Back in 2006, when Tiger Woods was the best golfer on the planet, the Accenture Match Play was upcoming and a PGA journeyman named Stephen Ames was set to play the #1 player in the world. When asked of his chances, Ames responded "anything can happen, especially where he is hitting the ball." Why on earth you would call out Tiger is beyond me. Woods proceeded to go out and make 6 straight birdies to start his round and beat Ames 9 and 8 in a historic first round drubbing. For those non-golfers, Tiger won the first 9 holes and after tying the 10th, his day was done as Ames was 9 down with 8 holes to play, in other words the mercy rule was instigated after only playing half of the holes. Tiger hinted the comments may have lit a fire under him. When asked how they made him feel, in typical Tiger fashion he responded "9 and 8."
Fast forward to 2011 where Nyjer Morgan, or his alter ego T-Plush, decided it would be a good idea to call Albert Pujols, the best baseball player on the planet, Alberta an refer to him as a she on Twitter. Uhh, newsflash Nyjer, have you seen the size of Albert Pujols? Baseball aside, I would not want to tick him off. From a baseball perspective, Plush needs to learn when to shut his mouth. That is why is was very ironic, and comical, when in Game 2 of the NLCS, Pujols essentially beat the Brewers by himself. He had 4 extra base hits, 1 home run and 3 doubles, and drove in 5. One of his doubles must have been especially satisfying as he sent Morgan turning round and round crashing into the center field wall, watch it here. I think at the end Shawn Marcum is looking out to center field saying "Thanks a lot Plush. Keep your mouth shut next time."
Guys like Morgan are the players you love to hate. If any Cardinal pitcher puts a ball in his ear he would be my new favorite player. While he brings some good energy, I think T-Plush needs to be banned from MLB.
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