Saturday, April 09, 2011

Reader's Choice

"In your life, have you seen anything like that."

While I'm not rooting for Eldrick this weekend, this is by far the best golf shot I've ever seen.

Posted by rob at 11:56 AM

139 comments:

  1. Danimal1:20 PM, April 09, 2011

    was he talking about the shot or the "high fives" bet tiger and stevie?

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  2. Dave1:32 PM, April 09, 2011

    now i remember why i no longer watch or play golf. i nearly poked my eyes out in boredom waiting for that shot-- which was nice-- but they should have a 24 second clock.

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  3. rob2:01 PM, April 09, 2011

    the context makes the shot greater than the execution - sunday at the masters, woods up one with dimarco getting ready to putt for birdie from 15 feet. the shot gave him a two-shot lead, which he needed as he bogeyed 17 and 18 to fall into the playoff that he later won.

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  4. Mark3:08 PM, April 09, 2011

    One of the great unpaid advertisements of all time. The ball slows perfectly as it rolls to allow the camera to focus on the Nike Swoosh. Phil Knight is smart.

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  5. rob3:30 PM, April 09, 2011

    4 1/2 innings of baseball in 2 1/2 hours. sounds about right.

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  6. T.J.3:53 PM, April 09, 2011

    Cano. Good.

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  7. Danimal4:18 PM, April 09, 2011

    surprisingly, that ball is not in the possession of tigger or stevie...

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  8. Danimal4:55 PM, April 09, 2011

    chirkinian apparently paid 1m/year from the day he "retired" 'til the day he died...

    bo van pelt - can't putt...which is too bad otherwise he'd be 2 off lead

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  9. Danimal5:03 PM, April 09, 2011

    predictions please?

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  10. Danimal5:10 PM, April 09, 2011

    is it me or have they not shown cabrera one time? that's f'd up....he's -5 on the day, 4th all alone, and a past winner...and likely winner tomorrow.

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  11. Danimal5:15 PM, April 09, 2011

    okay...since no response...i'll go out and say it's between k.j. and cabrera....with a gun to the head i'd say k.j.

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  12. rob5:28 PM, April 09, 2011

    i like the young irishman tomorrow, danimal

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  13. Danimal5:31 PM, April 09, 2011

    hard not to. rory good. plus he's the co-leader - that doesn't hurt.

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  14. Danimal5:34 PM, April 09, 2011

    although if luke wears apple blossom colors again tomorrow, he's my guy.

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  15. Danimal5:42 PM, April 09, 2011

    i think we'd b ra-tards if we didnt include tiger in the mix

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  16. rob6:17 PM, April 09, 2011

    tiger's just a guy right now.

    i also like one of the masses at -3 to finish within 2 of the winner. too many of them for one not to make a run.

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  17. Danimal6:25 PM, April 09, 2011

    That 2nd shot at 15 was not by just a guy. Only bc it's Saturday does that shot go unnoticed. And of course bc he missed the putt....he's playing golf....if putts drop tomorrow....

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  18. zman6:30 PM, April 09, 2011

    Day's caddy wears 69 so he should win.

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  19. rob6:33 PM, April 09, 2011

    that shot was absurd, but he isn't making shit, and those shots have been few and far between.

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  20. Danimal6:37 PM, April 09, 2011

    I will become a big Day fan if he finishes in the top 5...

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  21. Danimal6:40 PM, April 09, 2011

    3 mos ago I was a big Rory fan and then he started getting a wee bit cocky....even his compatriots McDowell and Westwood told him to shut the f up

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  22. Danimal6:43 PM, April 09, 2011

    Last time I played that hole I chipped it in for birdie and a match won.... :) what a dick.

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  23. Danimal6:51 PM, April 09, 2011

    Wow....Rory could run away w dis

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  24. Mark10:41 PM, April 09, 2011

    If you're a basketball dork like me, check out your local Fox Sports channel for the Nike Hoop Summit. It's USA v. the World and it usually a highly competitive and entertaining event. Last year, it's where I first began to believe in Kyrie Irving and it also featured an epic duel between Enes Kanter and Jared Sullinger. It's also where Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol and Tony Parker first made their names.

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  25. rob12:39 PM, April 10, 2011

    i advise those of you hurrying out to the netflix store to rent 'dinner for schmucks' to slow your roll. fabulous cast is wasted on a fairly formulaic plot.

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  26. zman12:49 PM, April 10, 2011

    I love rob's flow. You should rent black swan. Not a complex story but very well done and natalie portman is preposterously good.

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  27. zman12:52 PM, April 10, 2011

    And the pre-masters "river monsters" marathon is a brilliant ideal. I will spend the day watching others fish and golf.

