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OK, my theory about NYC’s love of Phil is based sq...

2006-06-19T16:06:00.000-04:00

OK, my theory about NYC’s love of Phil is based squarely on their love of effeminate leading men (e.g. Derek Jeter). Now Jeter’s womanliness manifests itself more in his dashing good looks, frequent slaps to other men’s behinds, and his generally gay demeanor. The application here with Phil is his giggly, womanish man-boobs – they’re big enough to draw at least several whistles from a New York construction worker. Hence the whooing and hollering.

Seriously though, Winged Foot wasn't all that pro-Lefty (in fact, they were going crazy for that d-bag Monte who had publicly hated on the Congressional crowd back in 97).

I think NYC sports fans are trendy, like the clubs in the meatpacking district. The “when will Phil finally win a major” story was gathering momentum when Bethpage Black played host to the Open. At Bethpage, everyone loved Phil because he was the “it” boy and was probably mentioned somewhere on Page Six.

The galleries were real quiet this past weekend – well, relatively quit for a New York crowd. No clear fan favorites ever really surfaced.

In short, it seems like Berman's sentiment was perpetuated from years ago, and doesn’t really apply anymore.

maybe someone gave Phil a crystal on his way to th...

2006-06-19T15:44:00.000-04:00

maybe someone gave Phil a crystal on his way to the course that day and it caused him to overthink his final tee shot

I think you and I are making most of the same poin...

2006-06-19T14:08:00.000-04:00

I think you and I are making most of the same points, but you are taking exception with my use of the word "choke." So let me revise my statement: Mickelson blew it. Once par became a stretch, he should have played for the bogey. He didn't and lost.
I will disagree with one thing you said, though. It wouldn't have mattered if Michelle Wie had hit the fairway or not; she would have been so many strokes ahead, she would have been able to card a 17 and still win by a dozen. Michelle Wie, you'll be the end of us!
Oh. And Klinny... Did you get a sense of why New Yorkers love Phil Mickelson so much? Is it because they've been told it by Chris Berman or is it because all New Yorkers do is love frontrunners.

Chase-thopher---I disagree with you and most of th...

2006-06-19T13:32:00.000-04:00

Chase-thopher---I disagree with you and most of the media at large who say Lefty choked. I think a choke occurs when someone does something (a) that ruins a chance of victory, and (just as important) (b) does something out of character, or unexpected. Seeing as Phil was not hitting any fairways yesterday, I don't think it was a big surprise that he didn't hit 18. Hence, not a choke - just the product poor tee shots, his luck converting galery-bound tee shots into pars (like 1 and 2) had to run out eventually.

I may be splitting hairs here though.

And I'm I the only person that thinks that the analysts are retarded when they were saying that Winged Foot West won yesterday? Balderdash! The course was tough - no sh*t, it's the freakin US OPEN! It's the grind baby! The grind made Phil make two costly, bad decisions on 18.

The course didn't win - Ovalteen did.

By the way, Wie would have hit that fairway - she's awesome!