Tired of Lockouts Here's a Few Sports Could Use ?
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maybe lockouts aren't such a bad idea after all. Imagine what would
happen if we locked out some of these sports figures:
Take away this guy's passport before he gives new meaning to the
term Ugly American. Watson's grand adventure in France last week began
with him wondering out loud what the Arc de Triomphe and the Louvre
were, then somehow got worse. The golfer complained about everything
but the food after missing the cut in the French Open, and said it
might be his last time playing in Europe. Watson later reconsidered
after being told the British Open ¡ª one of golf's four majors ¡ª was
in England.
I understand the need to instinctively bow to the greatness that is
Derek Jeter, but even he should be embarrassed to be starting at
shortstop for the American League in the All-Star game. Hold a parade
for him if you want when he reaches 3,000 hits, but save the starting
job for someone really having an All-Star season, like Jhonny Peralta
of the Tigers or Asdrubal Cabrera of the Indians.
Wimbledon is usually such a civilized place, with the queen
dropping by occasionally and everyone slurping down strawberries and
cream. Then the women take the court, and it starts sounding like some
deranged animals have escaped from the London Zoo. The beginning of the
great grunting craze is generally credited to Monica Seles, but players
like Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka have elevated it to new
decibel levels. Things got so bad that the BBC introduced a
noise-reduction tool online this year to tone down the primeval
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