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Michelle Wie wins a major = I drop trousers at Augusta during the Masters!

Thursday February 2, 2006 | 14:26:20 255 words, 803 views  

Talk of Michelle Wie winning a major is just so much blah-blah

Pretty courageous of Jennifer Mario to bet us in her blog that Michelle Wie will win a men’s major sometime in her career. Way to go out on a limb, Jennifer.

Since we’re talking about a 16-year-old kid, will we have to wait 25 years to collect on that bet? Or is that 30 years? If Wie hasn’t won a men’s major by the age of 50, will that be conclusive? Sorry to say, many of us will be dead by then.

Fact is, nobody born before the Age of the Internet will collect, even though it’s probably the safest bet in the world. No way Michelle Wie wins a men’s major.

This reminds me of a silly wager I made once. I bet a thousand dollars that Darryl Strawberry of the Mets would hit 50 home runs in a season within nine years. That was in 1986, before we knew about the dumb-dust habit that would destroy Darryl’s baseball career. He never did hit those 50 long taters, but my friend Bart Macgillivray is still waiting for his money. Bets with long expiration dates are like that. Nobody wins.

So let me take a position right now, while the whole world is listening. Jennifer, if Michelle Wie ever wins a men’s major golf tournament, I promise to drop trou on the 18th green at Augusta National during the fourth round of the Masters.

This time I mean it! Anyone who doubts me, I’ll bet $50. Any takers?

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Comment from: Shanks [Visitor]
Hey Al, lose that bet and I send Jason Bourne to take you out. That's a sight we really don't need to see. Think of mental scars to our youngsters!!
PermalinkPermalink 2006-02-02 @ 14:52
Comment from: William K. Wolfrum [Visitor] · http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/william.wolfrum
hmmm. Bangkok Al threatening to drop trou publicly based on a bet regarding a teen-ager named Michelle Wie.

Your blog is getting creepier and creepier, dude.

--WKW
PermalinkPermalink 2006-02-02 @ 15:20
Comment from: Paul W [Visitor]
Al, are you one of those guys who wears raincoats on clear days? I'm beginning to understand why you had to leave the country...
PermalinkPermalink 2006-02-02 @ 15:35
Comment from: John [Visitor]
Al, word to the wise. If you drop your trousers publicly anywhere in the States, be sure to carry bail money in your shirt pocket!
PermalinkPermalink 2006-02-02 @ 22:14
Comment from: RonMon [Visitor] · http://travelgolf.com/blogs/ron.mon
Al, we'll both be senile by the time she retires, and have long forgotten the $50 bet, unlike those two guys in The Morris Men. Imagine holding on to a bet that long? Get a life, boys.
PermalinkPermalink 2006-02-03 @ 00:22
Comment from: Kevin Nichols [Visitor]
>>>>Al, we'll both be senile by the time she retires, and have long forgotten the $50 bet....

................

There goes RonMon again, displaying an astounding command of the really obvious! That's the whole point of BA's blog, man! LOL!
PermalinkPermalink 2006-02-03 @ 04:19
Comment from: One-Putt [Visitor]
Hey Al dropping trou at an event is nothing new for the fans. In years past each time John Daily squatted down on a putt he flashed an enourmous Plumber's Crack for the gallery.

I think it was wife three or maybe two that got him to wear long oversized shirts at events. Whichever one it was, the fans owe a debt of gratitude for improving the view.

So go ahead and drop trou at the Masters Al. It ain't nothing new.
PermalinkPermalink 2006-02-03 @ 13:03
Comment from: RonMon [Visitor] · http://travelgolf.com/blogs/ron.mon
RE: Who is Kevin Nichols?

Actually, Kevin, that's not the point of the blog. The point is that she won't win, whereas my point is, whether she wins or not, no one but she can state when or if her career is over.

Thanks for attributing "command of the obvious to me." I am sorry to say that I cannot attribute anything to you, other than perhaps command of cheesy internet acronym slang.
PermalinkPermalink 2006-02-05 @ 10:29

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