Sergio fallout finds Monty in the middle
Colin Montgomerie called the Sergio Garcia “fried chicken” controversy a “mountain out of a molehill.”
The Scottish player spoke Friday about the controversy surrounding Garcia and George O’Grady, the European Tour CEO who used the term “colored” during a live television interview in which he was reacting to the spat between Garcia and Tiger Woods.
“It’s a mountain out of a molehill, to be honest. Totally,” Montgomerie said at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. “I hope it hasn’t taken away from the BMW, who have set up a fantastic tournament. Now we’ve got the chief executive involved in the whole thing having to say ‘sorry.’ We’re all frightened to say anything; we’re frightened to open our mouths in case we say something that isn’t kosher in 2013. Somebody should tell us what to say because no one is quite sure what is right and wrong.”
O’Grady said Thursday that “most of Sergio’s friends are colored athletes in the United States.” The word “colored” was once widely used in the United States but it is now considered antiquated and offensive.
“George says colored, somebody says black, but who is to say who is right and wrong, and for the chief executive who is a very educated man to get caught up then we need to decide what we can and can’t say and move on quickly,” Montgomerie said.
Montgomerie said the furor wouldn’t affect his relationship with Garcia.
“I feel for Garcia, but then that’s me condoning it,” Montgomerie said. “I am not allowed to feel sorry for him. But we are a family here on the European Tour, a close family unit and we stand up for each other. I’ve played a lot of Ryder Cups with Sergio and we are a very close family and we should remain that way. This shouldn’t affect us.”The razor’s edge
Davey Johnson says he’s giving up his razor until the Washington Nationals find their bats.
The manager apologized for his scraggly appearance before Friday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies, but he said it had a purpose.
“If my facial hair looks bad,” he said, “I decided I wouldn’t shave until we started hitting.”
The Nationals began this weekend’s series batting .225, the second worst average in the majors. While defense, relief pitching and intangibles have cost the Nationals, the lack of hitting has been the most glaring weakness this season. Only two teams have scored fewer than Washington’s 159 runs.
“I figured I couldn’t get any uglier, so what the heck,” Johnson said. “Hopefully I can shave soon.
I’venever had a rally goatee. I’m not hairy enough to get one. Now it’s gray, you can’t hardly see it unless you get these close-ups that I get after the game, so I apologize.
You can’t change the shape of a watermelon anyway.”Awesome Astros
An opinion story from sportspickle.com, a satirical website, listed several reasons why the 2013 Houston Astros are awesome:
“The 2013 Astros will have an All-Star!”
“None of the Astros’ players have tested positive for steroids this year!”
“Manager Bo Porter has NEVER been fired as a MLB manager!”
“Pitcher Erik Bedard is one of the greatest French-speaking baseball players of all-time!”Quote of the day
“Mark is really, really
good in the Nationwide series and there’s a lot of
things I’m beating him at, which is cool.” NASCAR driver Kyle Busch, on passing Batesville’s Mark Martin for most Nationwide Series victories at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Sports, Pages 26 on 05/26/2013