Root for Phil Mickelson?
Cross-Posted from The Roundtable…
I don’t think so. Not for me. But Rick Reilly says to give it a chance. In a hilarious article, Reilly is urging his readers:
Rooting for Tiger Woods is like rooting for Justin Timberlake to get lucky, Exxon to hit a gusher, Bill Gates to find a twenty on the sidewalk. It takes no imagination. It takes no courage. What’s the point? It’s 1-to-5 he’s going to win anyway, whether you cheer or not. Makes no difference to him. It’s like rooting for erosion.Rooting for Phil Mickelson, on the other hand, is like rooting for the salmon to eat the bear. It takes faith. It takes forgiveness. It takes Tums. Mickelson is a roller coaster in an earthquake. One shot will be so inspired you’ll cover your mouth in astonishment. The next will be so Spam-brained you’ll slap your forehead in disbelief. It’s like watching a blind guy jaywalk across Hollywood and Vine. Your fist is in your mouth the whole way.
He continues:
Besides, rooting for Phil is so much more interesting. Tiger’s in the fairway. Phil’s in a lady’s Prada! Tiger’s on the green. Phil is banking it off a pine, a boulder and a San-o-let! Tiger makes a 2-footer for a what-else-is-new 4. Phil makes a seagoing 30-footer for a did-you-see-that 4! It’s the difference between watching Dow Jones and Indiana Jones.Look, Tiger needs this major like Yao needs stilts. There’ll be a dozen more after this. He doesn’t need to prove he’s better than Phil. We know. Not counting Stableford or match-play tournaments, these two have entered 157 pro tournaments together. Tiger is 104-50-3 against him. That’s not a rivalry. That’s avalanche versus twig. That’s more one-sided than a Venezuelan election.
What a great piece! However, I will be rooting for Tiger, as I have done since he was an amateur. However, it will be fun to watch…in primetime!