Libertarian Librarian

It's been written about in plenty of other places, but I do just have to say that Tiger's shot on the 16th yesterday was one of those truly spine-tingling sporting experiences. I also have to say that Chris DiMarco's performance over the final 18 holes Sunday was remarkable-- to come back from a 41 on the final nine holes of the third round that morning and to post a 68, while playing with Woods... remarkable. Just great determination and focus. One of the talking heads kept going on and on about Woods' greatest strength being his mental toughness and focus-- crapola. Maybe over the course of his career, I'll give you that, but Sunday afternoon, DiMarco was a whole lot more focused and far tougher mentally than Tigger.

DiMarco ground, and ground, and didn't let up, ever-- and Tiger blinked. Twice. Anyone ever remember Tiger Woods bogeying BOTH of the final two holes of a golf course, much less doing so with a two shot lead at the Masters? Anyone willing to say that a focused, mentally tough player hits his ball long on 16 and misses the fairway on both 17 and 18? No way. Fortunately for Tiger, he is such a phenomenal player that he was able to escape despite his mental errors over the final three holes. And I think the break before the playoff allowed him to recapture that focus and toughness we normally associate with Woods. But he wasn't more focused or mentally tougher than DiMarco over the final nine on Sunday at Augusta.

And while the 162-0 dream is gone, the Brewers won their home opener today, and are tied for first in the NL Central, boys and girls! Woohoo! 160-2, here we come!