Strausberg on The Master

Hey it's Wade here, due to my previously mentioned emergency I am short on time this week, but Mark Strausberg has stepped up to the plate and provided some great insight!

So without further delay I present the Master-ful (pun intended) stylings of Mark Strausberg.

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ESPN:

Woods-If you have to ask why, please return to your cave.
Scott-He's been playing extremely well and he withdrew last week because of strep. I think the extra rest might actually help him more. And I'll admit, I threw a 10 spot on him at 25-1 to win when I was in Vegas a few months ago. I'll be rooting hard for this one.
B. Watson-Southern Boy who can really bomb it and makes birdies. If it rains on Friday, it plays to his game.
J. Wagner-With only 6.2 left to spend, not a lot of choices. And honestly, I don't have a lot of faith in this pick. But if you're going to play the hot hand, for this price, it's hard to beat.


ESPN-Masters

I'm playing this much more aggressive than I'm playing the other games. For one, it is this tournament and that's it. Secondly, you can make a change to your lineup from one day to the next.
Phil-Everyone is going to choose Tiger and in Best Ball, players final standing is irrelevant. Even if it did, recall that Lefty has won the Green Jacket more recently than Tiger has. For 3 million less, I'll roll the dice.
Harrington-You know who is first, but did you know Paddy is 2nd in birdies?
Rose-I admit it, this is just a gut call. Fortunately, he does have the talent to hopefully make me look smart. And that takes some serious talent.
Langer-It was either him or Watson, both two time winners. Langer's been playing well and he won it more recently. I don't expect much, but he could make the cut and I would not be surprised to see him help on a hole or two.

Yahoo:
A
Woods-If you have to ask why, sorry to hear about your coma.
Choi-Carded a 3rd place finish in 2004. Wouldn't be surprised to see him in that range this year as well.

B
Cink-He's having a career year. I'm betting he keeps it up.
Goosen-Has finished 2nd at Augusta twice, including last year. What's good for the Goose is good for you too.
Appleby-Finished T-6th last year at Augusta and has 5 Top 10s this year.
Villegas-Has the distance and can also putt well. I like to have at least one "gamble" in my Bs and he's it.

C
Donald-The best player in Group C.
Couples-Playing really well right now, plays well at Augusta, and while Phil and Tiger might be more popular amonst the masses than Freddy, they have detractors and NOBODY dislikes Couples. Nothing wrong with going with the sentimental pick.

CBS Sportsline

Woods-If you have to ask why, you should know that I think the Amish people are amazing craftsman and you should be proud of your brethen's work. Scott-See above
Cink-See above
Couples-See above, but I can also have him at the minimum price? Giddyup!
Wagner-See above. But if you're not buying it and think $8,000+ is leaving too much money on the table, you could do a lot worse than Brian Bateman. He did win the Buick Open last year.


PGATour.com

Woods-The other guys are all pretty good choices, especially if you don't want to pick Tiger, but if you have to ask why then I didn't know that Amish people could suffer comas in caves....
Cink-See above, but I wouldn't fault you in the least choosing any of the other guys.
Sabbatini-The suits at CBS would love a Sabbatini-Woods final pairing. Ain't gonna happen. But its happened before...
Appleby-See above
Weekely-I probably should have gone with Harrington (see above), but I like to mix it up a little, and I stron....nope, not going to make that bad joke. But I do thoroughly enjoy rooting for the guy.
Goosen-See above, but seeing Snedeker in the Top 10 would not surprise me.




Mark Strausberg has been playing fantasy sports since back when Jose Canseco was a first round fantasy pick and not a 'best-selling author'. Mark's work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, and of course the talentedmrroto.com. He wishes he could play golf as well as his analyzes it, but he has also been known to suffer from "paralysis by analysis". Mark would also like to thank the Hooker for this opportunity, but he's worried that his wife might find out and not understand. If you want to let him know what an idiot he is, drop him a line at mstrausberg@hotmail.com