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Michelle Wie Makes Herself Look Bad
Michelle Wie Makes Herself Look Bad
Michelle Wie pulled out of a tournament yesterday because of her "wrist injury". The backstory? Wie was about to shoot a score that would have knocked her out of LPGA events for the rest of the year. Hmm.....convienent timing for that wrist to act up...
4 Comments
  • Jordan Jordan
    +1

    'The Rule of 88'... that even sounds intimidating.

     This poor girl has gotten more attention than she deserves or needs. She needs to be playing against amateurs her own age and learn to win, cut all this publicity hunting shit out. 

    Posted 6/1/2007 respond (flag)
  • tmcallist tmcallist
    +1
    She may be making money, but her professional career so far has been a disaster.  It seems like they rushed her into this stuff too soon.
    Posted 6/1/2007 respond (flag)
  • KidUterus KidUterus
    +1
    Wie said in her press conference afterwards that she was looking forward to playing next week.
    Posted 6/1/2007 respond (flag)
  • ygbfkm ygbfkm
    +1

    That's just a stupid rule.  She did the right thing.

    Posted 6/1/2007 respond (flag)
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The Roundup: Friday Goodies
The Big Lead — ... Calling bullshit on Michelle Wie’s wrist injury. (Winning the Turnover Battle)

The Media Calls Bullsh*t On Michelle Wie
Our Book of Scrap: Sports News — ... From Winning the Turnover Battle, here is how her withdrawal from the event went down:

Michelle Wie Conveniently Withdraws
Larry Brown Sports — ... (As first seen at Winning the Turnover Battle, via

Michelle Wie Conveniently Withdraws
Larry Brown Sports — ... (As first seen at Winning the Turnover Battle, via

Blogdome: Sorry, Celts Fans
Deadspin — ... • Is Michelle Wie's wrist really that bad? [Winning The Turnover Battle]

There’s a lot of stuff on the Internets
Randball — ... JS, reading the Big Lead, points us to this link on Winning the Turnover Battle speculating that Michelle Wie’s wrist injury might not be legit. We’re so done with her.

High Five
Foul Balls — ... ] First, golfer Michelle Wie proved she can't play against the guys. Now it appears she can't play... period. [ WTB ] Dan Shanoff asks, why is Billy Donovan leaving Florida for the NBA? [

Who Has Been Buying Will Leitch Drinks?
Stop Mike Lupica — ... , or this informative one on Michelle Wie.  Those are legit posts! ...

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