Golf News for Tuesday, August 1, 2006 | Daily Golf Blogs

Chris Baldwin: Wie Warriors doubt Michelle Wie more than anyone

Usually, I read William K. Wolfrum's blogs on Michelle Wie with the same stunningly bemused expression the 3-year-old I sometimes baby sit for wears when she's watching the Wiggles sing about fruit salad. Sort of a horrified, yet transfixed mug. For Wolfrum - or Special K. as he's known around the office - waffles around on Wie, dramatically changing opinions with the ease Sergio Garcia changes ugly shirts, like one of the paralyzing indecisive liberal politicians of his early-morning dreams.

One blog, he's mocking Wie's inability to ever win with a cutting remark about the Year 2000 (Conan O'Brien wants his bit back). The next, he's falling over her in such lavish praise that Jennifer Mario considers inviting him to a Duke lacrosse pep rally.

But this time, K. finally got it right. He's finally seen the light.

Here K. goes off and writes a blog so transparent and over-the-top in its attempt to drum up Wie mania Friday night that Charles Barkley's left wondering where all the subtlety's gone in people's words today. And what does Special K. get from it?

A bunch of Wie Warriors crying out, "Whoa, whoa, whoa ... You're talking about winning. Don't tell me you're talking about winning. We're talking about winning? Don't tell me we're talking about winning. We don't do winning."

K. inadvertently produced the most damning blog on the ridiculousness of Michelle Wie yet. To his credit, he later realized it. But there is no greater cementing of Wie's status as a marketing hype creation rather than a sports story with any merit than the reaction of her own fans.

The classic had to be how several Wie Warriors immediately posted how the Winless Wonder could do nothing at all if Karrie Webb played well. She was helpless, at Webb's mercy, a victim of circumstance. Webb happened to be up by one shot at the time.

One shot going into the final round of the Evian Masters. One shot. I had to double check this several dozen times because the way the Wie fans wrote about it, you couldn't help but be convinced it was a 10-shot lead.

Well yeah, what can do. Webb has that insurmountable edge. I'm sure Michelle will give it a good try, but come on, that's some deficit. Really, we might as well be asking the girl to cure cancer.

One shot.

Of course, the Wie Warriors knew that Michelle Wie would have found a way to lose if she had been up five shots going into the last round. Heck, she did somehow manage to overcome that great Webb advantage and take a two-shot lead with seven holes to go. And lose. Again.

Wie Warriors know that Michelle Wie is incapable of winning. Sorry, Wie fans. Your words reveal what's really in your hearts.

The debate's over. But welcome over to my side. Nice to have you. K. has baked you all some nice biscuits.

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