-Phil Mickelson made history. Yesterday's finish to The Open Championship will be remembered as one of the great finishes in golf history. The only way it could have been better would be to win by one stroke. One of golf all time greats is playing the best golf of his career in his early forties.
-Watching the Cubs and the White Sox flounder their way through the season, it is the slow decline of both franchises that make me wonder...what are baseball owners thinking? Chicago has one of the most loyal fan bases the world will ever see. They are tough people to win, but they are loyal. The Cubs have an old style ballpark and were perennial contenders as recently as 2007. The trend to overpay average and below average players have doomed their recent chances. The White Sox had a World Championship, but that has been almost a decade ago. The young "stars" have not produced. Both teams need to rebuild a farm system, and that's going to take a while.
-Spent my weekend watching the process of building a travel team. Our young ladies played hard and are learning the process. I'm pretty sure we'll win something worthwhile before either Chicago baseball team. And the team has only been practicing since early June.
-Missed my 30th High School Reunion this past weekend to coach. While I'm sure it means a lot to some people, teaching young people the ways of the world through the game of softball means more. I'm not going to celebrate the past, it's gone. Pretty sure I wasn't missed anyway.
-Paul Azinger became a grandfather this week. According to his Twitter feed, he is embracing the opportunity. His great friend and all star father Payne Stewart would be proud.
So...am I off base?
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