http://www.easternecho.com Golfer/adulterer Tiger Woods made headlines again Sunday when he graciously fielded questions from ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi about his return to the PGA and his infidelity. Can I just go on record as saying I am sick and tired of hearing about Tiger Woods? The world of sports is in the middle of NCAA March Madness, MLB spring training and about to start NHL playoffs, yet fans keep getting bombarded with the latest gossip surrounding Woods and his inability to honor his marriage vows. en-us Gryphon 2.3.1-dsw (pewabic)/Foundry5 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:00:24 -0400 webmaster@easternecho.com http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/741 1) The statement that Tiger wasn’t invited to the Arnold Palmer Invitational is easily refuted by the fact that Palmer himself said he was and that his absence was disappointing. Golf Channel just replayed last year’s tournament and, if you have watched it yourself, you understand why he is missed. 2) Why do people think they can tell someone else how much time they need to spend working on their marriage? If you are familiar with addiction counseling, you would know that the goal of treatment is to stabilize the person being treated and a major part of that is for the person to reestablish a normal routine. Last I checked, Tiger was employed as a golfer. So, if he goes back to work, it would be as a golfer. Sometimes, the former relationship doesn’t survive, but treatment is for the person with the addiction and that should be the focus of any counseling. 3) The idea that Tiger overshadowed those two golf tournaments with statements and interviews would probably hold water if it weren’t for the fact that no one knew thet were on in the first place. I am an avid watcher of ESPN and those tournaments weren’t even making the regular crawl until the were mentioned in connection w Tiger’s statements. So, that sounds like something that the golfers need to look to themselves to answer. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that no one can seem to win more than one event in a row or the fact that the so called “saviour” that will win and make the “evil” Tiger go away cannot seem to get near the top of the leaderboard on Sunday. There are a lot of us fans that are comforted by the fact that Tiger has won 51 percent of the events he has entered since 2004 and, even when he doesn’t win, he darn well pushes the person in front of him. If other golfers want people to talk about them instead of Tiger, do something worth talking about. Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:36:54 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/741 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/742 Give him a break. Who knows what everybody is doing right now? God so you wanted him to be in hell(at home) for more than 4 months? This is insane. There are moments we need to be at a peace when everything we thought we have could slip away. He needed it to be at the masters to get far away from home and at least he found it better to deal with potential hecklers. It is not my business nor the media’s business. He messed his life big time and he is the one responsible for it and for sure he will handle it big time. His actions speak louder than his words. You need to get used to his control. That is why he is great. Otherwise he would’ve been no different from me. Go Tiger. You owe us good golf not an explanation. It is not my business nor anybody’s business. Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:46:55 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/742 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/743 Thank you angela!!! Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:50:26 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/743 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/749 I too am sick of hearing about Tiger Woods. His comment that he felt “entitled” to this behavior says it all. In trying to label this behavior, I’m surprised to find so many adjectives to describe promiscuous women (slut, wanton,whore, loose, easy, fast, wild, unbridled, immoral, lax…) with no specific terms to describe men who are just as indiscriminant. C’mom ladies, let’s find an apt description! Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:00:24 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/749