SU is not a huge golf fan but I do enjoy watching the majors. Jordan Spieth is only 22 years old and he will rebound nicely – more than likely at the next major tournament. If he was 45 and this was his last shot, you would probably feel worse for him. I was impressed how he handled the media. Rather than talk in the LeBron “3rd person”, it’s interesting that it’s always “we” this and “we” that. The guy is well-grounded and will process this failure and use it to fuel his next run of tournament wins.
It does make you appreciate how Tiger Woods has (or had) that incredible record of when he leads a tournament after the 3rd round, he almost never loses. The best front-runner. Perhaps Spieth will learn to channel his inner Tiger going forward (including banging porn stars after the 3rd round which apparently also helps). SU hopes Woods can make a comeback because he always makes the majors more interesting.
SU is ready for the NBA playoffs. My new favorite team, the Charlotte Hornets, picked up a nice win in Boston last night as Jeremy Lin had 25 points including 19 points and 5 steals in the 2nd quarter alone on Asian Night in Boston (as he went to Harvard, they had a big crowd cheering for him). Apparently, he is a free agent after this year (might be his option) and if Carmelo opts out of NY, the Knicks should bring him back.
SU caught the Golden State win over San Antonio on Sunday night. They are just a fun team to watch. Check out the number of touches on any possession or the number of passes. The ball swings from one side of the court to the other and players are in constant motion. The beauty is that they will continue to play this way come playoff time. You can contrast that with the Cavs who will slow it down and feature an amazing number of LeBron isolations. There was a time that LeBron also played more of a free-wheeling team style but he has become much more of a one-on-one player – I assume at the coach’s direction. I would love to see Cleveland get tripped up along the way (still unhappy that they fired the coach) but a rematch of Cavs – Warriors would be entertaining. But don’t sleep on OKC as if they can find a way to stop losing close games down the stretch, have the personnel to challenge Golden State.
Finally, a note to MLB. Schedule as many early April games out west and down south as possible. It is painful watching players wearing sweatshirts and hats, and no-one in the stands. And a note to managers: the Twins are 0-7. SU fave Eduardo Nunez finally gets to play on Sunday and goes 4 for 4 and then sits the next game. Look, it’s not that hard. If a guy is hot, play him the next game. I will make myself available for managerial fill-ins as necessary as the season unfolds.
Sports Update Intergalactic 
Agreed on the baseball schedule. These early season schedules are predictably awful. Pushing opening day back a week or two for the colder-weather stadiums would not solve everything but it sure would help.
No mention of the Mets? Talk radio is ready to dump Terry Collins, etc. It’s too early to panic because they have enough good players and tons of games against two of the worst teams in baseball. Still, it’s important to note the chinks in the armor that were ignored as everyone was ready to give them the fastpass to the World Series. First, they have a couple players who are grumpy of flashy or both. When you’re the favorite, you need to approach the season in a workmanlike way and I don’t see that approach from the likes of Harvey, Cespedes, etc. And, while they might have the best starting pitching we’ve seen in years, they are still over-rated. There, I said it. But you know who else said it? Barry Bonds. Yesterday he pointed out that the Mets starters are not in the same conversation as the Braves from the 90s. That is refreshing. Because for the better part of 2 years I’ve heard everyone (from Mets die-hards to Mike Francesca) talking about the Mets staff as if there were 5 Cy Young candidates in the rotation. This is not the case. Not because they aren’t great pitchers. They are. But because the expectations for the staff reflect something that just doesn’t happen. We have seen Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling on the same team. We have seen the Braves of the 90s who were the gold standard of modern pitching staffs but in any given year they really only had one or two Cy Young Award-type pitchers. The thinking that the Mets would have 3 or 4 is just silly.