WIEblog

Michelle Wie Headed to Stanford

WIEblog — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:24:03 +0000

No surprises here, Michelle Wie will attend Stanford next year:

“I got an e-mail on Wednesday telling me the directions to find out online, with a password and pin code,” she said. “I think they do that on purpose. They enjoy making people suffer for two days. I was counting down the days — Friday at [...]

Michelle Tanking Casio World Open, Japundit Chimes In

WIEblog — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:39:15 +0000

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?

WIEblog — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:29:15 +0000

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?

WIEblog — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 09:53:22 +0000

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 [...]

Happy Birthday Michelle!

WIEblog — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:20:04 +0000

Michelle Wie turns 17 today, thus reminding everyone that all the best people are born in October.

Caddie Whack: Wies Fire Greg Johnston

WIEblog — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 00:04:31 +0000

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 [...]

Wie Ready for British Open

WIEblog — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 22:41:59 +0000

Michelle Wie may not win this weekend at the Weetabix Women’s British Open, but the fact remains that she is unlike any 16-year-old I’ve ever known.

Quotes from this week’s pre-game interviews reveal no false bravado seen in many professional team sport athletes, and remain within the standard fare of sports interviews: I feel good about [...]

Wie’s 17th Hole Misfires Costly

WIEblog — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 01:09:52 +0000

Michelle Wie’s talents are probably beyond my understanding.

My understanding of her talents are probably similar my understanding of Lance Armstrong’s body processing oxygen better than all other humans:

It’s freaky, genetic mutant science.

So I can’t offer much in the analysis of Michelle’s repeated misplays on the par-3, 17th hole, except to say that there’s some kinesthetic [...]

Wie’s Shares Lead at Sexy Evian Masters

WIEblog — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 21:10:19 +0000

Michelle Wie, Lorena Ochoa, and Karrie Webb are tied for first at nine under.

Choice quote from the tour page:

Seated with his back to the border of a flower bed, Michelle’s father watches his daughter hit in her third birdie in the game she’s only just begun. Everything she does is committed to the memory of [...]

Jeff Gove Should Learn to Focus On His Game

WIEblog — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 01:06:31 +0000

Yesterday, Michelle Wie’s group included Jeff Gove who admitted at first that he didn’t know she was playing through pain, yet…

“I saw she was hurting, but she never said anything. And she was walking real slow, which I thought was inconsiderate again because we’re trying to keep up. If we get on the clock again, [...]