Back the first time I took Will to a practice round, we hadn’t been there 5 minutes at the 18th green when Will saw a golfer give a ball to a kid. Will immediately weaved his way down to the front of the crowd, and found a spot right in front of all the other larger kids. Then the next group finished: Nicklaus, Palmer, and Gary Player. Player tossed Will a ball. I kept that ball for several years, but lost track of it. Later a marshall on the 13th hole gave will another ball.
My predictions, done with minimal preparation. Thought for a second about adding Bryson DeChambeau to my 10+10 but didn’t. Heard he is having a good round. Unfortunately I am a dozen strokes behind my friend Reid.
1. Scottie Scheffler
2. Viktor Hovland...missed cut
3. Sahith Theegala...missed cut
4. Russell Henley
5. Collin Morikawa
6. Sungjae Im
7. Brooks Koepka
8. Rory McIlroy
9. Jon Rahm
10. Wyndham Clark
11. Xander Schauffele
12. Patrick Cantlay
13. Brian Harman
14. Max Homa
15. Hideki Matsayama
16. Tommy Fleetwood
17. Cameron Young
18. Tyrrell Hatton
19. Joaquin Niemann
20. Will Zalatoris
We had the Masters on the TVs at work, so I saw most of Tiger’s round. Man if Cam Davis is at even par and in 6th place, well Tiger is only one shot behind that.
W&MC were at the Masters today. W left his phone in his car, so I couldn’t see what hole he is at. They got a good parking place. All parking is free at the Masters. They’ve bought up land around the course. Plenty of parking. They left the pine trees for shade.
I bookmarked the clip of Lang talking about the Masters on the radio today. He bought an orange cap that says Pimento. My buddy Ben here at work was there on Tuesday as well, and said they were a popular item. They were sold out on Friday. Will said each year similar caps are sold, with Masters-themed words.
W&MC had spent the night in North Augusta, South Carolina. A&C are in Colorado. M is on a guys trip to Washington DC.
How to be a more empathetic listener.
I bought a new pair of brown leather Cole Haan sneakers to wear to work and church. They delivered a week ago, but I have yet to take them out of the box. Been wearing loafers this week with no socks, to reduce the bending discomfort due to my hernia. Back in socks and sneakers today.
Currently 12 emails in my in box. UPDATE: soon to be only two, with both those to be gone on Monday.
LEFTY GOMEZ [SABR Bio] knocked in the first run in All-Star game history. On 06-Jul-1933 in Comminsky Park, AL starting pitcher Gomez singled in CHW’s 3B Jimmy Dykes. The AL won the game and Gomez was the pitcher of record. He is the only left-handed Yankee to win more than 25 games in a season. Gomez was 26-5 in 1934, completing a pitcher’s Triple Crown as he led the AL in strikouts (158) and ERA (2.33). He also led the AL in CG (25); W-L% (.839); shutouts (6); innings (281.2); and ERA+ (176). His wind-up motion presaged those of Warren Spahn and Juan Marichal. Lefty’s leg-kick was extreme. Check it out here. Spahn’s. Marichal’s. One of baseball’s best quipsters, he authored, among many others, the following: (1) “Nobody knows how fast I am. The ball doesn't get to the mitt that often.” (2) “The secret of my success was clean living and a fast outfield” and (3) “Jimmie Foxx could hit me at midnight with the lights out.” Additional Gomez quotes here.
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