Stuffy Golf

Back in '98 there was this fledgling golf pro from Stanford...no, not Tiger...that had this debilitating injury that made him use a gulp...golf cart!...to compete with the rest of the blokes on the PGA Tour...well now, it became a huge deal to the purists...like even the legend, Jack Nicklaus...to say "no!", he has to walk like everyone else... and yet his leg injury was beyond the occasional thing...this issue went all the way to the Supreme Court!...yup, who ended up giving that pro the right to use the cart...

As time wore on, so did his leg...and so did his game...bounced around a bit, ie. the Nationwide Tour...then he quit competitive golf altogether...ended up as the golf coach at the University of Oregon...where he is to this day...AND...he went out and tried to qualify for the US Open...and MADE IT!...and now, all the rumble about the golf cart garbage resurfaced...and the Golf Channel debated it...again...and one of the hosts actually said it was an advantage...boo...

This story is about Casey Martin...and it's a good one...I think it's good...

Where is Kooz?...I mean Kevin Kouzmanoff...the elite 3B of the Pads when we first got here...he also has bounced around since...traded a couple of times and now is property of the Kansas City Royals...sounds crappy, huh...property of...anyway, he is now playing in AAA baseball in Omaha...and starts everyday...and get this, has zero home runs!...what?....their nickname is kind of cool..."the Storm Chasers"...

Speaking of them Pads...they travel to Seattle and again...are prohibitive underdogs...especially tonight...as the human punching bag, Richards the pitcher, will probably get ripped again...his ERA is becoming legendarily bad....but, the real issue is, can SD score some runs?...


You following the stock market?...geez....