Was there ever any doubt, good denizens of the blog universe, that the great Tiger Woods would shrug off his knee injury and begin his charge today in the 2nd round of the U.S. Open? Shooting an impressive 68 at Torrey Pines - one off the best score of the day (that pesky Padraig Harrington fellow fired a 67) - Woods climbed into a tie for 2nd place at the year's 2nd major. He trails Stuart Appleby by a stroke halfway through the tournament. I'm guessing this will change by about 9 holes into Tiger's Saturday round...don't you?In other news:
What is this devilry on my television screen? Those perpetually behind-the-times, crochety old men, pick-whatever-silly-generalization-you-like guys at Major League Baseball might be picking up instant replay sooner than you think. Like, this year, if you believe the always-trustworthy "two sources familiar with the discussions". Maybe this will put an end to the recent spate of blown home run calls...maybe not.
Meanwhile, on the field...um...the Cardinals suck. Those of you waiting for the insanely overperforming Cardinals, led by the suddenly-great-for-the-first-time-at-29 Ryan Ludwick, to come back to earth probably enjoyed tonight's 20-2 shellacking at the hands of Philadelphia a bit too much. The Phillies' Big Three - Utley, Howard and Burrell - went back to back to back in the 1st inning and it's safe to say the Cardinals never threatened from there. The archboys even sent infielder Aaron Miles out to the mound at one point, always a fun time for everyone. The Cubs lost as well, though, leaving STL 3.5 games out of first.
I won't make an eye joke, I promise. Chipper Jones, the latest guy to take a hack at Ted Williams's claim to being the last player to hit .400, might be angering the Baseball Gods or something. After limping through Atlanta's last series with the Cubs, Chipper took a ricocheted BP pitch to the face today and was a late scratch from the Braves/Angels game, which the Braves...umm...bravely gathered together to win anyway.
The Last Word: Sad day for sports fans and nonsports fans alike. Sportscaster Charlie Jones, who worked the first Super Bowl as a broadcaster, and more recently was the voice of one of the defining football games of my young fanhood - the 1993 clash between #1 Florida State and #2 Notre Dame - passed away today of a heart attack. Meanwhile, anyone who loved seeing Tim Russert expertly wield his white board during NBC's presidential election coverage the last couple of times around is saddened by his passing today after collapsing in the Washington, D.C. bureau he was the head of. As an aspiring journalist myself, I look to Russert as one of the best examples of impartiality and pride in the media. Sad to say he is gone.
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