Tiger out for the year (non-bb)

[MusicMan]

The man won the US Open - walking 91 holes - with a double stress fracture of the tibia, AND a torn ACL??

Oh, and by the way... to Retief Goosen: aren't you just the fucking asshole, now?

[Ty in Tampa]

Oh, and by the way... to Retief Goosen: aren't you just the fucking asshole, now?

Better.

[kevwun]

Chris Farley: Hey Tiger, remember that time you won the US Open with a torn ACL and a stress fracture?

Tiger: Yes

Chris Farley:  That was awesome.

[pravata]

So the headline "...season-ending knee surgery" does that refer to Woods or golf in general?

[sporadic]

The man won the US Open - walking 91 holes - with a double stress fracture of the tibia, AND a torn ACL??

Oh, and by the way... to Retief Goosen: aren't you just the fucking asshole, now?

did not see the ACL part anywere...playing on a stress fracture is one thing, but playing with a torn ACL would be a completely different thing alltogether.  All that said, dude is amazing to watch.  Will eventually be argued as the best athlete ever.

Just saw it..."hidden" in the headline, but Tiger mentions nothing about it in his quotes.

[austro]

So the headline "...season-ending knee surgery" does that refer to Woods or golf in general?

Just Tiger. We still have to hate on Colin Montgomerie at Royal Birkdale.

[kevwun]

I'm sure it's not a great day at PGA headquarters.  Also, whoever wins the next two majors needs to thank Tiger Woods' ACL at the trophy presentations.

[MusicMan]

did not see the ACL part anywere...playing on a stress fracture is one thing, but playing with a torn ACL would be a completely different thing alltogether.  All that said, dude is amazing to watch.  Will eventually be argued as the best athlete ever.

According to the ESPN article:

And he revealed that he originally ruptured the ACL in 2007 while running at his home in Orlando after the British Open. He said he decided not to have surgery at that point, and he went on to win five of the next six events he entered (through his Target World Challenge in December).

[MusicMan]

So the headline "...season-ending knee surgery" does that refer to Woods or golf in general?

The Ryder Cup certainly just became a no-win scenario for Europe.

[sporadic]

According to the ESPN article:

So he is a one-legged man doing very well in an ass-kicking contest...

[MusicMan]

So he is a one-legged man doing very well in an ass-kicking contest...

Bravo, sir.

[Limey]

Just Tiger. We still have to hate on Colin Montgomerie at Royal Birkdale.

You'll hate him more at Valhalla.

[austro]

You'll hate him more at Valhalla.

Quote possibly. He does seem to thrive in that format.

[Limey]

The Ryder Cup certainly just became a no-win scenario for Europe.

Yeah!  Tiger was a scoring machine in the Ryder Cup.  Eh?  Oh.

[MusicMan]

Yeah!  Tiger was a scoring machine in the Ryder Cup.  Eh?  Oh.

Doesn't matter.  IF the Euros win, the headline will still be, "Europe beats shorthanded US side".

[Limey]

Doesn't matter.  IF the Euros win, the headline will still be, "Europe beats shorthanded US side".

No worries.  I'll put that headline in my scrapbook next to the headline "Europe beats Bobby Jones-less US side."

Also, "Yankees miss out again, unavailability of The Babe continues to frustrate!"

[Limey]

"Man Who Used Stick To Roll Ball Into Hole In Ground Praised For His Courage"

The Onion weighs in on Tiger's toils.

[sporadic]

"Man Who Used Stick To Roll Ball Into Hole In Ground Praised For His Courage"

The Onion weighs in on Tiger's toils.

That pisses me off, even if it is a joke.  The masses view golf as just a hobby, not a sport, when they have no clue how much athleticism it actually takes.  I think this fact is the reason for the fascination with golf by most pro athletes.  I am a good golfer...I am an above average athlete...but nobody correlates my success with golf having anything to do with being a good athlete.

[Limey]

That pisses me off, even if it is a joke.  The masses view golf as just a hobby, not a sport, when they have no clue how much athleticism it actually takes.  I think this fact is the reason for the fascination with golf by most pro athletes.  I am a good golfer...I am an above average athlete...but nobody correlates my success with golf having anything to do with being a good athlete.

