How does this sound: The best slugging catcher in baseball history.

Pretty good ring to it. That's because it's the truth. In fact, he made me want to be a catcher growing up. Unfortunately, I couldn't hit like he could. My game was more defensive - like Charles Johnson - who Piazza was traded for in a blockbuster deal with Florida in '98.

He's leaving the game after 19 seasons in the Bigs. A 12 time All-Star, 10 time Silver Slugger, knocked out 427 career dingers, 1335 RBI's and held a .308 average with the LA Dodgers, Florida Marlins, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, and Oakland A's.

Any way you look at it, he was damn good.

Gonna miss ya Mike!

Sergio Garcia Wins Players: "I want to thank Tiger for not being here"

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:01:00 +0000

"Hi Tiger," Sergio says. "I'd like to thank you for not playing this week at Sawgrass."

"Oh, not a problem, Serrrrg," Tiger replies. "I knew you'd been struggling the last few years and falling down in the rankings. You needed this one. Besides, I was having fun in Orlando watchin' my boy Superman run the show."

"Sounds like a fun time, Tiger. I hope your knee rehab is going well. Maybe you'll be ready to come back for next year...?"

"Umm...I guess you didn't get the memo, eh Sergio? I'll be back in time to beat you guys up at Torrey Pines."

(Sergio quickly calls Tanya Harding)

"Riiight...Well maybe we can get together sometime and get some grub..."

"I never really liked you, Sergio. I hope you realize that I'm going to win the US Open by 10 shots."

"I know you will...but your wife is hot."

(Click)

Summed Up Nicely: "That is a gutless, 6"7, .200 hitting, formerly good player, joke"

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:53:00 +0000

You have to hear what the announcers think of the "formerly good player" known as Richie Sexson. Do you think he thought to himself, "hey, wait a second...that ball didn't come as close as I thought it did. Oh well, I'm already half way to the mound, I may as well launch my helmet at him."

By the way, you suck Richie Sexson.

Montreal Players: Yet ANOTHER Reason to Hate the Habs

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:52:00 +0000

Here we have one of the NHL's elite players: Tom Kostopoulous. If you've ever hung around this site before, you can undoubtedly pick up the level of sarcasm in that sentence. We all remember the Feta-loving Tom K as part of the ambiguously dumb duo of Habs players who were arrested for stealing a woman's purse in a Tampa nightclub earlier this year. They stole $20 from her! With salaries around $500K, I guess they were really hard up on cash to pay the rookie dinner bill. Funny. But, his latest stunt from Game 2 of the Philly/MTL semi-final series makes you want to slap him...and I'm no Philly fan. Take a look at his gutlessness.

Montreal Riots: One More Reason to Hate Habs Fans

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:09:00 +0000

In case anybody outside of Montreal needed another reason to dislike Canadiens fans...here's a video showing the riots on St. Catharine outside of the Bell Centre last night. You would think this franchise had never won a Cup, by the looks of it.

Congrats, Habs fans. Your team managed to (barely) make it out of the 1st round over a team that wasn't supposed to win a single game. Ole!

Here's hoping they're eliminated 4-straight in Round 2. It'll either be Philly or New York.

Chalk One Up for South Africa: Trevor Immelman Wins '08 Masters

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:19:00 +0000

Before I continue, I must apologize. Don't really know who I'm apologizing to, because nobody reads this...but I've been away from writing for a couple weeks. Main reason: I escaped the dreadful winter for a few days to sunny Palm Springs, California. Will post pics soon enough...

Anyway, let's talk Masters.

Trevor Immelman became the first South African to win the Masters since his boyhood idol Gary Player did it 30 years ago.

Well done Mr. Immelman. He's certainly coming into his own on Tour. Can't knock his play all week. He hit the ball better than anybody all week, especially his tee-game. Didn't hurt that he made a few putts, but hey, to win the Masters you've gotta make a lot of putts. That's where Tiger struggled...couldn't buy a putt, even with his wallet.
Immelman finished at 8-under, followed by Tiger at 5-under. That's 2 years in a row Tiger has played second fiddle at Augusta. Oh well, so he'll only win 3 majors this year.

