Mortal Beings

Surprising things we learned on Sunday: Both the Yankees AND the great Tiger Woods are human. SHOCKING! I know. Derek Jeter is NOT human. I'll start with the less surprising of the two, The Yankees. I can't believe they lost a game, it was starting to look like that was impossible. Joba didn't look like he was fully concentrated on the game, these Joba rules seem to be taking an effect on his mental approach to the game. This is not surprising either pitchers are creatures of habit who all inevitably fall into a rhythm and routine, that's the only way to get consistent and more importantly dominant. It is impossible for this rhythm and routine to emerge when Joba doesn't even know when he will pitch next. That all being said, it's just like us spoiled Yankee fans to be nitpicking while our team is 30 games above .500 and 7.5 games ahead of the Red Sox.

Now on to the biggest news of the weekend, for me at least. Tiger Woods did not win a Major this year and for the first time in his dominant career he blew a 36 hole lead in a major. Really? He has never once blown a 36 hole lead in a major, I really was under the impression that he was more than mortal. He even played half decently Y.E. Yang just played out of his damn mind. Two holes that stand out where Yang separated himself from Woods and perhaps changed his career: First, the 206 yard 3 iron Hybrid that yang bounced 2 feet from the pin and rolled to a stop only 12 feet from the pin. For those of you who don't play golf (I try but that's about it) a 3 iron Hybrid is not a club where you can apply any backspin at all, thus making it extremely hard to get a ball to stick to the green so quickly without skipping across it like a stone. Yang stuck it, sucking every last bit of wind out of Woods' sail. The second career changing swing that yang took involved a great bit of luck. He eagled in a chip on the par 4 14th. It was a nice little chip in run that he never expected to fall in the cup, he most certainly wanted to put it within 5 feet of the hole and as close as possible to set up a nice easy up and down birdie putt. Well it fell and so did Tiger's chance of winning a Major this year.

Oh Well he is still the best that has ever played the game of golf and only will make next year more exciting when he wins a grand slam by winning all 4 majors. He'll be playing with a determination never felt before in his entire silk lined career. Kind of like Derek Jeter after not making the playoffs for the first time in his career last year. In a piece of news that has been downplayed by the folks in Bristol The Yankee Captain, Derek Sanderson Jeter (that really is his middle name) passed Luis Aparicio for the all time hits lead by a shortstop. More than Ripken, more than Ernie Banks, more than Rizzuto and more than Honus Wagner, with years left to be played and rings left to be won in his remarkable career. Please take a second to realize how truly amazing this guy is. I am kind of shocked he has achieved this feat so quickly and seemingly easily. Shortstop was historically viewed as a defensive position more so than an offensive position...well Derek has 3 gold gloves and is sailing along on a track for his 4th this year. Oh and he hits .316 on his career. Holla at ya boy.