deadspin.com - 6/16/2008
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The seventh hole of Torrey Pines decided the fate of Rocco Mediate. Rocco said before the hole, "They wanted a show, they got a show." Indeed. It seemed before today's round, most of the experts were giving Rocco about as much a shot at beating Tiger as Matt Lauer. He proved everybody wrong. Tiger's drive hugged the fairway line; Rocco's fell short and landed in the bunker. Death looks ...
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Tiger's Your Winner
RealClearSports - Blog —
... Over at Deadspin, A.J. Daulerio writes that: "Years from now, this U.S. Open will probably be best remembered for Tiger's heroics — the eagles, the histrionics, the ridiculous chip-in, and the pressure-packed putt he sank to force a playoff. Rocco Mediate will most likely be forgotten after this year." ...
Coffee Notes 6/17
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... [MLB] +Candidates to be the permanent GM [Prospect Insider] +What the new GM needs to do [Crooked Pitch] +Ichiro moves back to right field. Why? John McLaren thinks he looks cool there. [Seattle Times] +Wait, so if Clement comes up, does that mean Johjima moves to 1st base? [Seattle pi] National +Tiger Woods is the best. [Player Hater's Ball] I guess it was Rocco's fault? [Deadspin] +The NBA finals. Pictures say 1000 words.. Part 1: ...
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NOT AGAIN...
epiccarnival.com 6/14/2008 — by E. Spencer Kyte , Bugs and Cranks Dear Mainstream Media, Didn't you learn anything from The Masters? * * * * * * * * * Another Major Tournament is upon us and someone not named Tiger Woods is in the lead. So, as you would expect, all the ...
Tiger And Rocco For All The U.S. Open Marbles, Tomorrow
awfulannouncing.blogspot.com 6/16/2008 — What a finish, but it's not over yet! It was a battle of attrition just about the entire day, and even though he struggled early and was grimacing after every drive, Tiger Woods forced an 18-hole playoff tomorrow morning. It wasn't easy though as ...
Tiger Woods Birdies 18 and Forces a Playoff, in Moving Picture Form
sports.aol.com 6/16/2008 — Tiger Woods ' 18th hole at Torrey Pines was nothing short of a roller coaster ride. It was both exasperating, heart wrenching and thrilling to watch as a television spectator, so I can't imagine having to be Rocco Mediate . First, his tee shot, ...
Tiger Woods: Did you really have any doubts?:
construda.blogspot.com 6/16/2008 — And then came the par 5, hole 18 at the U.S. Open. Even after that second shot that caused Tiger Woods to slam his iron, did you really think he was going to blow it?
More Golf? Everybody Wins!
sportsloungeblog.com 6/16/2008 — Tiger Woods has won all 13 of his major championships when holding the lead after three rounds. Entering the final round of the U.S. Open at his favorite course, Woods had a shot to move one step closer to Nicklaus and grab #14 doing what he always does. During his illustrious career, he’s never come from behind to breakthrough, and he hasn’t ever blown a lead in the final round of a major. ...
U.S. Open Playoff Round: What Do You Think the Shot of the Day Was?
sports.aol.com 6/17/2008 — Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate went to battle today while the rest of the U.S. (San Diego excepted) was at work. A lot of us watched streaming online and a ton of us followed the two via Shane Bacon and what was a pretty freaking spectacular live blog ...
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AwfulAnnouncing
Well NBC seems ready for Tiger's round as they break out the Rage Against The Machine... WOOOOOO! I'm ready for some f'ing Golf!!! I like Rage as much as the next person, but I don't know if a Golf Major is the place for it. Tiger is on the course though and I'm sure the rage is kicking in after this tee shot and a double bogey on the first... He has since followed with a bogey on ...
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