Yardbarker: Phil Mickelson

Mickelson, Vick seen and heard on Entourage

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:15:02 -0500

He's no Johnny Drama, but Phil Mickelson gave it the old college try during his cameo for the HBO series "Entourage" on Sunday.

Tour Championship Highlights

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:54:09 -0500

An exciting final round at the 2008 Tour Championship, with Camilo Villegas, Sergio Garcia, Phil Mickelson and Anthony Kim battling all day. Good stuff. var addthis_pub = 'dkopesh';

PGA Tournament Busts: Fed Ex Cup Playoffs - Final Round - The Tour Championship - East Lake Golf Club - Atlanta, GA

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:40:54 -0500

Screaming Sports' Tommy D closes the day with his now famed PGA Busts of the Week, which details what golfers didn't quite live up to the hype or just fell flat on their faces. He lists three golfers that just didn't bring their A-game at the FedEx Cup (Final Round).

Garcia leads at THE TOUR Championship

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:46:07 -0500

Sergio Garcia took charge in the third round of THE TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club and holds a two-shot lead over Phil Mickelson and Anthony Kim heading into the final round. Garcia shot 67 with four birdies and a bogey to take a three shot lead.A He started the day three back of Kim, [...]

Kim stays hot at TOUR Championship

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:51:29 -0500

Anthony Kim continues his tear on the golf course bringing momentum from the Ryder Cup to THE TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia.A Kim shot 64 in the opening round of the final FedEx Cup tournament to take a four shot lead over Phil Mickelson, Trevor Immelman and Ernie Els. Kim started [...]

The Sports Hernia Presents ...

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:53:35 -0500

As discussed in this morning's Tailgate, we're adding a new weekly feature to JoeSportsFan, "The Sports Hernia Presents...". See, because the name of their site is The Sports Hernia and they're presenting one of their posts on these here pages.

After extensive research and months of soliciting on Eharmony, JoeSportsFan and The Sports Hernia realized they were a perfect match, so we've developed a relationship. Now you can find one weekly JSF feature on the Sports Hernia pages, and vice versa. What we're trying to say is that if you're not spending your time here, spend it wisely. Spend it at The Sports Hernia. Their our cyber homeboys - and they want to be friends with you too.

The outrageous antics of Boo Weekley were quite refreshing, but they weren't the first shenanigans to take place on a golf course. Here's a look at some of our favorites:

- John Daly fills up his golf bag with beer and promptly chugs it after sinking a 4-inch putt.

- During his later years, Chi Chi Rodriguez replaces golf club with dong for his cherished swordsman routine.

- David Duval botches his 72nd straight putt, forcing him to put himself in a vicious Piper sleeper hold and passes out on the 16th hole.

- Chris Berman and Phil Mickelson have a little too much drink at a celebrity golf tournament, inspiring their ill-fated wet tshirt contest, with Berman's tits getting booed mercilessly.

- Down 15 strokes at Sawgrass, Fred Couples arrogantly wears outfit made up entirely of $100 bills and proceeds to light himself on fire before jumping into the lake at 17.

- A classic golfing faux pas occurs when Sergio Garcia pulls a giant dildo out of his bag instead of his putter, bizarrely causing everyone to pull dildos out of their own bags and begin jousting with them.

- Up by 22 strokes, Jack Nicklaus finishes the back nine dressed as Giant Panther.

Boo Weekley rides the pony (Sox and Dawgs)

Rick Reilly on British Open First Round

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:46:45 -0500

Find more videos like this on www.truveo.com. Here's Rick Reilly on ESPN going over the first round, including Phil Mickelson's 79 and Greg Norman's surprising appearance on the leaderboard. var addthis_pub = 'dkopesh';

Rick Reilly on British Open First Round

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:46:45 -0500

Caption This: Lefty at the Scottish Open

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:40:33 -0500

The real caption: "Phil Mickelson of USA stretches as he plays on the 3rd hole during the first round of the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond in Scotland, on July 10, 2008. (Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images)"

Write your own caption in comments.

"Deciding this golf thing might not work out, Phil Mickelson plans to try out for the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League as a long snapper."

Caption This: Lefty at the Scottish Open

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:40:33 -0500

Azinger favorite to be next coach of Oakland Raiders

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:55:32 -0500

OAKLAND, CA — Citing his unbelievable success at the Ryder Cup, Al Davis has his eyes on Paul Azinger as the potential next coach of the Oakland Raiders. “Did you see the crap that that dude pulled with that gang of misfits at the Ryder Cup?” Davis asked SSNN. “If he can beat the Europeans with [...]

2 Minute Review of the Ryder Cup

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:11:09 -0500

Go America. Without Tiger the Americans seemed more unified seemed to have a better time and pulled out an early sunday afternoon victory. I certainly can't say that Tiger was the downfall of past Ryder Cup squad, but it seemed to benefit the squad that instead of him players like Boo Weekley, JB Holmes, Anthony Kim were around. Players that seem to make those around them laugh and enjoy themselves rahter than be nervous around the presence of the all mighty.

Meanwhile the European powers crumbled under the pressure. Paddy Irish and Sergio Spanish did not come up big for a squad that needed them. Without some key European contributors (such as Luke Donald and Monty) the Europeans just did not have their A game. And they were sent packing by an enthusiastic American squad and crowd.

My Predictions

Solid Predictions

2. Anthony Kim will be your American Hero and will make you learn his name.
Kim is going to a beast for America for a long time, he's passionate and he's got a great skill set. He's the American answer to Sergio, hopefully without the choking in Majors.

7. Pink Pants Poulter will be a beast for the Europeans.
Pink Pants Poulter was the best golfer in the tournament. 4.0 points himself.