Chill man!  It's just a joke.

You don't really think that Ernie Els has been lost for 36 hours looking for a ball in the woods...

[sporadic]

Chill man!  It's just a joke.

You don't really think that Ernie Els has been lost for 36 hours looking for a ball in the woods...

I know, I know...it's just I have lived with that shit my whole life

[subnuclear]

I know, I know...it's just I have lived with that shit my whole life

Do you think you are brave for playing golf? 

[sporadic]

Do you think you are brave for playing golf? 

Thanks, you just made my point.  Anyone that has played Professional, College, or even high-level amateur golf takes offense to this shit.

[homer]

Thanks, you just made my point.  Anyone that has played Professional, College, or even high-level amateur golf takes offense to this shit.

I don't think you get the joke.

[MusicMan]

Do you think you are brave for playing golf? 

Do you think it's bravery for someone to deal with a high level of pain while performing their job?

ETA: Maybe I've missed the joke too.

[sporadic]

I don't think you get the joke.

I completely get the joke...golfers are big flaming vaginas...I just do not appreciate it or think it is very funny.

[Limey]

I know, I know...it's just I have lived with that shit my whole life

FWIW, I agree with you.  I think The Onion was poking fun at those who went over the top in their praise of Woods' feat this weekend.  It was amazing, but it doesn't make him Douglas Bader or anything.

[homer]

I completely get the joke...golfers are big flaming vaginas...I just do not appreciate it or think it is very funny.

Now I know you don't get the joke.

[S.P. Rodriguez]

I completely get the joke...golfers are big flaming vaginas...I just do not appreciate it or think it is very funny.

For what it's worth, I was originally going to reply that maybe you should lighten up.  After reading the article, I was wondering if it was written by Retief Goosen.  I realize it was making fun of the hyperbole surrounding the injury but sure enough, torn ACL and micro-fracture... uh, that would have most people on the couch, doped up on pain-killers, and whincing at the sligthest movement of the knee.  The guy played golf with his knee a complete wreck.  Brave or not, that takes some huevos grandes and a seriously high threshold for pain. 

[sporadic]

FWIW, I agree with you.  I think The Onion was poking fun at those who went over the top in their praise of Woods' feat this weekend.  It was amazing, but it doesn't make him Douglas Bader or anything.

I think that occurs all of the time in sports and used as a marketing tool.  But, I think this is a close to a Willis Reed situation as there has ever been (the references on the Paul Pierce "injury" were laughable)

[sporadic]

Now I know you don't get the joke.

Probably not...and I apologize to all if my particularly high level of ornryness this morning is striking a nerve.

[geezerdonk]

The masses view golf as just a hobby, not a sport, when they have no clue how much athleticism it actually takes.

100% correct. My favorite athlete is Tim Herron followed closely by Craig Stadler.

[MusicMan]

100% correct. My favorite athlete is Tim Herron followed closely by Craig Stadler.

Be sure to include Prince Fielder in there... if you can get the IRS to remove their lien on him.

[sporadic]

100% correct. My favorite athlete is Tim Herron followed closely by Craig Stadler.

Babe Ruth was slim...and everyone questions his athletic ability

[Bench]

Now I know you don't get the joke.

So... what's the joke? I know it's a reference to something, but can't remember what.

[Jose Cruz III]

golfers are big flaming vaginas...I just do not appreciate it or think it is very funny.

Well you are the one that said it.

On another note, chicks dig the long ball.......or the 90 mph fastball in John Daly's wife's case.

[sporadic]

Well you are the one that said it.

On another note, chicks dig the long ball.......or the 90 mph fastball in John Daly's wife's case.

Have you seen the average PGA tour wife (or the chicks in a PGA tour gallery, in general for that matter)...very impressive.  Chicks dig rich, clean cut dudes...maybe that is not the best way to put it when Daly is referenced.  Daly gets it for other reasons...read "Who's Your Caddy" to find out more.

[Ebby Calvin]

They don't just make fun of golfers.  They rag on everybody.  Regardless of species.

[homer]

They don't just make fun of golfers.  They rag on everybody.  Regardless of species.

Enough already. Horses are big flaming vaginas. I get it.