- 04:25 PM
- 05/10/08
| Name: | Rogers Cadenhead |
|---|---|
| Homepage URL: | http://www.cadenhead.org/workbench |
| Member since: | January 23, 2002 |
| Last visit: | May 10, 2008 |
rcade has posted 637 links and 3157 comments to SportsFilter and 25 threads and 195 comments to the Locker Room and has written 6 columns.
PGA Dresses Down John Daly for Golfing Topless A video of John Daly golfing in Branson, Mo., with no shirt or shoes has prompted this response from PGA Commissioner Tim Finchem: "There are certain things about presentation that we must insist on."
posted on May 7, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Heisman Winner Tim Tebow Circumcises Kids How did Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Tim Tebow spend his spring break? Performing medical and dental surgeries on impoverished children in the Phillipines -- including circumcisions. "The first time, it was nerve-racking," he said. "Hands were shaking a little bit."
posted on May 5, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Danica Patrick Wins IndyCar Race in Japan Danica Patrick became the first female winner in IndyCar history Sunday, taking the Indy Japan 300 when leader Helio Castroneves was forced to pit for fuel in the final laps. The 26-year-old driver won in her 50th IndyCar start. "She's rocketed herself to the top end of the roll call for most successful female racing drivers ever," writes Gemma Briggs. "The last significant victory was probably Michele Mouton's World Rally Championship win ... way back in 1981."
posted on Apr 20, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
NASCAR Rookie Survives Unbelievable Crash NASCAR Sprint Cup rookie Michael McDowell tested the new safety features in the Car of Tomorrow yesterday during qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway, slamming into a Steel and Foam Energy Reduction (SAFER) barrier at more than 100 mph and rolling eight times (see the video). "That was the hardest hit I think I've ever seen anybody take," driver Tony Stewart said.
posted on Apr 5, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
UFC Fighter Knocked Out in Eight Seconds In a Colorado ring thronging with his fans last night, Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Houston Alexander was knocked out by James Irvin in eight seconds, the shortest bout in the sport's history. "Houston Alexander has been utterly exposed," Michael Rome declared on the blog Bloody Elbow. (See the video.)
posted on Apr 3, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
posted to Baseball at 1:48 AM CDT
PGA Dresses Down John Daly for Golfing Topless A video of John Daly golfing in Branson, Mo., with no shirt or shoes has prompted this response from PGA Commissioner Tim Finchem: "There are certain things about presentation that we must insist on."
posted to Golf at 6:35 AM CDT
The common golfer, at least around here in St. Augustine, could never tee up without a shirt or shoes. He'd be kicked off the course. Our best public course even requires a collared shirt.
I don't think it's all that fun to see Daly squander his talent with booze and hard living. Woo hoo! Drunk acts like ass! Cue the laugh track.
posted at 8:34 AM CDT on May 7
Rcade, if you could point me to the tax file that shows Daly to be destitute and the record book that shows Daly without a victory in a major, I'd appreciate it.
What would be the point? I didn't say he was broke or that he's never accomplished anything. I don't see how you could go down the laundry list of his personal travails and say he hasn't wasted his talent by being known more for being a drunken oaf than for his golf skills.
Butch Harmon recently commented, upon quitting as Daly's coach, that "the most important thing in his life is getting drunk."
Daly reminds me of Dennis Rodman. He should look at how Rodman's life looks today, now that his game is gone and he's still desperate for attention, and ask himself whether all of his clowning is worth it.
... if he had to do it in a fashion that made him unhappy, what's that worth?
Happy is not a word I'd use to describe a person who gets into as much trouble as Daly, booze-related and otherwise.
posted at 10:03 AM CDT on May 7
Read his Wikipedia entry, Clones. He's been thrown off a flight for drunkenness, charged with assault for a domestic violence incident, and suspended indefinitely from the tour and told to seek alcohol counseling, among other things. He's also lost millions gambling and one of his wives, during their marriage, was imprisoned for running a drug/gambling ring.
