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Why Bay Hill Makes Sense For Tiger Woods’ Return To Golf

By Scott Pharr

It’s not a question of if, but when.  When will Tiger Woods return to tournament golf. But ‘when’ is more than just a question.  ‘When’ is a conundrum, a riddle, and to this day, mostly rhetorical.  ‘When’ is rhetorical in that, it really doesn’t have a legitimate answer.  The news that leaked last week saying Woods was back in Orlando and seen hitting golf balls again resonated as actual physical evidence that he was on the comeback trail.  Except for his televised apology, trying to get a visual of Woods over the last 4 months was like trying to spot Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster.  Amongst a group of friends talking, one would hear that he was still in Florida but staying at a different house.  Or he was over in Sweden trying to patch things up with his wife Elin.  Or he was down in Mississippi in a sex rehab clinic.  The disappearing act has been almost as astonishing as the event that caused it.  Even the paparazzi couldn’t get a shot of him, and if those guys are having trouble, then Tiger’s ability to hide is almost as good as his legendary ability to strike a golf ball the way few have ever before or since.  And, when he uttered the cryptic words regarding his return to golf during his apology speech, saying that he looks forward to playing again, but couldn’t say if it would be this year, on one hand he confirmed he would be back, but on another he refused to say when.  And there it is again.. when?

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spharrgcs | Golf | Sunday March 7th, 2010 | 1 Comment »

BOSMA’S BREAKDOWN

Instead of sitting down and doing a bunch of research for an article, I decided I’d just put all my thoughts about the sports world in an article and publish. It’s part cold-call, part random musing, and 100% efficient.. so here it goes:

Jets to release Thomas Jones. Jones is scheduled to make $5.8 million this season, in an uncapped year, in the last year of his contract… yet, the Jets are letting him go because he’s 32 and the team has Shonn Greene and Leon Washington waiting in the wings. All Jones did last year was lead the best rushing team in the league, but who cares, right? Jones seems like a bargain at that price, so I don’t like the move. I’m in full campaign mode for Thomas to join brother Julius in Seattle for an all-Jones backfield in 2010.

Canada wins the gold. What a game. Sidney Crosby’s overtime goal for the win just gives me another reason to dislike him, but I applaud the U.S. team more than the Canadians. Why? Well, because I’m American and the U.S. team “wasn’t even supposed to be there.” See you in 2014, Canada.

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Tony Bosma | Bosma's Breakdown, Golf, MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL | Wednesday March 3rd, 2010 | 1 Comment »

As the harsh bitterness of winter diminishes and the icicles hanging from the roofs melt, everyone seems to become happier. Yes, the weather is warming up and the leaves are beautifully sprouting from the trees, but that’s not the reason excitement is in the air.  No, it’s because baseball season is just around the corner. (more…)

bwice | Phillies | Friday February 26th, 2010 | No Comments »

PART FIVE: FINALE

Bring In The Closer:
There are a lot of players in the Hall that simply don’t match up with the others. And while it would be fun to come up with a list of all the said players (I’ve tried), it is very much impossible to do. The Hall of Fame has never set up any concrete criteria that a player must meet to be deemed worthy of Cooperstown glory.

Whether that is, as Zev Chafet’s believes – that the founders of the Hall didn’t know enough about the game – or that the goal of the institution is to be flexible to the outside opinions of who the real immortals are or should be. Interpretation are welcomed.

That is part of what makes the short-comings of the Hall seem relatively insignificant. There is so much openness though baseball has been so closed-minded over the years.

We are all entitled to our own opinions about what makes a Hall of Famer or who should be one. Unfortunately some of us are idiots. Sportswriters included. But the fact that the game still matters enough, or that the Hall of Fame matters enough, to have those conversations is a great and telling sign.
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AnnexNate | MLB, NateWorthy Notes | Thursday February 25th, 2010 | 1 Comment »

On paper, The United States is not supposed to be among the elite teams at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.  They don’t have any household names from Olympics past like Hull, Chelios or Modano.  They don’t have well known names from today’s NHL like Ovechkin or Crosby.  Many experts thought they just couldn’t hang with the elites like Canada, Sweden, Russia and the Czechs.

So team USA was not expected to beat Canada on Sunday and finish with the number one overall seed entering the elimination round of the Men’s Ice Hockey tournament.  They weren’t supposed to medal in said tournament either, but after Sunday’s result they look a lot better than they did on paper a month ago.   (more…)

wfrench | Uncategorized | Tuesday February 23rd, 2010 | 1 Comment »