Make Up Your Own Mind
March 24, 2011 – Despite having a built-in media source to defend himself, I’m not so sure that Fred Wilpon didn’t know he had a golden goose in Bernie Madoff. I have got to believe Fred enjoyed working on his monthly bills with a pool of replenishing cash. Now he’s claiming to be a victim, and that even though the earnings on his money didn’t make sense, running a baseball team with a private fountain of cash, makes it all the easier to explain Johan Santana, a new stadium, the SNY Network, Luis Castillo and Oliver Perez.
I also believe that every week that Tiger Woods signs up to play, the hacks in the media love to make a news story about Tiger’s chances of busting out of his slump. Now I love watching Tiger as much as the next guy, but the only thing you are sure to see are Tiger’s sourpuss looks at his shots, letting go of clubs or slamming them around and curses at himself in the first person. He seems to be able to play under par, trouble is the other guys are double digits under par. Watching Tiger would be a whole lot more interesting if he held his club on every shot like he hit it stiff. The trouble is that he let’s us know as soon as he passes through the ball that its another bad shot. No mystery in watching that, and it only adds to the increasing discontent his followers have had over the past 16 months. Pretty soon, Tiger will become passe and join the ranks of the heckled. And how about making a putt once in while, Tiger?
