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Paul Casey Sticks It to Johnny Miller on NBC's Air
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...
A Post for Any Cynics About the Captain's Picks
I've kind of always been curious about the influence that the tons of Ryder Cup stakeholders have on the respective captains to make their wild card picks. In particular, this year has some serious variables for the American team and Corey Pavin. The obvious issue is Tiger Woods. Should he be on...
Johnny Miller: Walking Quote Machine
Before Johnny Miller steps into the booth to work the US Open for NBC Sports, he took some time to visit the Lexus hospitality tent lining the 18th fairway at Pebble Beach. Among some of the gems that he shared in his hour session: The hardest course that he ever played? You guessed it: Winged...
Go Ahead, Get Drunk During Chris Berman's Primetime US Open Shifts
For the second time in the last three years, the US Open will be broadcast well into primetime. Emanating from Pebble Beach (where I'll be to experience it), the National Broadcasting Company will air the live coverage of the tournament from 4:30 - 11pm ET on Saturday and 3 - 9 pm ET on Sunday. ...
Dave Stockton's Son Wants Johnny Miller Off the Air
Let's skip the introductions. Seems like almost everyone hates Johnny Miller, though maybe not as much as some despise Jimmy Roberts' essays. Fans have been bitching about Miller from the very start. Today, he is accepted as just one of several cogs in the wheel holding back NBC's coverage of...
Feel Free to Bash Johnny Miller Now, If You Weren't Already
In light of the strong sentiment surrounding my post the other day concerning the turning public sentiment around Tiger Woods and his potential return, it seemed relevant to back that up with what Johnny Miller said on-air at the Northern Trust Open on Saturday. "His integrity’s been...
Brad Faxon Joins NBC: Just What Johnny Miller Needs?
NBC Sports announced that Brad Faxon will be joining their announce team this season. Fax is 48 and still looking to continue his PGA Tour career, but will join the booth on the Peacock's telecasts in 2010. As Local Knowledge points out, Faxon has been trying to recover from ACL surgery in...
Things Less Awkward Than The FedExCup Trophy Presentation
After Phil Mickelson had won the Tour Championship and quipped to Mark Rolfing that he deserved the $10 million, the NBC Sports crew cut over to Dan Hicks, Tim Finche, and Tiger Woods for the made-for-TV presentation of the FedExCup. I don't know if they did this because they thought it would look...
Johnny Miller's An Egotistical Blabbermouth, Volume 149
Shane Bacon via Geoff Shackelford via Forbes found this story on Johnny Miller - America's favorite bloviating golf color commentator. He thinks he is tougher than nails, which are tough. From Shane: [A]s for his current job, he wants you to know he does that better than anyone else too, just in...
I Want John McEnroe Calling Golf Tournaments
We golf fans lament a lot about the lack of bench depth for the commentators calling our golf tournaments these days. NBC did a very nice job this weekend with the coverage of the Deutsche Bank Championship, but Johnny Miller still gets on my nerves. Despite that, they are eons better than CBS'...
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