SU just realized that Tiger Woods and Alex Rodriguez are both 39 years old.  If you think about it, their careers have had similar arcs.  Both reached the top of their sports and put up numbers that may never be matched again.  Both came crashing down for different reasons – although you could say that both A-Rod and Tiger were caught “cheating” (ha ha).  And now, each is looking to come back to some level of competitiveness at 39.

As a professional golfer, Tiger Woods has more high quality years to look forward to potentially while A-Rod is on his last legs as a baseball player.  However, SU was encouraged by A-Rod’s homerun to left center field last night and he also scorched a line drive just foul in the 1st inning.  If he can stay healthy, he is not done yet.  Woods has had his share of injuries and swing coaches of late and you wonder if he will ever be healthy enough to make another sustained run.  Some on the SU list say he will never win another major – that may be true.

Anyway, just thought it was an interesting parallel.  Feel free to weigh in with your own thoughts.  You might enjoy the dialogue with others here.