Yesterday gave us a reminder that the world is not all consumed with budgets and deficits and unemployment figures and politics. Yesterday was also about sports. In the world of golf, Tiger Woods made his season debut at the Accenture WGC Match Play Championship. Tiger has been out since his 91 hole victory over Rocco Mediate in the 2008 U.S. Open (considered by some – myself included – to be one of the greatest U.S. Opens since probably Bobby Jones played.) After the U.S. Open, Tiger announced that he needed season ending knee surgery, and that he played the Open, against doctor’s orders, while requiring anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery on his left knee. Woods also revealed that he had been playing for at least 10 months with a torn ligament in his left knee, and sustained a double stress fracture in his left tibia while rehabbing after previous surgery. The fact that he was walking, let alone playing golf that week was incredible.
Tiger was not Tiger-like yesterday, but still easily dispatched Australian Brendan Jones 3 and 2. In other match play news, world number 2, Sergio Garcia lost 1dn to Charl Schwartzel, as Sergio completely blew 17 and 18. Anthony Kim easily dispatched Wen-Tang Lin 7 and 5 and my personal favorite, Boo Weekley, defeated Justin Rose 1up. As Boo approaches the weekend look for the crowds to get wild, as Arizona golf crowds are not known for their subdued nature (see, TPC Scottsdale, 16th hole)
In baseball news, the Mets and Yankees both played their first spring training games, with the Mets defeating the Orioles 9-3. Second Basemen Luis Castillo had 4 RBIs and Left Fielder Ryan Church drove in 3. The Yankees defeated Toronto 6-1, with Alex “Steroid” Rodriquez smacking a home run.
Lastly, the Knicks reached agreement with Coney Island native Stephon Marbury on a buyout of his contract. Marbury has not played for the Knicks since refusing to play a November game. It is rumored that Marbury will sign with the World Champion Celtics this week.
Now wasn’t that sports round-up a welcome break from the economy?
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