Paul Casey Sticks It to Johnny Miller on NBC's Air
by Ryan Ballengee on Sep 12, 2010 6:08 PM EDT
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Paul Casey played himself to a three shot lead in the final round of the BMW Championship, but then struggled coming to the house. After a stint of three straight bogeys, Casey righted the ship and finished on -8. Uncertain if Dustin Johnson would win the tournament, Casey decided to stick around the clubhouse to watch the action.
NBC cameras caught Casey hanging out with his caddy, while showing the leaderboard. Casey looked straight into the camera and said, "Johnny's probably saying something. Johnny's probably critiquing, saying, 'Why isn't he going to the range?'"
Humbled, Johnny Miller could only say, "I like where he is. Tell him he's doing just fine. Tell him, 'Nice par on 18.'"
When Dan Hicks told Johnny that the players do pay attention to what he says (probably a partial reference to Ian Poulter's tweets yesterday), Miller said, "More than they need to."
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I heard that...
…and in one quick moment, we have absolute proof that Johnny Miller is a petty media tyrant, a sore loser (being out needled), AND a realist (about his own worth).
I don’t suppose the NBC execs heard that and figured out how useless he is.
Maybe Monty heard that and is really regretting not putting Casey on the RC team.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
I think the trouble with Miller
is that he was a better player in his own mind than he was. He had 3 great years, won 2 majors, but listening to him one would think he was an all time great. The fact is, he wasn’t.
Miller was a very good player in an era dominated by the likes of Jack and Lee Trevino. Then he lost it. Was never much of a factor after that.
It’s hard to come up with a modern equivalent other than perhaps David Duval.
by Charles Boyer on Sep 13, 2010 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
that's a bit of a stretch
but it works.
"(I)f you think you've got an inside track to absolute truth, you become doctrinaire, humorless and intellectually constipated." Saul Alinsky
Is there a group of athletes more thin skinned than pro golfers?
From Tiger Woods freezing out Peter Kostis for having the temerity to break down/critique Woods’ swing to team Corey Pavin going Code Red on Jim Gray to Casey, the whining over media comments are unbecoming.
Could you imagine if athletes from any other major sport complained like golfers do to the mainly benign critiques golfers get? Listen to what Charles Barkley says on a regular basis; golfers would faint dead away after the first ‘turrible’.
by TwoNuse on Sep 13, 2010 9:23 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
How was Casey being thin skinned ? He got the needle from Johnny Miller and gave it right back. His line was pretty funny – and Miller choked on it.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Casey has finished his round near the lead
There is a good chance for a playoff. And the think on his mind when seeing an NBC camera is Johnny Miller?
by TwoNuse on Sep 13, 2010 9:33 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, hard to imagine how to connect the dots…NBC camera and Johnny Miller.
by Charles Boyer on Sep 13, 2010 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Not that Johnny Miller isn't synonymous with NBC golf television coverage...
but if Albert Puljos is on the on deck circle and sees a Fox camera, does he go on about how big of a blowhard Tim McCarver is?
that would make sense if you regularly saw interviews with players in the on deck circle.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Deion Sanders and Tim McCarver are old friends, as I recall.
by Charles Boyer on Sep 13, 2010 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Casey wasn't being interviewed
I didn’t see it live, but from the description above, Casey was hanging out in the clubhouse, not being interviewed.
So, assuming the above is correct, Casey saw the camera without Mark Rolfing. Since this isn’t his first rodeo, he knew the camera was there just to show Casey watching the final pairings finish up. He went out of his way (a short distance out of his way, I admit) to mention Miller. And unlike Poulter, who tweeted comments replying to comment Miller made, Casey made comments on what Miller might be saying.
This is a temptest in a teapot, but I stand by the idea that, for the minor criticism golfers get from the golf media, golfers react more than any other athletes.
Is there a group of athletes more thin-skinned than pro golfers?
Good question. At times, some of them come off like divas, that’s pretty much a fact. Tiger is infamous for being petty and vengeful when his precious little image is tarnished by a hint of criticism. Others can be much the same.
I don’t view Pavin getting mad at Gray as being part of that phenomenon though. I honestly believe that Pavin was rightfully p/o’d at Gray for either putting words in his mouth or reporting something told to him clearly as off the record. Given Jim Gray’s history of being a big putz, I can see where Pavin is coming from.
Speaking of Gray, I was talking to some media folks here, and some of them have experience with Gray from previous positions. They talked about Gray being a Super Diva who acted more like Beyonce than a reporter. Said his skin was so thin that they avoided being near him, and that he is definitely NOT respected by his peers OR by the players and coaches he deals with.
by Charles Boyer on Sep 13, 2010 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
I’d toss tennis players into the same group. You never see a golfer scream at an official, and a lot more tennis rackets get smashed and thrown than golf clubs.
How about football wide receivers ? :-D
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Football (soccer) players are a pretty whiny bunch when it comes to working refs too.
by Charles Boyer on Sep 13, 2010 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Idividuals in sport are thinned skinned.
In team sports, the team will sometime rally around the victim. Golfers, Tennis players, have no where to hide. Plus, they have more honour..tennis and golf tend to play by the rules.
Poulter's Twitter comments to /about Miller wre far more direct
and more fun. I don’t think Casey’s comment could be considered as sticking it to Miller?
Admittedly I didn’t hear it, so maybe it was in the tone/look?
He basically said that Miller was predictable and he (casey) didn’t want to hear anything from Miller – not a good thing for a TV broadcaster to hear.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Agreed..
But Miller has a thick skin. I remember when Parry won and Miller made fun of his swing. He wouldn’t say much about Doug Sanders swing..he’d have got it back in spades.
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