As the lyrics go, “I heard the news today, oh boy!” The news has not been delightful, and the Yard has tried to tune most out but it permeates. Our blog that we hold to such middling standards had weighed in on the global malaise. Ukraine, mass shootings and the like is not a charitable space for the lighthearted Yard staff. It was hard to ignore these crises and focus on silly fecal matter. Things are not getting any better. Johnny and Amber got their court decision. There was the fecal based Mr. Grumpy allegedly borne from Ms. Heard shared in testimony by Depp. Jack Sparrow did not even attend his positive court verdict while he took a victory lap with Jeff Beck jamming through Europe. Heard might have a harder time resurrecting her career. The jury did not believe her, and social media does not care for her much either. Her only gig she has right now is Dateline. Keith Morrison and Andrea Canning are going to probe the murder of her career.
Sports betting is legalized in many states. Las Vegas is the nation’s leader in the clubhouse for cash removed from patrons and lives ruined. The Yard thought we had a healthy relationship with my sports gambling. Then we bet the Warriors to win the NBA title. The Laker’s bitter demise led to questionable decisions. We jumped on the GS bandwagon in February, so we had some upside on the runway. Curry was injured, Thompson was struggling, and Draymond was a smoldering floor soldier. We took a flyer that Curry would get healthy, Thompson would figure it out and Green would not implode. The hope was a US Open Morikawa type payday. We were cheering the Warriors passionately with our cake on the line last night. Mrs. Yard was all in as well. There was an epiphany this morning. The rays of reason pierced the morning mist. What are we doing? We are rooting for a team from the Bay Area. It is a clear violation of all historical Yard protocols. It appears there could be a potential gambling problem. Hate the message, love the cake.
The US Open is always one of the highlights of Father’s Day weekend. It is thrilling to watch mighty PGA members get humbled by the USGA tricked up fairways and rough. Since the USGA manages the US Open, the rebels that bolted to the Saudi backed LIV tour get to play in this year’s US Open while banned from the PGA tournaments. The LIV tour has sparked outrage among the PGA and the public. The Yard does now want to ignite the anti-Saudi rhetoric, but it is gurgling in our bile. Rumors are that the Greg Norman led tour paid Mickelson $200 million to join the upstart. Watercooler talk around the Yard has been any of us would have taken $2 million to play on the tour but $200 mil, whoa! Phil did spend his entire career building his reputation in the long shadow of Tiger. When Tiger was ruminating in his self-destructive period, Lefty emerged as the solid family man hero to be applauded. It took him 25+ years to establish that image and then he destroyed it in a single news cycle. He basically said the Saudi’s are scary MF’ers, but they pay well. Phil was tone deaf about the optics in how he would be viewed in the after burn. He has company in his camp. President Joe Biden denounced the Saudis after the Khashoggi assassination. But with gas prices over $5/gallon, Biden is headed to the Kingdom to get past these ugly crown critic dismemberment issues and on to saving the 2022 midterm elections. It is quite the back pedal for the President but look at the polls. It cannot get much worse. It is always about the Benjamins.
Happy Father’s Day from the Yard!
BTW: Hustle on Netflix starring Adam Sandler is a fun Father's Day distraction.
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