[Frantzie]

It is all about ratings and getting lots of press. The liberal sports press fawns over Tiger endlessly.

I am not totally sure about having so many bombers like Bubba and Dustin Johnson. Phil plays the bomb and gouge game too. I am not sure that will work in Wales. I think Kuchar, Mahan, Zack, Stricker, Furyk may be the best bets because they hit lots of fairways.

I went to golfwrx.com message board with better golfers but it is also filled with Tiger fan boys. A few were b*tching about Furyk being boring aka they were pissed Tiger is not playing. Furyk’s hitting every fairway, hitting every green and sinking putts with his used $39 putter.

[Dahoser]

I'm a Tiger fan myself, but I don't think he did anything this year to merit being on the Ryder Cup team, As for Furyk, whom I've always liked and rooted for, playing last weekend and not Tiger, well who's fault is that? Tiger had every opportunity to be out there but he didn't play well enough to make it to the end (again, this is my confusion over Pavin's choice). Furyk had the additional burden of being bounced from the first event because he overslept and was late to the Pro-Am, but he found a way.

We'll find out this weekend, but I'm not sure about ratings. coverage on ESPN begins Friday morning at 2:30am, EDT! That's Art Bell time. (Sorry George, but Art's name comes to mind first. Must be those dang shadow people.)