Ryder Cup 2012: Death to the Dreaded 14-14 ‘Retain’ Tie

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Published: October 1, 2012

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Imagine that the St. Louis Cardinals avoid an epic collapse and claim one of the two National League wild card berths.

Suppose that they sneak by the Atlanta Braves in a one-game playoff and go on to duplicate the run they made last year to get back to the World Series.

Say they square things up with the American League champions in another “one for the ages” Game 6 to knot the series up at 3-3.

Now imagine that in place of a Game 7, the Cardinals simply retain their title.

This could never happen of course, for baseball fans (and sports nuts in general), would not stand for it. The uproar over the whole thing would make the fervor felt by the NFL replacement referee situation seem like a pebble tossed into the ocean. There would be rioting to rival that of Vancouver following the Canucks' Game 7 loss in whatever American League city got screwed over.

Even Bud “It’s been two years and I still can't decide if the A’s can move or not” Selig would recall the disastrous ending to the 2002 All-Star Game and realize that this would be a thousand times worse and would say no can do, no way, no how. To his credit, Gary Bettman, in his long-standing effort to drive hockey fans to loony bins across the world, would at least consider the idea.

So why then, is the greatest (or second-greatest, depending on your view of The Masters) event in all of golf allowed to end in a 14-14 tie?

I’m talking, of course, about the way the Ryder Cup ended yesterday.

Or rather the way it should not have ended.

Sure, the PGA record books will hold that Europe heroically stormed back from a late Saturday afternoon 10-4 hole and emerged with a 14.5 to 13.5 victory on Sunday at 5:27 p.m. (that’s central time, Rory!)

Unfortunately, that paints about as accurate a picture of the event’s ending as the NFL record books saying that the S...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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