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  28. rob2:20 PM, April 10, 2011

    my flow is preposterous

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  29. rob2:22 PM, April 10, 2011

    not a lot of scoring out there so far today. bodes well for the young irishman.

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  30. Danimal2:29 PM, April 10, 2011

    tigger -2 after 3....just had a dirty mouth on #4.

    the masters website is pretty impressive - did you know you can look at players' scorecards from the previous rounds, select a hole and actually watch video of the player on that hole? not all holes but many - pretty impressive.

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  31. Danimal2:31 PM, April 10, 2011

    mickelson doubles #5 and says bye bye to his remote chance.

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  32. Danimal2:39 PM, April 10, 2011

    rory's getup would not go well with a green jacket...angel's only slightly better

    tigger bogeys 4.

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  33. Danimal2:50 PM, April 10, 2011

    2 year old said he wanted his momma to take him to pool this afternoon rather than his big daddy - love that kid.

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  34. Danimal2:52 PM, April 10, 2011

    rory bogeys 1st! after a smashing drive and poor 2nd....

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  35. TR3:00 PM, April 10, 2011

    2:55 PM: Tiger nails tee shot on par 3 and Rory shanks first shot on 2nd hole.

    Start of Tiger's rally?

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  36. TR3:02 PM, April 10, 2011

    And as I type that, he nails the bird after Rory butchers shot 2 from the trap.

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  37. Danimal3:05 PM, April 10, 2011

    Rory puking all over himself.....he can still par this tho....

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  38. Danimal3:07 PM, April 10, 2011

    My act of production thus far today was showering.

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  39. Danimal3:10 PM, April 10, 2011

    Oh my. Charl!

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  40. TR3:12 PM, April 10, 2011

    Tiger needs this bird badly. There are a lot of bodies in front of him.

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  41. Danimal3:13 PM, April 10, 2011

    Tigger hitting golf shots again today. If putts start dropping watch ur fingers.

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  42. Danimal3:16 PM, April 10, 2011

    Hear me roar! How bout an eagle on 8?

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  43. TR3:20 PM, April 10, 2011

    If Tiger wins, he should feign tears and pledge to donate the winnings to charity.

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  44. Danimal3:20 PM, April 10, 2011

    By the way....major props to Rory for par on 2

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  45. Danimal3:23 PM, April 10, 2011

    That's why the vets usually win this tourney....they remember the breaks vs putt where they think they know its going

    Tiger!

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  46. TR3:24 PM, April 10, 2011

    Nice cameo as co-leader for Charl. And Tiger pulls another magical shot out of his bag of tricks.

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  47. rob3:31 PM, April 10, 2011

    i love watching cabrera stomp around

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  48. rob3:32 PM, April 10, 2011

    excuse me while i go back and erase my earlier comments about tiger.

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  49. Danimal3:32 PM, April 10, 2011

    Just a Guy is 5 under after 8

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  50. mayhugh3:34 PM, April 10, 2011

    This feels like a major from 6 or 7 years ago. Tiger charging, no one else able to run much. It feels like he's going to win by 2.

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  51. TR3:35 PM, April 10, 2011

    So Ronnie Wood is caddying for Rory?

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  52. Danimal3:36 PM, April 10, 2011

    Rory now shitting pit seeds

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  53. TR3:37 PM, April 10, 2011

    So Ronnie Wood is caddying for Rory?

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  54. Danimal3:39 PM, April 10, 2011

    We have a long way to go. Rory will rebound. What's cool is that this could be one of if not the greatest Masters we'll ever see. It's possible.

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  55. Danimal3:39 PM, April 10, 2011

    We have a long way to go. Rory will rebound. What's cool is that this could be one of if not the greatest Masters we'll ever see. It's possible.

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  56. TR3:44 PM, April 10, 2011

    I wasn't gonna go with scotch today, but the Tiger charge is making me re-think things.

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  57. TR3:48 PM, April 10, 2011

    Holy shit!

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  58. TR3:49 PM, April 10, 2011

    Scotch was just poured.

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  59. Danimal3:50 PM, April 10, 2011

    A 31 on the front 9 at Augusta????

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  60. Danimal3:51 PM, April 10, 2011

    I feel compelled to join....going w jamesons tho

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  61. Danimal3:52 PM, April 10, 2011

    Am still liking Cabrera here too....guys a fucking grinder

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  62. rob3:53 PM, April 10, 2011

    going to see the old 97s tonight - gonna have to catch the last 45 mins of this toonamint on the radio.