Big Diesel All Up In Your Grill

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:18:00 +0000

OK, so I realize this game happened almost a month ago, but I'm posting it anyway. Nice jump over the kids in the front row, but check out the elbow he gives to the guy in the black t-shirt. That's a whole lotta human comin' in full tilt.

Late Bloomers: Sens stack a 5-piece on Bufftown in 3rd

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:34:00 +0000

Do they really have to leave it 'til the very end of the game to wake up? If the last 2 games are any indication, then yes.

9 third period goals for the Ottawa Senators in the last 2 games.

After giving up 2 quick ones in 25 seconds to Buffalo, the Sens' offence exploded for 5 goals in 8 minutes to take a 6-3 vic and pretty much solidify the playoff fate for the Sabres. It was nice to see Dean McAmmond use his speed for a change when he drove hard to the net and got a nice feed from Vermette. That made it 3-2, but the fact that it was a short-handed goal woke up the Senators' offence. Opened the floodgates, if you will. Alfie tied it up going shelfy like only he knows how...ping!

I can't not write about my boy Volchenkov getting his first goal of the year with a blast from the blueline...ping! Oh yeah, it's worth mentioning that I was talking about how the A-Train hadn't scored a goal all season seconds before he sniped. Game winner to boot!

It's been quite the fall from grace for Buffalo this year, after capturing the 1st seed in the East in '07. Of course, no Briere and no Drury. Just Derek Roy, Thomas Vanek, and Jason Pominville to carry the load. Their D is nothing special either. I have no sympathy for them, though. It sure was nice to see Sabres fans sprint out of their seats when Alfie lit the lamp making it 5-3.

Let's see if the Sens can take the 2nd of this home-and-home with Buff on Thursday at the SBP. Maybe this time they'll spread their goals out a little more.

Patrick Roy's Son is a Goon

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:04:00 +0000

Can't believe I haven't jumped all over this. Chalk it up to my overall laziness, I suppose.

Much like a lot of the stories I write about, this one is nothing short of ridiculous.

“With the Remparts trailing 7-1 near the end of the second period of their playoff game on Saturday, players on both sides began to brawl. The younger Roy skated towards Chicoutimi netminder Bobby Nadeau, but was held back by two on-ice officials. According to reports, it was at that point that father Patrick told his son to go after Nadeau. Jonathan Roy skated towards the opposing netminder and landed a series of punches without any retaliation, then saluted the opposing fans before starting another fight with defenceman Sebastien Rioux.” (TSN.ca)

Hey, maybe Jonathan Roy is just pissed that he'll never come close to being as good as his father. Here's the video. (YouTube)

Madness: Look forward to Thursday action

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:07:00 +0000

It's been a pretty eventful couple of days, to say the least. Who would've thought all the underdogs would win in Tampa?! Add that to West Virginia telling Duke to take a hike and the Davidson win over Georgetown, and we've got a hell of a tourney on our hands. For the record, my brackets are in shambles. At least I'm not the only one feelin' the pain...

Here's how she stands after 2 rounds...

West Virginia/Xavier and UCLA/Western Kentucky are on tap for the West bracket, while the Washington State/UNC and Louisville/Tennessee doubleheader will give us some quality viewing in the East on Thursday.

Davidson will be trying to keep their Cinderella run alive when they meet Wisconsin on Friday in the Midwest, followed up by Villanova/Kansas. The South gives us Stanford/Texas and Memphis/Michigan State.

Needless to say, I know where I'll be Thursday night. Not sure about Friday though, as I'll likely be sipping fruity umbrella drinks by the pool in sunny Southern California. Shucks.

Rainy Roundup: Obama League Baseball?

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:39:00 +0000

Hey y'all. I'm back. Didn't go anywhere, just haven't posted. My boy Hambone has been on my case recently so I figured I talk about some of the random shit I've seen over the last couple days.

Figured I'd throw this funny one up there to kick things off. This dude decided to combine his love for Major League Baseball and U.S. politics. Cool shirts. Obama business strikes out

So apparently the story about Tiger Woods buying a ridiculous mansion in the Hamptons for $65 million yesterday is not true. Thank god. Because even though he could've bought that crib with a (big) duffle bag full of cash, he didn't, and kept a few less people from hating him. He's already got 2 'homes' in Florida and 1 in Dubai on his golf course. I'm anxiously awaiting the day he becomes the world's first athlete billionaire.

