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Old 06-30-2007, 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by nostaw1952 View Post
That attitude of yours exhibits what I referred to as an enormous blind spot when it comes to her: you can't gush about her accomplishments amongst adults-although there has precious little of that lately-and then coo, "oh, go easy on her, she's still a little girl!" when she does something wrong. First of all, you don't KNOW what the people who have ripped her on this forum have accomplished, and secondly, are you taking the ridiculous stance that nobody should ever comment about a public figure unless they've made as much money or accomplished what said figure has accomplished? As far as her play goes, that's a separate issue, one that is addressed on an ongoing basis in the "Is Michelle Wie getting worse?" thread-one that you are mostly silent on nowadays except for the odd surly comment here and there-and even in THAT area, I've asked several golf fans about your stance that Wie is, or will be, vastly superior to Morgan Pressel, and, to a man, they all said you didn't know what you are talking about. But this isn't about her play, or, at best, that's a side issue here: it's about her tactics, her choices on developing her game, and her attitude. There were numerous people who predicted right from the start that her frequently playing on the men's tour before learning to win on the women's tour was a huge mistake for her development, and those people haven't exactly been proven wrong, have they? If you want to keep pretending that a player who withdraws twice within a month, in the manner that she did, and with the circumstances that surrounded her, is business as usual, you go right ahead. Many of us have our eyes wide open, and have suspicions both about the extent of her injury-and I'm tired of hearing about THAT, too, if you're injured, don't play, if you play, don't alibi-and her motives for withdrawing. You think we're pathetic for commenting on that, that's your privilege; personally, I think it's pathetic that you have your head in the sand when it comes to this player, so I guess we're even...

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It is pathetic that a bunch of middle aged gamblers pontificate from their mountain about how superior they are to a 17 year old girl. It is meanspirited. Sorry but I dont see meanspirited people making a difference in the world.

Has she been managed properly? Is her game in shape? No to both.

What is your definition of frequently? How can you possibly say she played frequently on the mens tour?

But again the glee in which middle aged men take in a 17 year olds struggles is bizarre and yes pathetic. Thow in the injury factor and its even worse.

If I am pathetic for defending a 17 year olds talent I can live with it.

Pound your chest and rail against a 17 year old girl all you want. If you want to enjoy her current state fine. Get mad at me for calling you on it. Dont much care.

Again it comes down to middle aged men enjoying a young girls struggles. When she is 22-23 crucify her all you want.
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