{"id":70739,"date":"2013-07-03T13:10:14","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T13:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rcntv.rcn.com\/?p=70739"},"modified":"2023-04-11T19:07:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T19:07:13","slug":"behind-the-mic-dont-shoot-or-fire-the-messenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/behind-the-mic-dont-shoot-or-fire-the-messenger\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Mic: Don’t “Shoot” or Fire the Messenger"},"content":{"rendered":"

To: Bubba Watson and Jessica Korda:<\/strong><\/span>
\nDon\u2019t \u201cShoot\u201d or Fire the Messenger<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

What If?<\/strong>
\nOver the weekend, I was watching the US Women\u2019s Open Championship primarily because of Inbee Park. She was seeking to win the first three major golf championships of the season, a feat that had only been achieved once in Women\u2019s Golf history. Babe Zaharias did it in 1950. Park did, indeed, win the Open championship on Sunday and now has a chance to become the first woman to win four (and perhaps, five) majors in one year \u2013 the Grand Slam!<\/p>\n

Okay, that\u2019s why I started to watch the golf, but on Saturday, a strange event caused me to sit up and take notice \u2013 Jessica Korda fired her caddie after playing the ninth hole, halfway through the round! She ordered her boyfriend, who was in the gallery to carry her bag the rest of the way. I bring this up because you may have missed it. Had it been Tiger, Phil, or Rory who did this, it would have been front page news.<\/p>\n

There has not been any reason given as to why Korda took this unusual action. Bubba Watson blamed his caddie two weeks ago for giving him the wrong yardage on the 16th hole and it probably cost him the Travelers Championship tournament. Ian Woosnan at the British Open years ago threw all of his clubs out of the bag when his caddie allowed too many clubs to be placed there. Neither, however, fired their caddie on the spot.<\/p>\n

So I got to thinking about famous duos that may have been broken up on the spur of the moment because of a miscalculation:<\/p>\n

Would Bonnie have fired Clyde if he forgot the bullets?<\/p>\n

Would Penn fire Tellar if, all of a sudden, Tellar would not shut up?<\/p>\n

What would happen to Hall if Oates thought Hall was \u201cpitchy\u201d?<\/p>\n

Would Jill fire Jack because he \u201cbroke his crown\u201d?<\/p>\n

What would happen to Lewis if he caused Clark to get lost?<\/p>\n

What if Tonto thought he was more important than the Lone Ranger (sounds like a good movie)?<\/p>\n

What if the Beast got more press than Beauty?<\/p>\n

So, you may ask, \u201cWhat did I learn from Jessica Korda\u2019s actions?\u201d Just this – If I mess up and I have any kind of reason to blame my administrative assistant, Kristin, I will. I may even fire her, but first I have to make sure my wife knows Microsoft Word!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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