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THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2008
Instability marks playoffs
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NORTON, Mass. — Padraig Harrington has won the last two majors and is considered the favorite to be voted player of the year on the PGA Tour.
But if he doesn't play well the next two weeks, he might not even make it to the Tour Championship.
Then there's Kevin Sutherland, who hasn't won in more than six years and has never made it to the Tour Championship in his 13 years on tour.
The tour wanted more volatility in the second year of its playoff system.
But Sutherland will tee off Friday in the Deutsche Bank Championship at No. 3 in the FedEx Cup standings.
But this much?
"It's definitely created some excitement among the players," Brett Quigley said Wednesday at the TPC Boston, site of the second round of the PGA Tour Playoffs.
He later was asked for a different description than "excitement," and Quigley smiled.
"Concern ... interest," he said. "I think last year they didn't have the points system quite right with guys not being able to move enough, a la Rich Beem. And this year, it seems like the players think it's a little too much movement.
"But certainly, they've created some drama. Some guys are going to be thinking about just making the cut this week; guys wouldn't probably be thinking about that normally."
A year ago, Beem tied for seventh at The Barclays and barely advanced to the second round, moving from No. 134 to No. 113. Under this year's points system, Beem would have moved up to No. 70.
The top 120 made it to the Deutsche Bank Championship.
and only the top 70 after this week advance to the third round in St. Louis.
There are only 115 players at the TPC Boston because of injuries (Tiger Woods, Luke Donald, Alex Cejka) and two Europeans who are playing in Scotland this week (Lee Westwood, Justin Rose).
Kenny Perry, who effectively began this postseason as the No.1 seed with Woods out for the year, already began complaining about having three victories and not making it to the Tour Championship. But he tied for 48th and slipped only to No.7.
The one who should worry is Harrington, the British Open and PGA champion, who missed the cut last week at The Barclays and plunged all the way from No. 4 to No. 23. Another missed cut at Boston and he'll be out of the top 30.
But the Irishman isn't worried at all.
He actually likes the wild shifts in the standings.
"I think it's a fair reflection that I dropped about 20 spots by missing the cut," Harrington said. "I think it should be very volatile. That's what a playoff system should be like. You've got to go produce."
If he could change one thing, Harrington would make it even more combustible by awarding big points to the top 10 finishers in a tournament, minimal points for those barely making the cut.
Either way, he came to one conclusion in Year Two of this system.
"I think the FedEx Cup is working," he said. "It's got more players out here playing, more players interested at this time of the year. It's creating a bit of a buzz.
"If players aren't exactly happy with the system at the moment ... no press is bad press. Something like that. People are talking about it, and that's the main thing."
Vijay Singh won The Barclays last week in a playoff over Sergio Garcia and Sutherland, and they now are Nos. 1-2-3 and will be in the same group the first two rounds on the TPC Boston.
Perhaps the biggest surprise — and the poster boy for how quickly the standings can change — is Martin Laird.
Laird then tied for seventh at The Barclays and moved all the way up to No. 67.
The rookie from Scotland was at No. 164 going into the last tournament before the playoffs, then tied for fourth in Greensboro to barely qualify at No. 128.
"I was thinking of going home to Scotland probably for 10 days or so over those first two tournaments, seeing the family, taking a break, recharging and coming back," Laird said. "But those plans changed."
Count him among the proponents of change.
"Obviously, I love it," he said. "And I'm sure there's a few guys that don't love it. But you know, it's the playoffs. It's like any sport. You play to get there, and when you get there, it's whoever is playing best at that time that comes out on top."
But there was another wrinkle that some grad students over at MIT might what to calculate.
Two-time U.S. Open champion Lee Janzen was the 144th and final player to qualify for the postseason.
He tied for 48th last week, moving up to No.119 to barely get into the Deutsche Bank. Say he finishes 10th the next two weeks and narrowly makes it to the Tour Championship, where he finishes last.
"Is it possible that Janzen could qualify for the Tour Championship, but still not earn enough money at the end of the year to finish in the top 125 and keep his card?" Quigley said.
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Padrai Harrington, of Ireland, celebrates with his wife, Caroline, and sons, Patrick, left, and Ciaran, after he won the 90th PGA Championship golf tournament on Aug. 10 at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Mich.