4. Phil Mickelson remains mediocre in Ryder Cup play.
1-2-2 is piss poor for the man that is the 2nd best golfer on the planet.

5. Bald man Furyk plays better this year without Tiger than he did in 06.
2-1-1 is a solid result for the bald man.

Dead Wrong Predictions

8. Chad Campbell will be a miserable captains choice for the Americans.
2-1 is certainly not miserable, its winning golf.

6. JB Holmes will hit the ball hard and far, the home state Kentucky fans will love him, and he will fail them.
2-0-1 is not a failure, its beastly.

3. Sergio continues to carry the Europeans and loses only 1 match.
Sergio was awful, plain and simple.

So/So Predictions

9. The Europeans will definitely have better outfits.
The Europeans brought no colored pants, and only their outfits on saturday were relatively solid. The Americans at least busted out Tiger red on sunday.

10. The Cup comes down to Sunday afternoon and the last couple of pairings.
It came down to Sunday It was just over a bit earlier than the last pairings.

1. America wins by 1 point (14 1/2 - 13 1/2) cause Europeans obviously have to hate Kentucky.
They won just by a little bit more than expected.

Do Not Mess With Team Booze (2-0-1)

BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

All Your Woman Are Belong to Azinger

The Morning Tailgate

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:52:43 -0500

Greetings, kids. We're very excited to roll out the brand spanking new "Morning Tailgate" today. From here until eternity - or until this blog becomes self-aware - we'll be providing you with a daily mix of morning athletic entertainment. No link dumps or recaps. You can get that elsewhere. We'll do our best to keep our morning post fresh, original, and undoubtedly obscure.

Side Note: we're pretty sure when this blog does become self-aware, it's going to make us all grow mustaches.

This Day in History (September 22nd)

1927 - Tommy Lasorda was born. To the surprise of his doctors, Lasorda's umbilical chord tasted of fettucine.

1961 - The fastest white-colored player in RBI Baseball, Vince Coleman, entered the world.

2007 - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays were in last place at 63-92. Today the Tampa Bay Rays are 2.5 games in first at 92-62. The inverse of the Rays would be the Cleveland Indians, who were 91-63 a year ago today. They improved to 78-77 yesterday.

Gratuitious Sports Anchor O-Face

Trent Dilfer - ESPN

Later Today on JoeSportsFan

The Monday Football Column - see, because it's Monday and it's a column about football. To celebrate his vastly intelligent decision to name Gus Frerotte Vikings' starter for the rest of the season, Brad Childress dedicated much of his early play calling to what seemed to resemble a passing game. "Seemed" being the operative word.

Sundays From the Cellars - at least from the fan perspective, the Rams are improving each week. Week 1 saw a 35 point loss, Week 2 a 28 pointer and Week 3 a 24 pointer. At that rate, things will be on the up and up by Week 12.

Nothing on the Final Game at Yankee Stadium - "I refuse to talk about it," said Nothing.

Checking In With An Old Friend...

Unconfirmed Player Note: The head of security at Wrigley Field was reprimanded when it became evident that the old lady he escorted off the field before the game turned out to be Cubs pitcher Steve Trout.

Player: Steve Trout

Tags: 1986 topps, chicago cubs, sateen jacket, glasses, looks like a woman

The Worthless Card Collection

What They Should've Said

"I'm not making any guarantees. You can call it what it is. But in my mind, we're going to beat Seattle and we're going to right this ship" - Scott Linehan, before Sunday's game

Meant to Say...
"I'm not making any guarantees. But in my mind, we're going to stuggle to stay within three touchdowns of Seattle and confirm that this ship plowed into a giant iceberg a long time ago."

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"You know, the amazing part about it is, I hear all these things about, 'This team is built to win the World Series.' Well, which team isn't built to win the World Series? All teams, when they are put together, are built to win the World Series. Some get a chance to, and some don't." - Lou Piniella, Cubs Manager

Meant to Say...
"All teams, when they are put together are built to win the World Series. Except for Pittsburgh. They're put together to get their ass kicked by everyone."

You've Got Mail

To: "Tiger Woods" [eltigre@billionaires.sports.net]
From: "Phil Mickelson" [manhooters@hotmail.com]

Subject: Suck on that, Eldrick

Yo Tiger,

I just wanted to send you a quick note to make sure you got a chance to see the Ryder Cup this weekend. In case you were too busy "rehabbing" and missed it let me fill you in - we just smoked the Europeans and did it all without your pansy ass. We didn't have to watch as you milked your fake injury after every shot and we didn't have to listen to the media try to give you credit for everything.
And yeah, I know what you're thinking - Mickelson, you got destroyed by Justin Rose on Sunday - and that's true. But what you didn't see is the impact I had on Anthony Kim. I straight up mentored that kid the first two days. Without me, he doesn't beat Sergio and we probably don't win, so I'm pretty much responsible for the victory if you really think about it.

Azinger did nothing.

Which is exactly what you did. Nothing.

Give my regards to your wife. She's wanted me for years.

-Phil

First timers lead the way at the Ryder Cup

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:28:59 -0500

Golf’s die-hards know Anthony Kim and now everybody knows Anthony Kim. The 23-year-old was the heart and soul of the American squad at the Ryder Cup. He helped get Phil Mickelson smiling on a golf course again and he led the way on the final day with a huge win against Sergio Garcia. Hunter Mahan won [...]

Ryder Cup: U. S. leads Europe 9 to 7

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:36:16 -0500

The United States team heads into the singles matches at the Ryder Cup with a two point edge, leading the European team 9 to 7 after another exciting day of matches. The morning matches saw the pair of Phil Mickelson and Anthony Kim jump out to an early lead (up four after six holes) but the [...]