I spent Sunday afternoon in a funk after watching Tom Watson let his sixth Claret Jug slip right through his hands on the 72^nd hole of the Open Championship.  I haven’t rooted that hard for anyone to win a sporting event in a long time.  His play at Turnberry made me jump off my couch numerous times during the four day tournament. He deserved the title for giving the rest of us such a great show.  It was still an amazing run and proves again why we love sports.

            For the record, anyone who said that Watson contending at the British Open was bad for golf is just an idiot.  Kansas City Star writer Jason Whitlock tried to make the point that a win by Watson “could hurt golf’s credibility”.  Anyone with a brain realizes that a 59-year-old isn’t in the hunt often and should be celebrated.  Did Jack Nicklaus winning the Masters at age 46 hurt the games credibility?  Either did Watson last weekend.

            How come people have changed their grade from an A to an F when evaluating the Dallas Mavericks off-season?  After Shawn Marion was acquired, everyone in town was raving at the great moves by owner Mark Cuban and G.M. Donnie Nelson.  But after the Magic matched the deal for Marcin Gortat, fans have turned their backs on the Mavs.  Is everyone is doing a complete 180 because they lost out on a backup center that averaged 4 points and 4 rebounds per game?  Don’t worry Mavs fans; even if you signed Gortat, you were still going to be the 6^th best team in the west.

            Most people would consider the seasons of David Ortiz and Magglio Ordonez to be the most disappointing in major league baseball.  Don’t forget to add Ian Kinsler to that list.  The Rangers lead-off hitter is batting .224 the last three months (after hitting .322 in April).  Last season through 89 games, the All-Star was hitting .335 with 14 HRs, 30 doubles, 53 RBIs and an on-base percentage of .392.  This year he’s hitting .248 with 22 HRs, just 19 doubles, 58 RBIs and a .322 OBP.  Texas needs to get him out of the lead-off spot and move him to 4^th or 5^th where the guys are expected to swing for the fences every at-bat.

            Weren’t we all taught as little leaguers to choke-up and protect the plate with two strikes?  How come it seems like most professional ball players have forgotten that rule?  Six times in major league history a player has struck out over 190 times in one season and they’ve all been in the last 3 years.  The only reason I can think of for the increased strikeouts is that players are trying to hit more home runs and those extra power numbers will get them bigger contracts.  I’d argue that the higher batting average and more RBIs players would get from protecting the plate might get them even more money on their next contract.

            Dallas Cowboys training camp starts in 7 days.

            For the last week, I’ve been trying to figure out which girl is hotter - Emmanuelle Chriqui (Sloan from Entourage) or Megan Fox (from Transformers).  Check out their pictures and let me know what you think.  I have a feeling I’ll be battling with this debate for a long time.

            I was at the bar about a week ago and it hit me that I’ve lost the ability to guess ladies ages.  Is she 21 or 26?  She says she’s 29, but looks 34.  I used to consider myself above average in this field, but now I’m in an Ian Kinsler like slump.