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  63. TR3:55 PM, April 10, 2011

    Naive question, Danimal, but the back nine is considered the easier of the two, right?

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  64. rob3:56 PM, April 10, 2011

    dave rice goes from byu to unlv. cue jokes about his players' ability to pay for sex and not get suspended.

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  65. TR3:58 PM, April 10, 2011

    The whole field is wilting. Except Cabrera, only b/c he has been looking chubby and sweaty all week.

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  66. Danimal3:58 PM, April 10, 2011

    Yes...at least a shot if not 2 easier

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  67. Danimal4:00 PM, April 10, 2011

    Actually went w the black bush(mills) for obvious reasons....

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  68. TR4:02 PM, April 10, 2011

    AHL

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  69. rob4:03 PM, April 10, 2011

    you have jameson and bushmills in your house? hope you don't keep them close together.

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  70. Danimal4:06 PM, April 10, 2011

    Yes. But again its Black Bushmills and it is gee oh oh dee good.

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  71. Danimal4:07 PM, April 10, 2011

    And lets not forget about Choyeeeeeee!

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  72. Danimal4:19 PM, April 10, 2011

    One more par here big fella.....and its on like donkey Kong.

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  73. zman4:20 PM, April 10, 2011

    I don't like Tiger but I can't stop rooting for him here.

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  74. Shlara4:31 PM, April 10, 2011

    Tiger is back to being a machine.
    Dammit.
    I wanted my BF Adam Scott to have a chance today...

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  75. Danimal4:41 PM, April 10, 2011

    I think tigger just sealed his fate w bogey on 12 and that 2nd shot on 13

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  76. rob4:42 PM, April 10, 2011

    not a great stretch for just a guy

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  77. Danimal4:44 PM, April 10, 2011

    Tiger is unfortunately done and we r back to normal programmimg

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  78. Danimal4:46 PM, April 10, 2011

    Hot hot Adam Scott still in it. I just don't see him in there at the end.
    How bout a Rory 3-jack here?

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  79. Danimal4:52 PM, April 10, 2011

    Sorry. I just said "hot hot Adam Scott". Some wives I know refer to him as that.

    Easy to say now but was going to say prior to drive on 10 , Rory bogeys 1-2 of next 3 holes....

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  80. Danimal4:54 PM, April 10, 2011

    Ho-lee shit

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  81. Shlara4:55 PM, April 10, 2011

    Danimal, that is his name. No need to apologize.

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  82. rob4:56 PM, April 10, 2011

    double is more than likely for rory here. this thing's wide open.

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  83. Danimal5:00 PM, April 10, 2011

    Tiger will probably beat rory, just not for the win....

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  84. rob5:03 PM, April 10, 2011

    did i say double? meant snowman.

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  85. Danimal5:04 PM, April 10, 2011

    Ho-lee shit again.
    Rory just shat a potato.

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  86. zman5:06 PM, April 10, 2011

    Hot air balloon race?

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  87. zman5:08 PM, April 10, 2011

    Tiger tiger woods y'all.

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  88. Danimal5:09 PM, April 10, 2011

    We could have a 4 man playoff.....

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  89. Danimal5:15 PM, April 10, 2011

    Tiger has to finish as his boy o'meara did years back.....birdie birdie birdie

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  90. Danimal5:22 PM, April 10, 2011

    Scott's Caddie was on Norman's bag in 96....he persuaded Norman to lay up on 15....not too far from where Scott just was....interesting.

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  91. Danimal5:23 PM, April 10, 2011

    Faldo just fucking jinxed him

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  92. rob5:27 PM, April 10, 2011

    faldo: "you hate to say it now, but it's all (about) experience"

    next scene: jason day, playing his first masters, makes a birdie putt to tie for the lead.

    gold, sir nick. gold.

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  93. rob5:30 PM, April 10, 2011

    christ, rory. sack up and stop acting like a little bitch.

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  94. rob5:31 PM, April 10, 2011

    i don't feel for him, ian. he looks like a petulant dipshit all of a sudden. at least dustin johnson didn't look like he wanted to cry when he gacked the us open.

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  95. Danimal5:31 PM, April 10, 2011

    I think Rory missed church today.

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  96. zman5:33 PM, April 10, 2011

    Alas poor rorick.

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  97. rob5:35 PM, April 10, 2011

    i can't remember a 5-way tie on the back 9 on sunday.

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  98. Shlara5:40 PM, April 10, 2011

    HOT HOT ADAM SCOTT!!
    Love him.

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  99. Danimal5:41 PM, April 10, 2011

    Scott in a great position here. Still have a hard time seeing him w the jacket. Tiger gave it away.

