Archive for the 'Ross Berlin' Category

Michelle Tanking Casio World Open, Japundit Chimes In

Friday, November 24th, 2006

Alex Pappas as Japundit, a semi-regular read on my list, summarizes all the basic criticisms of Michelle Wie’s attempts at playing in PGA events in his post Golfing with the guys:

Michelle Wie, please stop embarrassing yourself by trying to play on the men’s tour… Ms. Wie characteristically went into denial mode and could not [...]

Should Michelle Wie Dance With The Stars?

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

Sportswriter Michael Wilbon of ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption offered his short list of athletes he’d like to see on the next Dancing With The Stars:

Retired NBA star Charles Barkley Tennis Commentator John McEnroe NBA center Shaquille O’Neil NFL quarterback Peyton Manning LPGA golfer Michelle Wie Former NFL Coach Mike Ditka

Admittedly, Dancing With The Stars is more of a post-career choice, [...]

Michelle Wie Nintento Wii Spokeswoman?

Saturday, November 11th, 2006

Nintendo Wii meet Michelle Wie.

Since I haven’t seen any American Michelle Wie commercials (her Nike ads have run in Asia) I can’t place odds on this rumor, but it comes from sources outside the untrustworthy interweb. Take that as you will, or Wii rather…

Michelle Wie will be Nintento’s Wii game console spokeswoman for the upcoming [...]

Caddie Whack: Wies Fire Greg Johnston

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

Michelle Wie bashers might ask: Did Daddy Wie’s cell phone battery die out during the overseas flight, or is some lowly administrative assistant getting chewed out as this is posted?

Probably neither since sports agent Ross Berlin delivered the bad news to caddie Greg Johnston himself…

A public relations firm in New York released a statement from [...]

Omega Timekeeper Promotional Video featuring Michelle Wie and Cindy Crawford

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

Michelle Wie Japanese TV Ad with Idol Aya Ueto

Thursday, June 22nd, 2006

MichelleWie.com Owned By Daddy Wie

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

The Seattle Times reports that a family friend of the Wie’s purchased MichelleWie.com along with other variations of the dot com. The domain registration shows BJ Wie as the sole owner of the domain, listing his University of Hawaii office as the contact.

The domain http://www.michellewiegolf.com/ points to a spam site, while other variations a popping [...]

Should Michelle Stay In Hawaii?

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005

Pacific Business News says Hawaii isn’t the place for a multi-millionare like Michelle Wie.

Our income tax isn’t rich people friendly it seems. PBN says most golfers live in Nevada or Florida where income isn’t taxed.

A move to the Mainland would certainly smooth out the logistics of tournament travel, but leaving Hawaii could also save Wie [...]

Listing Michelle Wie’s Superstitious Reasons

Friday, October 21st, 2005

The Safeway International at Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club is getting antsy over the potential loss of one of their favorite competitors.

Aside from having only six sponsor exemptions here’s some of the more interesting reasons Michelle probably won’t make Superstition according to the Arizona Republic piece:

A new event to start [...]

Kraft Nabisco or Safeway International?

Tuesday, October 18th, 2005

No surprise here, Kraft Nabisco wants Michelle Wie.

“I’ve been told they’re going to work to get her in,” said her agent, Ross Berlin.

… The rest of Wie’s schedule might not be so simple to figure out.

She is allowed six LPGA Tour exemptions - that doesn’t include the U.S. Women’s Open or the Women’s British Open [...]