None of this makes him the worst guy in the world, but I think the cumulative effect makes stunts like this topless gag and the Hooters Gruden gag far more stupid than amusing. Living his life by "his own rules" doesn't seem to involve, well, rules. I can see why the PGA gets tired of it.
posted at 3:17 PM CDT on May 7
And playing golf shirtless relates to any of those things how? I'm not excusing them, but are they relevant here?
I made that clear in the original comment that sparked your rebuke: I don't think it's all that fun to see Daly squander his talent with booze and hard living. What you see as wacky frivolity I see as yet another sign the guy can't control himself.
So you have him on speed dial, do you? Have coffee with his therapist on a regular basis?
Now you're just being an ass. It's OK for you to assess that he's happy, but I can't express a contrary opinion?
posted at 8:12 AM CDT on May 8
But it seems to me you're also reading an awful lot into a guy playing golf in less-than-casual attire, which makes me wonder -- have you been hanging out with John Daly?
No. I've just had my fill of apologists for the guy on Florida radio who reacted to the Harmon comments with a bunch of the-media-done-him-wrong BS, as if he's never done anything that would cause people to stop giving him the benefit of the doubt.
If you want to think of Daly as a happy drunken wildman, knock yourself out.
posted at 9:50 AM CDT on May 8
Oh, I don't disagree with you that Daly has done a ton to harm himself and his career.
Word. I guess we were having a heated agreement.
I need to see all the Godzilla movies again.
posted at 8:19 AM CDT on May 10
Harrison asked about shooting Indianapolis Colts star receiver Marvin Harrison was interviewed by police about a shooting near his North Philadelphia car wash this week.
posted to Football at 7:32 AM CDT
Here's more on the Belgian pistol that Harrison allegedly owns.
Debo: You're willing to conclude that Harrison's not a good guy on the basis of what, exactly? He hasn't been charged with a crime.
posted at 1:59 PM CDT on May 5
Unbeaten Big Brown comes through to win Kentucky Derby. Big Brown backed up his trainer's boasts with an explosive finishing kick and won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, a commanding victory turned somber by the fatal breakdown of the filly Eight Belles on horse racing's biggest day.
posted to Other at 6:40 PM CDT
A blogger argues that the death of Eight Belles is the latest indicator that yearlings are too young to be raced.
posted at 7:58 PM CDT on May 3
LA Galaxy reserve team uses ticket agent to fill out game day roster They didn't want to play short-handed. Anybody here know how to play this game?
posted to Soccer at 11:25 AM CDT
Phason: I appreciate your enthusiasm, but you're promoting your own efforts at the expense of soccer discussions. The most effective way to promote your project here would be to write an occasional subscriber column when you have something new or noteworthy to report.
posted at 11:42 AM CDT on May 3
BCS officials reject playoff proposal Bowl Championship Series officials rejected a plan Wednesday to turn the much-criticized system for deciding a national champ into a four-team playoff. The BCS format will remain the same until at least the 2014 season.
posted to Football at 6:20 PM CDT
If the BCS knows this, Afl, why did they even float the proposal of this plus-one playoff? Here in Jacksonville, the ACC Championship was such a dud attendance-wise it moved away, and the Gator Bowl had plenty of empty seats in spite of a good Texas Tech-Boston College matchup. I think the non-BCS bowls are hurting, and I expect that we'll eventually get a real playoff. It just may take 20 years longer than it should've taken.
posted at 5:48 AM CDT on May 1
The gator bowl was Texas Tech vs Virginia.
My bad. I went to both postseason games here in Jax and mixed my teams up.
posted at 2:08 PM CDT on May 1
I read some more about this vote today. Does it feel to anyone else that the BCS has become its own conference and left the non-BCS conferences in the dust? They don't even matter anymore -- the biggest conferences are now deciding the postseason structure without even consulting them.
posted at 2:09 PM CDT on May 1
Didn't LSU lose a game this past year?
Two games.
posted at 2:10 PM CDT on May 1
i say leave it like it is , i like multible teams thinking they are national champs.
I don't understand this sentiment. Does the same logic apply to NCAA basketball?
posted at 7:06 AM CDT on May 2
Those throws were epic. The runner in the second one broke the last out at third base rule, but I imagine that won't be as much of an issue in the future. Ankiel's arm has reached the point where it has deterrent value.