{"id":933,"date":"2013-08-13T09:58:45","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T13:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/?p=933"},"modified":"2014-08-12T09:30:50","modified_gmt":"2014-08-12T13:30:50","slug":"tuesday-teabag-august-13-2013-ian-poulter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/?p=933","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Teabag, August 13, 2013 &#8211; Ian Poulter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_936\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Ian-Poulter.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-936\" class=\"size-full wp-image-936 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Ian-Poulter.jpg?resize=300%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"I'm so mad I could tweet about it.  That'll show those scoundrels.\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m so mad I could tweet about it. That&#8217;ll show those scoundrels.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What a great weekend for sports if you\u2019re from New York\u2026excuse me, Upstate New York (yes, it is markedly different from downstate New York).\u00a0 The PGA Championship right in The Machine\u2019s backyard, and the Bills win and put up 44 on the Colts (hey, we know it\u2019s preseason but this is the best time to be a Bills fan).\u00a0 Yes, it was a pretty awesome weekend, especially the golf, and The Machine was right there throwing back $7.50 Gennys at Oak Hill (note:\u00a0 the fact that Genesee Beer was listed as a \u201clocal craft beer\u201d brought a warm smile to The Machine\u2019s face). Anyway, after 72 holes of golf, Rochester crowned its newest major Champion, Jason Dufner.\u00a0 Duff Daddy is quickly becoming a household name on the tour.\u00a0 Although 36, he\u2019s one of the newer, hip golfers (like Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson, and Keegan Bradley) and represents a change from the old guard.\u00a0 Calm, cool, plays golf with a huge lipper\u00a0in his mouth, and seems like a guy you could grill burgers with in the backyard over a couple of brews.\u00a0 Certainly different from the old guard (can you imagine throwing a few back with Tiger or Davis Love III?)<\/p>\n<p>So, the big story on Monday should have been about Dufner winning his first major, and his chance at redemption following his epic collapse at the 2011 PGA Championship.\u00a0 Instead, we were treated to stories about people whining about the crowds.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, much of the talk\u00a0on Monday\u00a0dealt with people complaining about the growing trend in golf where people yell things after a swing.\u00a0 It started out innocently enough a few years back with the \u201cGet in the Hole\u201d guy for putts, and, sure enough, that slippery slope brought us the \u201cGet in the Hole\u201d guy for regular shots, which then progressed to shouts of random phrases.\u00a0 Two common ones at Oak Hill over the weekend were \u201cMashed Potatoes\u201d and \u201cBaba Booey.\u201d\u00a0 See below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iframewidth=560height=315src=\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fCkwUaBFp30frameborder=0allowfullscreen\/iframe\">https:\/\/<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fCkwUaBFp30\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iframewidth=560height=315src=\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qp-LgiAjllAframeborder=0allowfullscreen\/iframe\">https:\/\/<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qp-LgiAjllA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now let\u2019s get something straight.\u00a0 Are these things childish, sophomoric, and unnecessary?\u00a0 Of course.\u00a0 However, they\u2019re also funny and, more importantly, harmless.\u00a0 People yell out stuff AFTER they swing, so it\u2019s not affecting a player\u2019s preparation or concentration before or during their swing.\u00a0 Anything said while the ball\u2019s in the air is completely meaningless.<\/p>\n<p>Well, this sort of behavior did not sit well with Ian Poulter.\u00a0 For those of you that aren\u2019t familiar with Ian, he\u2019s English, which means he has zero sense of humor (seriously, Benny Hill is not funny) and probably thinks Oasis is a real rock band.\u00a0 Like all sensible Englishmen, Ian took his frustration to Twitter, where he tweeted the following:<\/p>\n<p><b>This baba\u00a0boo shit &amp; mash potato crap shouting wouldn&#8217;t happen at Augusta, The Open, nor would it happen at Wimbledon. Tazer the thrushes.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>First, we\u2019re guessing thrushes is English for douchebag.\u00a0 Second, really?\u00a0 Are you that uptight and pretentious?\u00a0 Is society as we know it falling apart because someone yelled \u201ctaters\u201d after you hit?\u00a0 Get over yourself, thrusher.\u00a0 Your whining about people acting uncouth is pathetic, and totally transparent.\u00a0 Does anyone here think that if Poulter finished in the Top 10 on Sunday (instead of tied for 61<sup>st<\/sup>) he\u2019d give a shit what people said after he hit?\u00a0 Of course not.\u00a0 Ian\u2019s got to blame someone else for his poor play, it certainly couldn\u2019t be his fault, or those awful fucking pants.