Why I root AGAINST Tiger Woods

My name is LT. This is my first blog. I love sports. I love golf. I root against Tiger Woods.

If you don't know me, you might be thinking two things about me right now. One, I use very short sentences. And two, I must be a racist.

You would be wrong on both accounts. First of all, I can construct very long and well-written sentences. Secondly, I have no problem rooting for Dwight Howard. I even used to watch the Cosby show, for crying out loud.

The reason I root against Tiger is because, in my opinion, for him to lose tournaments is good for the game. Before you tune me out on this, please hear me out. People have always said that Tiger's dominance has taken the game to a new level. I can't argue that point. That is a very true statement. But what about NOW? Is it really good for the game to know the outcome before the ball is teed up? Would the "Who shot JR?" episode of the tv show "Dallas" have been so popular if everyone had already known that the shooter was --wait a minute, who did shoot JR? Hold on, gotta check Wikipedia...

Hmm, turns out it was some chick named Kristin Shepard, who (according to Wikipedia) was "J.R.'s scheming sister-in-law and mistress, who shot him in a fit of anger. J.R. didn't press charges as Kristin claimed she was pregnant with his child as a result of their affair".

As you can see, this horribly old reference to an equally horrible television series proves my point beyond a shadow of a doubt: the intrigue is in the drama, not the outcome. When Tiger is in the lead down the stretch of a major, the intrigue is gone. The only way the tournament could become interesting to me, is if he were to choke. And that just doesn't happen. And so my friends, unil it does, I will continue to root against Tiger Woods.

Oh, and also, I am a Mickleson fan.

Here's hoping this week's US Open is interesting.