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  100. rob5:43 PM, April 10, 2011

    this is ab. surd.

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  101. Danimal5:49 PM, April 10, 2011

    I think tiger hurt himself there.
    Scott who I thought he was

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  102. Danimal5:55 PM, April 10, 2011

    5 under on the front and even on the back...that's just fucked up

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  103. mayhugh6:02 PM, April 10, 2011

    Really enlightening Tiger interview...

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  104. mayhugh6:06 PM, April 10, 2011

    Masters over.

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  105. Danimal6:06 PM, April 10, 2011

    okay...maybe scott can wear the jacket.

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  106. Danimal6:08 PM, April 10, 2011

    kj still in this bitch though

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  107. Shlara6:15 PM, April 10, 2011

    crap. adam is getting nervous

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  108. Danimal6:15 PM, April 10, 2011

    getting good again....

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  109. Danimal6:17 PM, April 10, 2011

    i wonder if anyone has changed rory's diaper yet

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  110. mayhugh6:18 PM, April 10, 2011

    KJ is the Korean Retief Goosen. So steady.

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  111. mayhugh6:20 PM, April 10, 2011

    You could make a drinking game around how many times the camera inadvertantly catches Cabrera lighting up.

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  112. Danimal6:22 PM, April 10, 2011

    i haven't seen that...i thought he quit a year or two ago - temporary i guess - guy likes his heaters

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  113. Danimal6:26 PM, April 10, 2011

    this is unreal.

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  114. Danimal6:30 PM, April 10, 2011

    kj done. cabrera done.

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  115. mayhugh6:32 PM, April 10, 2011

    Yep, three man race now.

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  116. Danimal6:37 PM, April 10, 2011

    jason day - nice catch brah!

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  117. mayhugh6:37 PM, April 10, 2011

    Win or lose, Jason Day is doing alright.

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  118. Shlara6:39 PM, April 10, 2011

    I'm stressed out and I'm just sitting on the couch.
    Can't imagine how stressed Adam is now.

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  119. Danimal6:39 PM, April 10, 2011

    would not want that putt coming back....oh boy

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  120. mayhugh6:40 PM, April 10, 2011

    Can we talk about how Charl Schwartzel looks like Rabbit from Supertroopers?

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  121. T.J.6:43 PM, April 10, 2011

    Come on Charl.

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  122. T.J.6:44 PM, April 10, 2011

    May the Schwartzel be with him.

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  123. zman6:45 PM, April 10, 2011

    Don't fuck with the Schwartzel.

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  124. T.J.6:45 PM, April 10, 2011

    That makes Angel Cabrera "Farva"

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  125. Danimal6:47 PM, April 10, 2011

    a good masters...could have been epic if tiger had done anything on back...

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  126. T.J.6:48 PM, April 10, 2011

    Jason Day and Adam Scott seem like nice brahs

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  127. mayhugh6:48 PM, April 10, 2011

    Interviewing an Aussie is a 0.0 on the degree of difficulty.

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  128. T.J.6:48 PM, April 10, 2011

    Again, this man's name is Charl. Well done lad.

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  129. T.J.6:49 PM, April 10, 2011

    He just birdied the last four to win? Hot damn.

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  130. Danimal6:49 PM, April 10, 2011

    let's hope charl isn't another immelmann....let's see you again charl

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  131. Shlara6:51 PM, April 10, 2011

    dammit.
    i wanted to see Adam in the green jacket.

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  132. T.J.6:54 PM, April 10, 2011

    And nothing else.

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  133. Mark6:57 PM, April 10, 2011

    Highlight of the Masters for me: Jason Day's wife. Hello there.

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  134. mayhugh6:59 PM, April 10, 2011

    I like how Schwartzel commandeered Tiger's fistpump on the back 9.

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  135. T.J.7:01 PM, April 10, 2011

    Mark just got married a mere month ago, so according to Jim Nantz, you have a green jacket coming in six to nine months.
    /no correlation nantz

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  136. T.J.7:05 PM, April 10, 2011

    I wish Nantz will bust into Japanese right now...

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  137. T.J.7:06 PM, April 10, 2011

    Having just flipped to a Mariners game, it appears the Masters low amateur should take in a game at SafeCo. He'd feel comfortable.

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  138. Mark7:07 PM, April 10, 2011

    Despite the shitty name, I couldn't be more impressed with Charl Schwartzel. As clutch as a back nine final day major performance as Ive ever seen.

    And hopefully, there's enough Jameson in Augusta to make Rory forget his back nine.

    And again, well done Jason Day.

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  139. Danimal6:45 AM, April 11, 2011

    In South Africa they say "sorr Charl"

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