Tiger vs. Rory Sabbatini

[TwoGloves]

They're playing together in the final group Sunday. What are the odds Tiger kicks the crap out of Sabbatini ala Stephen "9 and 8" Ames? I say pretty damn good.

 

[Football_Bat]

Because it's not a major and Tiger trails entering the final round, I say the odds are pretty good.

 

[bigbadeagle]

Go Rory. ABW.

 

[TwoGloves]

The ass kicking is in progress. Tiger is 4-under through seven, Sabbatini is 1-over. Let's see what Rory has to say today.

 

[TwoGloves]

Sorry.

 

[JoelHammond]

Yesterday, Sabbatini was still not backing off the comments he made in Charlotte. ... I guess you admire him taking on the role of the guy who sticks up to the big bully, but Jesus, he may want to go ahead and not fall flat on Sunday if he's going to.

I think that will be the last time for a long time someone talks **** about Tiger. Hopefully Sabbatini will let his game do the talking in the future.

Oh, and I'm not a big Tiger fan, and I know he gets a bad rap around here for the Ferguson stuff, but jesus, this is very very impressive, what he's going to Sabbatini today.

 

[TwoGloves]

If I were Tiger, I'd be hoping somebody talks some **** about me before next week. I can't wait to see what Sabbatini has to say after getting his ass kicked by 10 shots. That said, God bless him for being so candid. Makes our jobs easier and much more fun.

 

[JoelHammond]

TwoGloves, agreed on each point. ... It's refreshing, but after that ass whipping, we may not see much more of it.

 

[Eagleboy]

I still say Tiger is more "Now."

 

[TwoGloves]

This sets up the rest of the (majors) season nicely.

 

[bigbadeagle]

Again, Rory shows he is a small man, and in oh so many ways. I guess his wife doesn't have that on a T-shirt.

 

[nafselon]

<i>Sabbatini took five to reach the green and made double bogey, and as he walked toward the 10th tee, a spectator said: "Hey, Rory, still think Tiger is beatable?"

Sabbatini turned and glared. He barked at a police officer and demanded -- with an obscenity thrown in -- that the fan be taken "out of here."</i>

Sounds like someone couldn't take the heat. Maybe shutting the **** up will serve him well in the future. Tiger isn't the type of guy that really needs the motivation, he's generally in it to win from the beginning.

 

[TwoGloves]

<i>Sabbatini took five to reach the green and made double bogey, and as he walked toward the 10th tee, a spectator said: "Hey, Rory, still think Tiger is beatable?"

Sabbatini turned and glared. He barked at a police officer and demanded -- with an obscenity thrown in -- that the fan be taken "out of here."</i>

Sounds like someone couldn't take the heat. Maybe shutting the **** up will serve him well in the future. Tiger isn't the type of guy that really needs the motivation, he's generally in it to win from the beginning.

That would have been worth getting kicked out for.

 

[SixToe]

Being confident, and expressing that confidence, is fine if you're able to deliver.

As for the fan, golfers aren't playing at a closed country club. Good for the fan. Sabbatini needs to get some thicker skin and have a steaming mug of STFU about someone talking to him.

Better yet, deliver and beat Tiger. Then the fans won't be asking the obvious question.

 

[doubledown68]

Had a feeling Rory was a douchebag... that little anecdote confirmed it.

And memo to PGA Tour players: don't **** off Tiger. Either have the ****ing game to beat him when you say you can (unlike Ames or Rory), or don't wake the beast. Unless, of course, you enjoy having your ass served to you on a platter.

 

[TwoGloves]

Did anybody hear if they revoked the guy's press credential before they tossed him out?

 

[nafselon]

Once again, a guy actually nuts up and says something colorful, and here we are blasting him.

By all means, let's let the boring-ass Tiger-wins-every-week PGA get back to its old boring-ass self.

No one's blasting him for saying something colorful, we're blasting him for calling someone out and getting bitchslapped by them.

Talking tough isn't "nutting up", when it can't be followed by an equal action.

 

[nafselon]

I don't think he called him out. He lost to him by 1 stroke TWO MONTHS AGO and said then that he was beatable. How is that calling someone out?

He said was as beatable as ever, basically saying the guy isn't as good as he used to be. That's calling someone out. He was trying to get Tiger's attention, he said it with the purpose of getting Tiger's attention and getting himself some print.

Of course, crying about a fan or member of the media ribbing him over it isn't going to temper the backlash. Again, he did anything but "nut up"...

 

[TwoGloves]

I'm not blasting the guy. But you tend to lose a little credibility when you say the guy is beatable and then get your ass handed to you the first time you've got the chance to back those words up. It's not like he lost by a shot or two. He got beat by NINE FREAKING SHOTS!

 

[CitizenTino]

Did anybody hear if they revoked the guy's press credential before they tossed him out?

It was a spectator who made the comment to Sabbatini and got tossed. I watched it unfold and couldn't believe that was enough to get a guy bounced.