Yes, I missed a Monday morning post about how awesome Tiger is after winning at Bay Hill, but is he even human? Can't they test for something like that?

I'd stay outta his way. How many 66-year olds do you know who do mixed martial arts?

I'm in the wrong business: Visa IPO prices at record $17.9 billion

Like they don't make enough money already: Red Sox boycott Japan trip, then reconcile

Fred Couples posts a 65, John Daly cracks a beer

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:58:00 +0000

At the time of this posting, Fred Couples has the outright lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando. I understand it's still early in the afternoon, but to me, that's pretty impressive for ol' Freddy C. At least we know he still has the raw talent to go low, as long as his ailing body holds up. For a guy who has had chronic pain in his back for years, he can still pipe a golf ball. He averaged 301.5 yards on his drives in Thursday's round. There's a reason he's called 'Boom Boom'.

On a less than enthusiastic note, PGA Tour bad boy John Daly has hit yet another speed bump in his 'eventful' career. He was disqualified from Bay Hill when he missed his Tuesday Pro-Am tee-time. Daly claims there was a misunderstanding with his tee-time, but he was likely out late the night before, lighting it up at one of Orlando's hotspots...or, any questionable dive that serves the sauce. It also didn't help that his swing coach, legendary Butch Harmon, quit on him on Monday saying, "the most important thing in his life is getting drunk." Pretty heavy stuff. Did I mention that he was only playing at Bay Hill because Arnie invited him? Talk about disrespecting someone you shouldn't be.

Last week, he shot 77-80 to miss the cut by a mile at the PODS Championship in Tampa, and even had Tampa Bay Buccaneers' coach John Gruden on the bag for him (pictured above). But missing the cut wasn't a big deal to Big JD. He spent his Saturday drinking in the Hooters tent behind 17 at Innisbrook drinking beer and signing bodyparts.

There are many people who think he should be kicked off the Tour. I'm not one of them. If tournament sponsors are going to continue to provide exemptions for him to play, then he'll be on the Tour. When he shows up for his tee-times, he's a pleasure to watch. The question is, how far can John Daly go before he's cut off for good?

Goalie Wars: Darth Gerber rules with iron fist

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:48:00 +0000

So it's looking more and more likely that Martin "Darth" Gerber will be the #1 'tender for the Senators heading into the post-season. He's not only been the Sens' best player for the past 6 games, but it also helps that his name's not Ray Emery.

Management doesn't seem to be a fan of ol' Razor these days. For good reason. He pretty much got John Paddock fired a couple weeks ago. Then he finally broke his silence this week with a half-assed apology to the coach who moulded him in the AHL. Add in the fact that he can't stop a beach ball on the short side when he does play, and you've got a pretty 'easy' decision.

Enter Darth Gerber. Dah da da da, Dah da da da da da daaaahh.

Although they managed to lose 3-1, 3-2, and 2-0 before winning 4-2 on their recent Left Coast trip, the Sens have at least had the goaltending they've been so desperately looking for. The blame for those 3 losses lands squarely on the shoulders of every skater on the team, not Gerber. Technically, he only let in 1 in L.A. They potted an empty-netter late in the 3rd. Things turned around when they hit the desert last Saturday, though. Gerber played well, and the rest of them actually played defence. There's a concept. Backchecking, defensive coverage, physical play. Ya know, things that you should do every time you step on the ice if you intend to win the hockey game.

Last night's game against Beantown was no different. Gerber made some stellar saves which translated into offensive rushes and goals by Heatley. It was like watching Sens hockey of old. Quick transitions, bodychecks, great saves, and good ol' fashioned lamplighting. It's worth noting Heater's quality game. A nice 'trick to break out of his recent slump.

It's always nice to see a certain player step his game up when the rest of the team is struggling. Gerber has been to the Cup Finals 3 times. All 3 times he's had his rear-end planted firmly on the pine. If the last week is any indication, he'll be relegating that role to a player who needs to give his head a firm shake. Get used to sporting that beauty new cap, Razor. You could be sitting there for a while.

Yankees sign Billy Crystal: What?

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:41:00 +0000

Yes. It's true. Billy Crystal will be throwin' on the pinstripes of the Bronx Bombers for a spring training game this Thursday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Look out for #60...which is also his age.

