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What a joke.

Imagine the police knocking on your door after an incident like this and you rebuffing them for a SECOND time.

What a freaking joke!

http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/news?slug=ap-woods-accident&prov=ap&type=lgns

Consider the following “hypothetical:”

-how much incentive is there for reporters to investigate “fishy” incidents involving celebrity athletes if the networks they work for are subsidized by companies who sponsor the athletes they cover?

Said differently,

-if company “X” is paying “X” athlete “X” dollars to use their products and that same company pays “X” network “X” advertising dollars, how motivated will that network be to uncover “inconvenient truths” about “X” athlete?

Say what you will about public figures and private lives. There is a price to be paid. And silly questions from an accidental observer.

Listening to the hilarious recounts/speculation surrounding today’s news that Tiger Woods crashed his car into a fire hydrant and tree at 2:30 am this morning, I was reminded of a funny exchange between Abbott and Costello. The one where Bud Abbott is trying to teach Lou Costello how to drive a car. In the skit, Lou (who’s getting more and more frustrated, ala “Who’s on First?”) keeps asking Bud if he should “put it in reverse?” And Bud keeps replying, “Go ahead. GO AHEAD!”

Some of the news announcers I watched discussing the Woods’ incident, seemed to be holding back laughter as they reported on the circumstances (“Tiger Woods crashed his car into a fire hydrant and then a tree at 2:30 am this morning. His wife used a golf club to break a window to help free him from the vehicle. He suffered minor injuries…..”

Imagine the yarn being spun right about now.

You can’t make this stuff up.

Or can you?

Here’s the New York Daily News perspective on last night’s ALCS game. For those who don’t live in the NY Metro area, the News has always been my “go to” sports section when it comes to the Yanks.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2009/10/17/2009-10-17_new_york_yankees_los_angeles_angels.html

Eat your heart out, Harvey Korman!

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/business/27geithner.html?_r=1&hp

Something very fishy going on here:

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/04/24/sports/AP-US-Pitino-Extortion.html?_r=1

After watching what Jack did in 1986, nothing at The Masters would surprise me.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/sports/golf/08golf.html?ref=golf

“Hey, you never know.”

Here’s a link to a forgotten time and place:

http://artofmanliness.com/2008/05/20/rediscovering-the-barbershop/

While New York sports are important to its fans, baseball still reigns supreme.

The New York Times article below is a terrific overview of the new Yankee Stadium and Citi Field, the new home of the Mets.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/03/arts/design/03stadia.html?_r=1&ref=sports

Where are all these cows I keep hearing about. And when are they coming home?

Who let them out in the first place?

And what’s gonna happen when they finally do come home?

If they’re smart, they’ll stay out there.