People I Won't Be Friends With When I Become Famous, Vol. 1

There is a profession bowler out there by the name of Pete Weber. He goes by PDW for short, because he's a douche. He's "famous" for wearing wrap-around sunglasses when he bowls (for those unfamiliar with bowling, it is an indoor sport where there is no sun) and stealing gimmicks from wrestlers to make himself stand out. Sadly, it must be working, because I don't follow professional bowling at all and even I know who this guy is.

Anyway, over the weekend a video began to circulate of Mr. Weber yelling at a photographer who was covering the tournament he was in. Apparently the guy had the audacity to take a picture during Weber's backswing. Now, the video is awesome because at one point Weber starts to say, "If he clicks that thing one more time..." and then doesn't finish. That's because the guy could click the camera as much as he damn well pleases and Weber isn't doing anything. He knows it, I know and I bet the photographer knows it to. It reminded me a lot of the Demetri Martin video I talked about a couple weeks ago.

Bowling is barely a sport (actually, according to the rules I use to determine whether or not something is a sport, it is not a sport at all), so this guy needs to relax. I mean, there is no contact, no timelimit and no one is throwing anything at him. This is the exact opposite of real sports like baseball or football, where the crowd can say anything they want and that is during a time when there is a chance you can get hit in the head and die. This guy would wash out of a team sport in about 4 minutes. Also if he is so damned concerned with the noise, to the point that he can hear a camera click, then maybe he should buy some earplugs. It is not the audience's problem he is so sensitive. This is the stuff that makes me cringe. It is also the same argument that comes up when people try to say golf is not a sport and you know what? I got nothing in the way of a comeback when they do.

-Speaking of golf, that brings us to another guy I won't hang with: Scott McCarron. There is a controversy going on right now within the PGA Tour concerning which clubs people can use. Tour officials wanted to outlaw a certain type of groove and have everyone play the same kind of clubs in an attempt to level the playing field. But, due to a lawsuit 20 years ago, there is one set of clubs that were grandfathered in and can still be used, despite the fact that they are not conforming to the new rules. It's all very confusing. The point is, some golfers like Phil Mickelson and John Daly have used the old clubs, which people don't think is very sportsman of them. McCarron, though, brought the most attention to himself by saying anyone who uses the clubs are cheating. Mickelson, took exception to being called a cheater and said he was not going to stand for this. McCarron quickly explained he didn't call Phil a cheater, he simply said he was cheating. Oh, that's much better, thanks for clarifying. C'mon, McCarron, stand your ground - we'll respect you more that way.