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Tiger Woods vs. Rocco Mediate
Jun 16, 2008 | 9:59 PM
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Wow, What a match! As a golf fan it doesn't get any better than this. The world's greatest golfer against the nicest guy in golf. Both gutsy performers under the pressure of the U.S. Open in Torrey Pines. As I watched the tournament from my home I kept saying I should be there! It is, after all, just a short drive from L-A. Watching on TV was really the only way to view the whole experience and I feel lucky to be watching sports history. The fact that a 45-year old guy put up a fight against a man who is becoming the greatest golfer of all time was something to behold. I so admire Rocco for his gutsy play and easy-going style. The crowd just loved him and he seemed to be relishing his moment in history. Then there's Tiger's lucky chip-in on Saturday and clutch putt at 18 yesterday, just eight weeks or so since knee surgery he puts on a show like that. What can you say but wow, how does he do that time and time again? Tiger is a champions champion. He has, as they like to say in sports, ice water in his veins. How great was this contest? Well, it took an additional 18 holes on Monday and even that wasn't enough! It went to a 19th. hole and sudden death and finally Tiger prevailed. It was the kind of sporting event I will remember for a long, long time.
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fenwaydav read my blog view my photos
Jun 16, 2008 | 11:09 PM

I will remember it for a long time also. In all my life I would have never thought it would have gone as far as it did. I hate to say this but Rocco was a bumbling idiot. Sunday he could have won it six or seven times. He reminded me of the I Love Lucy episode when Fred and Ricky was teaching Lucy and Ethel how to play golf. Every time he was up, I expected him to turn around to Tiger and Say "May I". When Tiger landed in the sand trap, I had visions of Rocco go over and stepping on the ball and saying "MASHIE".
TRUTHGUYSinLA read my blog view my photos
Jun 17, 2008 | 9:30 PM

I cant stand Golf... too slow to watch on TV but I did want Tiger to lose... it was classic and the most fun to watch the last 4 holes.
DfDeportation read my blog view my photos
Jun 17, 2008 | 9:46 PM

I enjoy watching all of the Majors AND the Ryder Cup. Playing for National Pride makes for a fun competition to watch too...
DfDeportation read my blog view my photos
Jun 17, 2008 | 9:47 PM

This was a great U.S. Open to watch! Again!
craftyguy read my blog
Jun 18, 2008 | 12:18 AM

the only thing better was watching the Celtics demolish the Fakers
DfDeportation read my blog view my photos
Jun 18, 2008 | 1:01 AM

Well, just another example of how Kobe Bryant CAN'T win a championship without Shaq...
carlos_amezcua read my blog view my photos
Jun 18, 2008 | 6:50 PM

I just learned that Tiger, in addition to attempting to recover from knee surgery was also playing with a stress fracture! Unfortunately by playing in the U.S. Open he injured himself so severely that he will miss the rest of the season. The fact that he was that injured and still gutted-out a win makes that victory all the more impressive!
hesdantheman
Jul 4, 2008 | 5:27 PM

Carlos, first let me apologize for this being totally off topic. I've got to know, what do you think of the latest firings of your old colleagues at KTLA? Can you believe they let Bill Smith and Willa Sandmeyer go?
Then this new guy Marco Gonzalez blogs today about the 4th of July and people who fire guns into the air, how dangerous it is, then he goes on to say if you know of someone who is doing this tell them it is illegal and against penal code and the #. Are you kidding me that a field reporter would try to tell someone to go up to someone with a loaded weapon that's firing it into the air and tell them it's illegal??? OMG! This is the kind of field reporter they bring in to replace such honest, intelligent, and seasoned reporters as Bill and Willa. I'm just totally beside myself. Then when someone commented on Marco's blog about the stupid statement he made - he pulled their comments! What's that all about? Anyway, I would love to know your feelings on the termination of these two, and Walter Richards and Janet Choi too from what I hear. Boy you must have seen that writing on the wall Carlos. I bet you are so glad to have gotten out of there. I don't even watch KTLA at all anymore, morning noon or nite!
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With more than 30 years in television news Carlos Amezcua has covered stories around the globe. He's been honored with many awards including 7 Emmys. His career has included assignments for CBS News, NBC News, CNN and Fox News. For 16 years Carlos was the principal news anchor on the award wining KTLA Morning News. In September of 2007 Carlos joined the number one Fox11 Ten O'clock News as Co-anchor with Christine Devine. ALTERNATIVE BIO Dude grew up on the shores of San Diego longboarding, crusin' the streets in my '66 VW and playing soccer. I played guitar in my dad's mariachi band for like ten years and saved enough money to go to college. I got straight A's in English 'cause I had to learn it as a second language. I started broadcasting on my college radio station reading news in the morning. I took a break for two years to be a missionary for my church in Guatemala and El Salvador, two beautiful countries. When I returned I surfed, played soccer, played guitar in a rock band, waited tables and went back to college radio. Along my rambling trail I met a real cute girl and married her. I moved to television reporting and had a bunch of kids by the time I was thirty. Still surfing, still playing guitar but now clearly a devoted husband and father. Dude, I even got to do a story for Walter Cronkite! I was gone alot from my family in those early years but Mary was my rock and held down the fort. Don't worry we had lots of quality family time! Somewhere in the haze that is my memory, my kids grew up to be pretty amazing. I landed at KTLA and spent 16 wonderful years there. In September of last year I parked my VW, surfboard and guitar at Fox11 and dude, I am loving life!

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