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Green gets early duty as Rams starter
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ST. LOUIS — Trent Green will get his first preseason start for the St. Louis Rams on Thursday, but still hasn't decided which helmet he will wear.
The Rams (2-1) travel to Kansas City (1-2) for the annual Governor's Cup game. Rams coach Scott Linehan will not play starter Marc Bulger, opting to save him for the Sept. 7 opener at Philadelphia. Instead, Green will get the bulk of early duty.
The choice of head gear is important for Green, 38, who is in his second stint in his hometown of St. Louis. Each of his past two seasons were cut short by concussions when he was with the Chiefs in 2006 and the Dolphins in 2007. He didn't play after suffering a concussion in the fifth game last year.
"Trent has really had limited work and I think could use some time out there on the field," Linehan said Wednesday.
This preseason, Green has been experimenting, wearing a different helmet in each of the first three games.
"When I came back from the concussion a year ago, I wore the same helmet. I did everything the same," Green said. "Unfortunately,
I had another one last year, so this year I've had three different helmets I'm experimenting with, just to find one that is comfortable."
"There is air, there is liquid, some are bigger, some are smaller, some have more depth, some protect the jaw more." Green said.
"As crazy as this sounds, no"
Green said.
the starter in 1999 but suffered a season-end knee injury in the next-to-last preseason game. That opened the door for Kurt Warner's storybook grocery clerk to Super Bowl hero season — the Rams, behind Warner, went 13-3 and beat Tennessee 23-16 in Super Bowl 34.
Does he worry about getting another concussion?
Each one is a little different, Green said.
Green is in his 15th NFL season. He signed with the Rams as
The Rams traded Green to Kansas City prior to the 2001 season. He guided the Chiefs to two playoff appearances and earned two Pro Bowl invitations before being traded to Miami prior to the 2007 season. He signed with the Rams this past offseason.
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St. Louis Rams quarterback Trent Green, center, launches a pass as head coach Scott Linehan, left, and offensive coordinator Al Saunders, right, look on during Rams football training camp at Concordia University on July 28 in M骄, Wis.
Cardinals add 'power bat' Phelps
Cincinnati Reds 'Brandon Phillips, left, is ongregated by teammates Jay Bruce, center, and Jobert Cabrera, right, after hitting a three-run home run off St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia in the seventh inning of their baseball game in Cincinnati on Aug. 17.
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ST. LOUIIS — The St. Louis Cardinals added a power bat to their bench on Wednesday, purchasing Josh Phelps's contract from Triple-A Memphis.
Rookie left-hander Jaime Garcia, 1-1 with a 5.63 ERA in 10 appearances, was optioned to Memphis and left-hander Mark Mulder was transferred to the 60-day disabled list from the 15-day DL.
The 30-year-old Phelps was batting .291 with 31 home runs and 97 RBIs, tied for third-best in the Pacific Coast League. He had 64 extra-base hits, tied for second in the league, but had been stuck in the minors because his best position is first base where the Cardinals have Albert Puols.
The Cardinals are likely to use Phelps, a right-handed hitter, primarily as a pinch hitter, although he could be used at the corner outfield spots and third base as well as first base. Phelps starting on opening day last year for the
"It's a welcome surprise, I'll tell you that," Phelps said. "I get to put on a major league uniform again. I had to earn it, it wasn't given to me, and that's usually the best way."
New York Yankees and batted. 306 with seven homers and 31 RBIs in 94 games in 2007 for New York and Pittsburgh.
The 22-year-old Garcia allowed three runs in one inning in Tuesday's 12-0 loss to the Brewers, and will return to the rotation for the end of the minor league season. He started one game for the Cardinals, allowing three runs in five innings against the Padres on July 20.
Teams can expand rosters on Monday and Phelps figured to be on that list.
some," manager Tony La Russa said. "He came here on an emergency basis to help us and he did. But he's a starting pitcher, he's not really a left-handed reliever."
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The move left the Cardinals with a 12-man pitching staff, and with Ron Villone the lone left-hander. La Russia said the need for two left-handers isn't pressing the next few series.
"He needs to go back and pitch
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