tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post2558732994141513055..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: Wallace Matthews Battles Reality and Peter King Answers Mail Bag QuestionsBengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-50786178016403222192009-06-24T10:38:37.979-04:002009-06-24T10:38:37.979-04:00NO! I will damn well take him literally. This supp...NO! I will damn well take him literally. This supposed child from the inner city named Elvis. <br /><br />Chris, if you take away my ability to take everyone literally it will ruin my chances of being able to make fun of them or prove them wrong. <br /><br />I will not stand for this. I must be able to take people's words and misconstrue them.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-18937224106089927202009-06-24T10:13:58.324-04:002009-06-24T10:13:58.324-04:00Oh come on guys--don't take this kid literally...Oh come on guys--don't take this kid literally. Clearly he's not saying "I always used to watch golf before Tiger and it was just blah blah blah."<br /><br />It'd be like a black kid in 1967 saying, "Before Jackie Robinson, a black guy couldn't even be a batboy!"Chris Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12152452626681072765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-51889547116991525092009-06-24T08:04:48.230-04:002009-06-24T08:04:48.230-04:00I guess Tiger is supposed to be an ambassador to t...I guess Tiger is supposed to be an ambassador to the game so he is supposed to try and encourage those who don't have an interest in golf to gain an interest? I don't really know honestly. <br /><br />I thought that kid who mentioned the only African-Americans on a golf course were caddies sounded pretty smart. I don't know if Wallace made that quote up but I would not put it past him. He was 4 years old before Tiger, so I don't know how much perspective he could have. <br /><br />Ronaldo (or however you spell it) being mentioned really surprised me as well. I did not even know that his games were shown on television, I would think maybe if it were a soccer player it would be Beckham or something like that. <br /><br />I am not sure if Roethlisberger was playing from the black tees or not but I actually doubt it. I am sure he is a good golfer but that seems like he is a bit too good. He may have played from the white tees. <br /><br />Not a Roy Williams fan huh? I put the fact he has never been on a workout program on Williams with maybe 10% on the team. They should have forced him to do to a workout program but I think Williams should have also made a decision to do one. He did come from Texas and many of those players are being revealed as very coddled by Mack Brown when they make it in the NFL. Vince Young, Michael Huff, Roy Williams, Cedric Benson, Ricky Williams have all had problems adjusting to life in the NFL.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-65944781857265456212009-06-24T07:39:25.564-04:002009-06-24T07:39:25.564-04:00By the way, Boston apparntly has the best PG in th...By the way, Boston apparntly has the best PG in the league up for trade...weird! <br /><br />Thank god the Pistons rejected that ridiculous deal.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973629881511639449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-4574138149235030252009-06-24T06:55:34.031-04:002009-06-24T06:55:34.031-04:00So let me ask you, say you are Tiger and you have ...So let me ask you, say you are Tiger and you have a chance to visit with people...who would you visit with? Kids that have no interest in the sport you play and dont list you on their top 5 pros...or visit the golf course and be around people that actually WATCH you play and understand the game? Pretty simple choice really.<br /><br />I like that Elvis kids response, about the only black men you saw were caddies...this kid is 16 years old, he has maybe watched golf for what, 2 years? How many black men have you seen as a caddie in the past 2 years? And what would he know of "before Tiger" since Tiger has always been around golf in this kids life. And dont say this kid has done any research about before Tiger, he didn't. Seriously, if you are going to make up quotes, please do a little better next time.<br /><br />I do love the part about golf expecting the hood to come to it...golf doesnt care. Golf is a sport, not a person. And golf as a sport doesn't care if the "hood" gets into golf.<br /><br />The comment about Woods acting like a diva...wow! I guess not stopping to visit thees kids is worse then being accused of rape (Kobe), or acting more of a diva then someone running off the court and failing to speak to the media after losing a playoff game (Lebron), or someone with a huge gambling problem (Jordan)...and just to mention, no way these kids that this moron talked to actually mentioned a soccer player. Unless these "inner city" kids have access to all the cable channels in the world, they're not watching soccer. <br /><br />Staying on the golf thing and Peter...why does he think its impressive for Ben to shoot a 81 at Bethpage? Does he think Ben is playing the same course as the pros? Seriously, does he understand golf at all? No way Ben is playing the same tees as they played, and no way is the course the exact same in terms of grass length. <br /><br />I'm not sure I understand this Roy Williams thing...it seems to me like Peter is ripping more on the Lions not having a work out thing then Williams being a lazy piece of crap. Roy should do his own work outs in the off season, he is a professional! He gets paid millions and millions, but can't seem to work out on his own. Why doesn't Peter rip into him for that instead of kissing his ass? Here's hoping he doesnt get to big lifting all those weights, Dallas wouldn't want him to be any slower out there on the field. Most over rated player in the game in my opinion.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973629881511639449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-5261537993182963872009-06-23T20:39:36.957-04:002009-06-23T20:39:36.957-04:00Oh no, I got it, I just did a poor job of acknowle...Oh no, I got it, I just did a poor job of acknowledging the joke. You could get a job with Jimmy Kimmel don't worry Martin. Put your resume in, you would probably get a call back. <br /><br />It's ironic reverse racism jokes, of course I get them. I don't know when Wallace wants Tiger to come to "the hood" to talk but I am not sure it should or could happen. Tiger is pretty busy these days.