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Changing Tiger Stripes?
Published: 7/17/2009 3:07 PM
Last Modified: 7/17/2009 3:07 PM

There's nothing in sports as exciting as Tiger coming up the 18th fairway at a major.

Time was, it was exciting on Sunday because he was in it for the win.

Anymore, it's Friday to see if he makes the cut!

Several months ago we composed a blog that asked the question was Tiger finished when it came to dominating majors.

The response questioned our sports savy.

Yeah, well.

Much has changed since Tiger dominated the majors.

1. He got married.
2. He had children.
3. He had knee surgery.
4. He muscled up.
5. He began wearing skin-tight shirts.
6. He picked up some new cuss words to shout on camera.

He's currently big enough to play first base or strong safety for one of the Cardinal pro teams.

Is it a minor major slump, or a serious child-star-type flameout?

As is the case with football, basketball, field hockey, horse racing, tennis, penny-pitching, dice and everything basically but soccer, the place to find out is here and not with any of those other homer hacks.


Reader Comments 11 Total
Gene M (4 years ago)
Mr. Picker, didn't you annoint Tiger as the Best of the Best? And . . . how do you attribute knee surgery as contributing to his Major downfall? Athletes recover from those things. When Tiger wins the PGA the media will forget Turnberry.
rogerq (4 years ago)
I think he started slipping when he became tiger the industry not tiger the golfer.
and one thing i've never understood, why all the reinventing of your game? he set the record at the masters for largest win then the next year has a whole new swing. WHY change when you're so dominant?
Arbythree (4 years ago)
He is good, but he has not yet learned to eat humble pie.
wk (4 years ago)
Mickey was right, "Women weaken legs".
MexiMike (4 years ago)
How did I know that this blog was going to be written? Jeez...

He missed only the 2nd cut in his pro career and you are dooming him, Pick?

Yeah, it could have been all of those things you mentioned OR...he just had a bad couple days playing golf.

I'll go with the simplest possibility.
Marathonman (4 years ago)
"the place to find out is here and not with any of those other homer hacks"...............

OK, Picker, which side are you on? State your position now so you can't weasel to the other side of the argument later.
tulsandn (4 years ago)
Tiger will win again someday....He will surpass Nicklaus one of these years....

Tiger will always have his detractors....

The world will keep on turning as it always does....That is until....the big meteor hits, somebody launches all their nukes', the earth crashes into the sun....you know how it is, anything can & will happen....
Gene M (4 years ago)
Mr. Picker, speaking of Tigers . . . congrats to Bo Van Pelt, a local guy, on his first tour victory. Now that the first one is in the bank, look for him to do it again. Move over, Tiger and AK!
The Picker (4 years ago)
Gene, was that miniature golf or real golf?

You taking me up on TU plus 34 points versus OU?

You hear Jack or Lee or Palmer cussing like a sailor?

It's called class.
tulsandn (4 years ago)
Jack, Lee or Palmer didn't have the microphone technology that picks up a whisper from a thousand yards away like today or zoom-in tv cameras that can follow every single pimple and sneeze a player makes....

It's called a different day & age....

I've never heard Tiger cuss like a sailor, I've him cuss himself out for hitting a bad shot, you know, like normal people do....bit I guess Jack, Lee & Palmer weren't normal, they were sent down from Mt. Olympus to grace the golf courses of America back in the day....
Gene M (4 years ago)
Mr. Picker, it was real golf. Counts the same as the Quad Cities Open and that event in Augusta in April. Yes . . . I am taking your offer of TU + 34. I was afraid I would have to give points. Jack , Lee and Arnie never spoke in those terms on the course (too busy smoking) but I can tell you that Lee and Arnie told some jokes in the lockerroom that were pretty salty.
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