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_935\" style=\"width: 431px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Ian-Poulter-2.bmp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-935\" class=\" wp-image-935\" src=\"https:\/\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Ian-Poulter-2.bmp\" alt=\"Off the &quot;look-at-me&quot; rack at Marshalls \" width=\"421\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Off the &#8220;look-at-me&#8221; rack at Marshalls<\/p><\/div>\n<p>No, it must be those boorish Americans.\u00a0 Hey, for the record Brit, we don\u2019t recall anyone streaking across the 18<sup>th<\/sup> green like say, they do at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_934\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wimbledon-Streaker.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-934\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-934\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wimbledon-Streaker-300x219.jpg?resize=300%2C219&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How sensible Englishmen enjoy tennis on the lawn.\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wimbledon-Streaker.jpg?resize=300%2C219&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wimbledon-Streaker.jpg?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How sensible Englishmen enjoy tennis on the lawn.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Look brah, I don\u2019t know what you thought you meant to gain from your twitter rage (note: not street cred) but do you think that we\u2019re going to stop, especially for you?\u00a0 Sorry homie, it doesn\u2019t work like that.\u00a0 Good luck at the Wyndham\u00a0Championship next week, I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll be quiet when you hit (note: free Machine t-shirt for anyone that yells \u201cTuesday Teabag\u201d after Poulter hits).<\/p>\n<p>No, what Ian probably thought to gain from his whining is to get more players on his side to pressure the PGA to change their rules to prohibit this conduct.\u00a0 And he\u2019s not alone.<\/p>\n<p>Cork Gaines from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/the-pga-needs-to-do-something-about-fans-yelling-2013-8\">Business Insider<\/a> writes that the PGA should adopt a zero tolerance policy like they have at Augusta, or else \u201cit will get worse before it gets better.\u201d\u00a0 He also (unconvincingly) argues there\u2019s a difference between the \u201cGet in the Hole\u201d guy and the new guys, explaining that \u201cthis new breed of golf yelling is not done out of fandom or excitement. \u00a0It is simply just a look-at-me effort to get on TV and get mentions on websites and Howard Stern&#8217;s radio show in a game of who can yell the craziest word or phrase. \u00a0Ultimately, it is no better than fans that run on to the field to interrupt sporting events for their own simple amusement.\u201d\u00a0 He\u2019s wrong on many levels.<\/p>\n<p>First, we must note that his name is Cork and he writes for the Business Insider.\u00a0 Without knowing anything else about him, we\u2019re guessing he\u2019s white, upper middle class, well-educated, and sports a popped collar during the summertime and has at least two seersucker suits.\u00a0 Shocker he\u2019s against the riff-raff that has invaded the country clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Second, it\u2019s not a \u201clook-at-me effort to get on TV.\u201d\u00a0 Did you see any cameraman pan over to one person that yelled something out?\u00a0 No.\u00a0 Not one got on TV.\u00a0 Sure, Stern may have played some clips on his show, but they weren\u2019t attributed to anyone.\u00a0 There is no recognition to be had.\u00a0 And, it didn\u2019t interrupt the game.\u00a0 It couldn\u2019t be more different from the fan that runs on the field, a\/k\/a the creepy English streaker.<\/p>\n<p>Golf is, and will always be, a sport played predominantly by white, upper class men.\u00a0 It\u2019s always going to have an element of snobbery to it, even if Larry the Cable Guy is in the stands yelling \u201cgit-r-done.\u201d\u00a0 Letting some dude who shelled out a few hundred bones walk around a golf course and yell \u201cBaba Booey\u201d while drinking $7.50 local craft beers is ok.\u00a0 It\u2019s not going to ruin the 400-thread count fabric that is golf.\u00a0 And saying that the norm should be Augusta, which just admitted their first woman member last year and first black person in 1990, shows how out of touch with society you are.<\/p>\n<p>If the PGA is smart, they will do nothing.\u00a0 Perhaps a subtle warning to remind fans to be on their best behavior, but that\u2019s it.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Because golf is becoming more popular by the second.\u00a0 Which means more people golfing, which means more people at PGA events, which means more people buying PGA stuff.\u00a0 The PGA needs to shed its Bushwood persona if it\u2019s going to continue to grow in popularity.\u00a0 Admonishing your growing fan base is not the way to go.<\/p>\n<p>And Ian, if you can\u2019t take our piggish American behavior, feel free to stay on your side of the pond and live in relative obscurity on the European Tour.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy your teabag.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a great weekend for sports if you\u2019re from New York\u2026excuse me, Upstate New York (yes, it is markedly different from downstate New York).\u00a0 The PGA Championship right in The Machine\u2019s backyard, and the Bills win and put up 44 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/?p=933\">Continue reading <span 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