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-17473479445292646432009-06-23T20:04:50.921-04:002009-06-23T20:04:50.921-04:00As for the kids being racist, I was trying to turn...As for the kids being racist, I was trying to turn Wally's absurdity of an argument back on himself. I don't expect inner-city black kids to be big fans of Steve Nash or Padrig Harrington. As clearly as Tiger doesn't care about these kids because the week of one of the three biggest tourney's of the year he didn't come out and glad hand these kids, these kids must be racist since their favorite athletes aren't white. <br /><br />This is why I'm not a writer on the Jimmy Kimmel showUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00086638597582394978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-34182447860618139892009-06-23T19:56:13.159-04:002009-06-23T19:56:13.159-04:00I feel horrible saying it but there really is nowh...I feel horrible saying it but there really is nowhere to play golf in the inner city...and no Wallace has never ever been to an inner city, at least not intentionally. He probably has gotten lost in "the hood," as he called it once or twice but that is about it. I also doubt he went there for this article either. <br /><br />Bottom line: Too expensive, too little access to courses, and too little interest. <br /><br />I don't know if those kids are racist, I just think they don't like white athletes all that much...or at least none of them are their favorites. <br /><br />Peter's excuse is weak for why he is talking about Favre so much. Sure it could affect the playoff race but there are hundreds of other issues that could as well and they don't get mentioned multiple times a week in his MMQB. He just needs to say he loves Favre. It will at least allow me to take him more seriously if he admits it. <br /><br />What are the odds Trent Green compliments Brett Favre next week at the request of Peter? He probably makes that a prerequisite for writing his precious MMQB. <br /><br />I could not believe that guy got 3 years for stealing a bike and Stallworth got 30 days for killing a pedestrian. I guess that shows you what good legal counsel can get you in this world. I wonder how long Goodell would have Stallworth be suspended for, especially since he was not a chronic troublemaker, but he did kill someone. <br /><br />That idiot who wrote in and said Stallworth was taking his punishment well and that reflected well on him is pretty clueless.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-25879720829795206902009-06-23T19:46:47.017-04:002009-06-23T19:46:47.017-04:00Apparently those inner city kids are racists too, ...Apparently those inner city kids are racists too, as those five favorites were all non-whites. Tiger was ahead of every football and baseball player though. <br /><br />Seriously, has Wally ever been to an inner-city? Even if it was teeming with youths who wanted to play golf...where the hell are they going to play? There aren't any courses in the inner city. There might be a country club course secluded behind some gated enclave on the edge, but that's about it. <br /><br />Other questions Peter might think about. Will the Seahawks actually have healthy wide outs to start the year, and will that be enough for them to get past the mighty Cards of Arizona?<br /><br />As to the absurdity of the Stallworth situation...the guy who stole Lance Armstrongs bike a few months ago got three YEARS for theft. Stallworth got 30 days for killing someone. The Roger ought to just lay the hammer down on Stallworth because it won't come back to bite him, it will make him the most admired League Commissioner. just hold up a picture of the accident and go "30 days? Really? My ass, you got an indefinite suspension, come back in a year and see how I feel then."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00086638597582394978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-28871900708758389612009-06-23T19:27:23.905-04:002009-06-23T19:27:23.905-04:00Chris, you are exactly right. I wasn't sure wh...Chris, you are exactly right. I wasn't sure when I was writing that if people would understand what I was trying to say. It's expensive to play golf. <br /><br />Charities to help inner city kids play golf is a great idea but at a certain point that charity is going to have to raise a lot of money and have to be in certain areas of the country. I am still a little amazed that Wallace thinks inner city youth represent all of the young African-American population. I am sure Tiger has gotten some middle class African-Americans interested in golf. I have no real proof but I don't think the inner city is the most efficient place to put your resources. <br /><br />Ivn, that was great. I would like to follow it up with a joke but I think you did it best and I can't top that...but yes, the odds that Trent Green won't be able to complete the entire column is not unfathomable.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-36103390908723269952009-06-23T19:21:05.147-04:002009-06-23T19:21:05.147-04:00do you think Trent Green will get carpal tunnel sy...do you think Trent Green will get carpal tunnel syndrome on Sunday night, allowing Kurt Warner to write the column for him?ivnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-18068735146296634482009-06-23T18:44:30.254-04:002009-06-23T18:44:30.254-04:00Becoming a professional golfer requires at the ver...Becoming a professional golfer requires at the very least a middle-class income.<br /><br />Clubs+Green Fees+Lessons+Living in an area where it is possible to play golf year round=very few people at the middle class level or lower are going to be privileged enough to have the opportunity to play it at the professional level.<br /><br />I would agree that starting a charity to try to encourage golf among low-income youth is an admirable thing, but frankly, unless you're paying for their green fees and golf-pro lessons and relocating them to southern california (NOT LA) or Arizona, you're fighting a losing battle.Chris Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12152452626681072765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-17576712967448303992009-06-23T14:55:19.429-04:002009-06-23T14:55:19.429-04:00You can't ridicule a statement that is parody....You can't ridicule a statement that is parody. That's all he does to us is over-Favre us all. <br /><br />Tennis is mostly an upper crust sport as well, though it doesn't require as much equipment as golf, but people need to realize these things take time. Especially in the case of golf, I don't think you will be seeing a preponderance of inner city kids on the courses anytime soon. <br /><br />James Blake also choked at Wimbledon this year and he is like everything you just described. Not exactly inner city material.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-36353914676330168282009-06-23T13:35:41.218-04:002009-06-23T13:35:41.218-04:00"I've tried to not over-Favre the audienc..."I've tried to not over-Favre the audience"...I just don't know what to say. How can you ridicule a statement that is already a parody?<br /><br />In tennis, there was a similar bit of hoo-hah about how the Williams sisters were going to make black inner city kids omni-present in tennis. Any boost has been slight, and the next most prominent black player today is probably James Blake, a stereotypical inner-city kid. Well stereotypical in that he is multi-racial, grew up middle class, attended Harvard, and his favorite musician is John Mayer.KentAllardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034050997693995004noreply@blogger.com