Golf writing megastar Chris Baldwin - who was on John McCain's short list of surprise vice-presidential nominees - has had good success when it comes to writing off golfers. He was railing against Michelle Wie since she was a pre-teen. He wrote off Retief Goosen and Goosen has never recovered.
Of course, not all of Baldwin's pessimistic rantings come true. Take this gem from a year ago:
[Vijay] Singh is done contending in events that matter. He might win a few Wyndhams or Renos down the road, but he's no threat to the big players anymore.
Does this mean Baldwin is an idiot? Of course not. He is an idiot, but for altogether separate reasons. Mainly, Baldwin's flub proves one adage correct - even a blind squirrel will occasionally find a nut.
-- WKW