The question remains: what position will he play? Sit A-Rod and play'em besides Jeets on the left side? Perhaps scratch Jeets and let him and Cano turn a couple double plays...Or, maybe let him run around in the outfield chasing fly balls? Wait a second, they're playing Pittsburgh. We all know they can't get hit it out of the infield. Which begs another question: when will Jason Bay jump ship and ditch the Pirates?

Anyway, where will Billy bat? He may not be lead-off material, but if his high school stats (.348 as a senior in high school) are any indication, he should be tucked somewhere between 3rd and 5th in the order. Imagine he hit a long bomb? If that happened, I think Pitt should be kicked out of the league.

Next up: Jack Nicholson dishin' to Kobe with the Lakers? Jerry Seinfeld throwing a no-hitter with the Mets? Gotta love the MLB. Millionaires, steroids, and comedians. Insert joke here. I'm too lazy.

Obscure Jersey Thursdays: Kelly Hrudey

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:03:00 +0000

People in Canada get to see this schlub Saturday nights on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada. Luckily, he's on the late crew. Nobody seems to care much about the late game. East Coast biased much? Of course. I could care less about the western Canadian teams.

As for Kelly Hrudey, he was a decent 'tender. Was 3rd stringer on the 1987 Canada Cup team, played in the infamous 'Eastern Epic': a game that went in to 4th OT as he set a playoff record with 73 saves. Most importantly, he was part of the '93 L.A. Kings that took on Patrick Roy and the Montreal Canadiens in the Cup finals. Of course, '99' per cent of the credit deserves to go to Gretzky for getting them there. Although they didn't win, it was somewhat of a turning point in the NHL. It was the first southern U.S. team to make it that far into the post-season. And although they didn't win the Cup, Hrudey's ugly eastern-European-esque goalie mask will forever remain etched in the heads of hockey fans everywhere. Thanks Kelly.
(Photo courtesy: Straight Cash Homey.net)

Poolsider Report: Sens/Ducks from the Honda

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:05:00 +0000

Poolsider reporting from Honda Center...

When was the last time you saw a coached tossed? Or two unsportsmanlike penalties from refs who lost complete control of it by the second period? Alfredsson's out indefinitely with an upper-body injury thanks to a blatant crosscheck from Beauchemin directly in front of one of the zebras...with no call.

Add up one superb goaltending performance by Jiggy, and it resulted in a bitter, but spirited, 3-1 loss to Ducks. Never mind. I thought the Sens played a couple of good periods, showing some of the spunk they last displayed against Detroit in January....7 weeks ago!

Perhaps it was because 'Friends" star and Ottawa superfan Matthew Perry was in the barn? Nah, this game was lost in the early moments of the third when Giguere played like Gump Worsley stopping Spezza point-blank several times. The Gerber baby played well. So did the new acquisitions, Lapointe and Stillman. Sorry, but can't say the same about Redden, who might have to play in Germany next year...because no other team will want him.

Like they did last June, the big Duck D shut us down as well...prompting one SoCal hack from the cheap seats to remark, "look familiar...from last spring?" This from a guy who pronounced Jason's name as "SpEEza" and called Emery a "flake." (Well, he was half right...).

Whatever, Murray's tossing might be what this placid squad needs right now...as they attempt to discover whether they're the team of 2007 or the one that suffered four consecutive playoff losses to the Leafs.

Poolsider signing out...and heading back to the 80F weather in Palm Springs...

Live Blog: Sens not the team they once were

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:31:00 +0000

Well here it is. The game we've been waiting for.

Really?

It's common knowledge that the Anaheim Ducks were the dominant team in last year's Cup final. There's no question about it.

It seems as though they're still the dominant team. 2-1 Ducks lead after the 1st frame. Bertuzzi and Perry for Anaheim and Schubert for O-town.

A couple questionable hits on Volchenkov and Redden early, and Meszaros just got hurt on an awkward fall in his own zone.

Rollin' on Pinkies

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:34:00 +0000

Say hello to Manchester City's midfielder Stephen Ireland.

