The 109th and possibly one of the most bizarre U.S. Open's is over, and your champion is Lucas Glover. Yes Lucas Glover, previously the owner of one career championship. The top four finishers featured winner Lucas Glover (ranked 71st in the world), Phil Mickelson (2nd in the world), Ricky Barnes (519th in the world) and David Duval (882nd in the world). Unfortunately, Glover deprived golf fans of a great story in Mickelson and Duval. Phil Mickelson was of course playing in his last tournament before his wife Amy undergoes treatment for breast cancer. David Duval was the other breath-taking storyline of the weekend. The former British Open Champion and number 1 player in the world was ranked 882nd, and hadn't placed in the top 10 of any tournament in over seven years. Although i would have loved seeing either Lefty or Duval win, i'm thankful Glover won, for one reason and one reason only; he's not Tiger Woods. Thankfully, for the 8th time in the last ten majors, the man who's falsely referred to as "The greatest golfer ever" wasn't at the top of the leader board. This tournament Tiger was looking up at three guys (Glover, Barnes and Duval) who have no business being ahead of Woods. Some may say the end of Woods' 1st round spelled the end of his championship run, but i feel like it was when the first drop of rain fell and then two seconds later when he first complained about the conditions. Nonetheless, this rain stricken major was entertaining, not just for the humble champion Glover, but the two guys that could have won, Lefty and Duval.
There isn't all that much compelling news when it comes to the MLB season. Albert Pujols is knocking the cover off the ball, the Rockies have won 17 out of 18 games, and the Phillies and the Mets are struggling mightily. As we get closer to the All-Star break, it's time for teams to either get back into their division race or decide whether or not they're going to trade their players at the deadline. The obvious thing is that everyone needs pitching which should be at a premium. Two of the most coveted pitchers (Jake Peavy and Erik Bedard) are currently hurt and are most likely not going to be traded. With all these teams needing a pitcher or two, there are a few names that are very hot; Ben Sheets and Pedro Martinez. Sheets has been linked to the Texas Rangers due to his relationship with their pitching coach Mike Maddux. The Rangers aren't really in dire need of a pitcher, but if they're going to win the AL West (as I predicted) they would gladly welcome Sheets to their rotation. Tom Glavine's name will also come up frequently, but with rumors swirling lately that Frank Wren was right (a first) and Glavine isn't in any condition to pitch at the major league level, it's becoming less likely.
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