Reilly lecturing again

I liked it, too.

 

Same here.

 

Agree that this is the best thing Reilly has written in a while. Never understood the temper thing with Tiger. In almost all aspects, he's a total iceman. His father used to jangle keys and throw stuff at him when he's putting and now he freaks at camera being shot? What happened to the steely resolve?
Funny thing about the column though, coming off last weekend, he writes about a guy who doesn't even make the cut? He always used to find the story that nobody else had, maybe a time Watson was the one beating the sentimental favorite and feeling guilty about winning a major. Talk to Watson's caddy. What do you say, what don't you say? But no, Tiger's temper, a column that could have been written at any time. Maybe he had to file on Saturday, I don't know.

 

He thinks he can win every thing. That's besides the point.

For the most part, I like Tiger. At least I'm growing to like him.

But Jesus, Tiger, calm the eff down. Hit the ball, and for good or worse, move on. Stop acting like a bitch.

 

The column was not great, but an easy read. And I even agree with Reilly.

The big problem I have is the fact the guy is paid hand over fist and can't even muster the effort to talk to anyone. Wanna blast Tiger? Then have the balls (and integrity) to talk to the guy. Ask him why he gets so upset. Question whether he thinks he needs to be more of a role model.

Talk to kids watching. Do they throw clubs as much as they do the Tiger fist pump? Do parents watching there even care what Tiger does?

Reilly just doing the legwork a blogger could do is crap. I thought sports journalists were paid to bring people places they couldn't go. It would seem Tiger Woods' mind and feelings would qualify as that.

Just my two cents ...

 

And Reilly gave his two cents. He's a columnist, not a beat guy. He's not obligated to talk to Tiger for an opinion piece on Tiger. Columns can be one-sided, ya know? That's kind of the point.

 

I like the column for the fact that it was a column, not some lame, ass-kissing feature on one of Reilly's athlete pals or a feature on a story he found in some smaller paper.

 

It's funny, I remember when the argument against Tiger, and golfers in general, is that they didn't show enough emotion.

 

Exactly, Dan.
We all bitch about athletes acting like robots, then when one of the all-time greats shows his temper because he's playing like shit, we rip him for it.

 

I don't care if Tiger says fuck or slams his clubs. Big deal. Just play and move along.

If he allowed it once on the course, every shot would turn into a zoo with people trying to spook him. So he's become Mr. Quiet for anything from a sneeze to a camera shutter.

It would be funny to see someone honk an air horn at the top of his backswing just to see him melt down, though.