From FanIQ: "Ireland's already known as a bit of a space cadet, he once pretended his grandmother had died to get out of an international game, but this is taking it to a whole other level. Who's he trying to impress with this thing? 10-year-old girls? Richard Simmons? I'll just say this: I live in San Francisco and I've never seen a car this, uh, festive. And that's saying something."

Are you ready for this? Apparently it's worth $178,000.

Duke beats GA Tech, loses mascot 4-6 weeks

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:32:00 +0000

Good Riddance: Sens fire Paddock

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:53:00 +0000

This news comes as some sort of a relief for Ottawa Senators fans. I guess Bryan Murray simply had enough of the lengthy losing streaks and back-to-back shutouts against the lowly Leafs and again last night in Boston.

The GM didn't exactly give Paddock the biggest vote of confidence, saying the other day that his job is safe "if the team keeps winning."

It kinda seemed like the players stopped playing for him. They are all competitive people, and I guarantee that they would enjoy an equally competitive coach behind the bench who shows some emotion. That's exactly what ol' Paddy didn't do. He was like an English Jacques Martin. Cross those arms and scowl the entire game and then give meaningless gargled quotes while choking up your Christmas turkey followed by the occasional burp. Gross? You bet. (If you listen to TGOR Nation on Team 1200 in Ottawa in the morning, you know what I'm talking about.)

But hey, at least Bryan Murray has some character. Paddock is a perfect fit for a team in the East Coast Iron League or something. I couldn't quite understand why he became the Sens' head coach. He wasn't exactly what you call a 'finesse' player in his day. More like, 4th-line plug/scrapper. It would be like Tie Domi coaching an NHL team in 10 years. How could you expect to win with a knucklehead like that at the helm?

Maybe I'm being too harsh, but if we couldn't lock up a sniper or stalwart defenceman at the deadline, then this is the next best thing. Paddock is a solid hockey guy with a great eye for talent. Today marks the beginning of another chapter and let's hope Murray can get the Sens to start playing like the team he took to the Cup last year. Peace out Paddy.

Roundup: Trade Deadline Edition

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:12:00 +0000

So the 2008 NHL trade deadline has come and gone. Anybody else think us Canadians are ridiculously obsessed with hockey trade coverage? The 3 major stations committed every minute of the day to endless banter that included a bunch of big kids texting on their Blackberries in between analyzing every trade to death. But I digress...

Who were the real winners today? You gotta think San Jose improved by acquiring a steady, puck-moving defenceman like Brian Campbell. Poor Buffalo...everybody keeps leaving them. How about Brad Richards heading to the Big D? And he's gotta be happy to get out of Tampa, especially after he said the franchise is "spiralling".

But what about Ottawa? They were one of the front-runners in the Marian Hossa sweepstakes, but obviously weren't willing to give up a 1st rounder, like Pittsburgh had to do. I recall owner Eugene Melnyk saying that he would "do anything to win the Cup," so it's very disappointing that they weren't able to land a marquee player. Just because the draft is being held in Ottawa this year, it doesn't mean the host team HAS to have a showing in the 1st round. Instead, GM Murray settled for Martin Lapointe in exchange for a 6th rounder. Another brutal deadline day for the struggling Senators. Will try to keep the expectations low for the upcoming postseason.

As for the rest of the trade details, check out TSN for a full list of who went where.

Gross: Arsenal player gets leg snapped

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:37:00 +0000

If you didn't know: Tiger Woods runs the show

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Doyon) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:16:00 +0000

Tiger Tiger Woods y'all!

It would've been nice to see Stewart Cink at least put up a fight today. But, because Tiger is the man, Cink gracefully accepted a good ol' fashioned beat down today at the WGC Accenture Match Play in Arizona. Here's a ridiculous stat: Stewart Cink hasn't won a tournament in 86 starts, while in the same stretch, Tiger has won 23 times.

Setting a tournament record with an 8-and-7 vic, Tiger has now won 15 of the 26 WGC tournies that he has entered.

Let's be honest. Tiger Woods has the professional golf world beaten, picked back up, and beaten some more. Safe to say that if Tiger is in the field at any given event, he will be accepting the hardware come Sunday afternoon.

Just another tidbit: he's now in 4th for all-time career wins with 63, stepping over Arnold Palmer. Should be an interesting exchange between the two, as Tiger's next stop is at Arnie's Invitational at Bay Hill.