Guest Author: Sully Sullivan
Baseball, football, basketball, golf...Every athlete, regardless of the sport, plays with pain. An NFL wide receiver blows out his knee, no big deal. He simply goes on the Injury Reserve list. A Major League third basemen has a hang nail, he goes on the DL for a month (read Chipper Jones). So why is the media hanging on Tigers Woods' last word? He screwed up his knee and takes 4 months off. Big Deal!
The Reunion Tour has a member that underwent partial knee replacement PLUS ACL replacement earlier this year. Have you heard word one from Scotty 7 about his issues? Nope! Has he every used his injury as an excuse for carding a 1 million during a Reunion Cup round? Never. He just goes about his business on a daily basis without complaining or whining to the media. Nor has he slept with every hooker, housewife or Perkins waitress around. One Reunion Tour member that I caught up with had this to say about Scotty 7, "He really seems to be playing better golf since his surgery. He struggled early on, but never used his knee issues as a crutch. Given what I have seen from his game this year, I think he should have had surgery years ago!" We need more athletes like Scotty 7 in the world. He is a true sports icon.
And then there is Dick. Yes, he has more Reunion Cup victories than anyone in history. Yes, he is a gritty, grind-it-out type of player with deceptive length. And yes, he is always complaining of some new injury. It may be a neck, back, an old wrestling injury or a new Dungeon and Dragon injury. It is always something. Now it is the dreaded Loopus (again, no to be confused with lupus) or a debilitating iron deficiency. The two most crippling diseases know to the golfing world. When contacted earlier today Dick said, "After talking it over with my family, we have decided to keep this a private matter until we know more. We would appreciate some privacy in this matter." This quote comes after a press release from Dick's camp earlier this week. Could this be another Tiger Woods issue? Will we find Dick sleeping with local IHOP waitresses? Is he past he prime and washed up? All I know is that there are some real issues going on with this Reunion Tour legend. I for one hope that Dick finds this answer to his issues. Covering the Reunion Tour without him would not be the same. He has always be a favorite among the media.
3 comments:
Nick is done. Drew is also. These guys were never that good. Luna always had more shots in his bag and comes to play more conditioned. Drew needs to read up on the science of exercise. You just can't run like a Pansy and think You will stay in shape. Woman do That. Luna will not lose again this year. As for Scott, no one can Tell the difference when he is hurt or not.
Anon...I am not sure that you should be poking the tigers with a stick. I know your swing. You will fall back to earth soon.
Does this look like a regular size persons arm to anyone else?
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