Father’s Day in the rearview, final full week of June upon us, and our 250th birthday on the horizon.
Who has it better than us right now? Nobody! America is rolling. Our soccer team might actually be good, NFL training camps open 30 days from now, and we just enjoyed the longest day of the year.
Unfortunately, that means it’s all downhill from here. But it’s a slow-drip. We still have months of PM sunshine to look forward to. Nothing to lose sleep over at the moment.
Instead, we press on and keep our collective feet on the pedal. Let’s roll.
Welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where Lindsey Vonn takes a break from leg rehab to enjoy some R&R by the pool. It’s important, you know?
What else? I’ve got more fallout from the U.S. Open, Gisele disses poor Tom Brady, and can we all stop boo-hooing the fans at Shinnecock for being mean to Wyndham Clark? My God. The fake outrage over fans saying not-so-nice things to a professional athlete has been mind-boggling.
When did we all get so soft? Lordy.
Phew. OK, let’s roll. I’m fired up today.
Grab you a basket of onion rings for National Onion Ring Day, and settle in for a Monday ‘Cap!
Before we get going, let’s go ahead and pump out the obligatory Mount Rushmore of Sides in honor of this big day:
Pretty cut and dry list today. It’s all non-negotiable because it’s the correct list. You are welcome!
OK, let’s get down to business. Before we cool down with Lindsey Vonn, I have to address this nonsense with the fans at the U.S. Open and Wyndham Clark …
It’s insane. The faux outrage has been truly insane. Take a look:
I could go on and on. It’s ALL over my timeline today, and it’s laughable. Let me make sure I have this right …
Everyone is mad because fans at a SPORTING EVENT openly heckled a player? And this is different only because it’s “golf” and everyone involved with the game is holier-than-thou? Do I have that right?
Get outta here! Fans have been yelling things at players for a century now. It’s what they do! Right or wrong, it’s just part of the deal. And now we’re tossing fans from the event because they were openly cheering against Wyndham Clark?
Seriously?
Wyndham Clark is a big boy. He can handle it, I promise. In fact, he DID handle it. He handled it perfectly:
You see? Perfect.
“Yeah, New York didn’t really like me. I love you guys! But, you know, I get it. Some of it’s self-deserved. I did some unfortunate things last year that I really regret, and I’ve been sorry multiple times and I’m still sorry, so hopefully I can win you guys over eventually.”
He acknowledged why everyone was rooting against him, apologized (again) for last year’s incident at Oakmont, joked about it, and was, most importantly, humble.
Fans will appreciate that 100,000 times more than the “woe-is-me” crap you’re seeing online today. I promise. THAT will win them over. Not crying about it.
He messed up last year, and now he’s working his way back. He just went wire-to-wire at the U.S. Open, otherwise known as the toughest challenge in golf (allegedly). He took his medicine all weekend, and still won.
Wyndham Clark will be just fine. Stop with this fake outrage nonsense.
Whew.
OK, let’s cool off with Lindsey Vonn, who took a break from her knee rehab over the weekend to hit the pool and stun the internet.
Legend:
What a special run Lindsey Vonn’s been on the past month or so. She’s been everywhere. The Gym. The F1 race at Monaco. The red carpet. Now, she’s back in the pool.
All while rehabbing her knee, which was basically mush just a few months ago. There’s no quit in our girl. She’s on the comeback tour and daring us to count her out.
Not me. Not this class. We respect greatness around here.
OK, let’s rapid-fire this Monday class into a big Monday night. First up? Anyone see this from Columbus over the weekend?
NUTS:
… Huh?
What just happened? For the life of me, I can’t figure out what Yanquiel Fernandez was thinking here. Obviously, the prevailing notion is that he simply lost track of the game. Maybe he thought it was tied and figured the run was going to score regardless? That’s the only explanation, right?
Either that, or he just … quit? No way. Can’t be. Although, to be fair, playing in a minor-league doubleheader sounds just awful. Perhaps he made a business decision and just put everyone out of their misery. Not the worst strategy in the world.
Next? I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to say it, but Happy (belated) Father’s Day to all the dads in class. Hope you all did whatever you wanted yesterday. I’d like to say I golfed, but it was about 300 degrees down here in Florida and as much as I love golf, I can’t bring myself to tee it up in those conditions.
Speaking of the big day, let’s all wish Tom Brady an HFD as well. Lord knows someone has to:
“Happy Father’s Day @joaquimvalente!
“Thank you for leading by example, and for the values you embody, love, humility, integrity, discipline, kindness and consistency. You are an incredible role model. We are all so grateful for you, and we love you so much. And dad, thank you for your unconditional love, wisdom, and support through every stage of my life. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there.”
Goodness. How about the stones on Gisele for not even giving Tom Brady a mention? Not even a tiny one. I know things ended … poorly … between them, but this was such a crap move by her. There are two sides to every divorce (duh), and I’m not sure we’ve heard either in this case.
Not that it’s any of our business.
But boy, this is a tough look for Gisele. Plus, Tom Brady is a good FOX man, and we protect our own around here!
#JusticeForTom!
OK, that’s it for today. Good start to the week, everyone. Let’s finish June strong. And hey! We get a Game 3 (7) tonight in the College World Series. Winner-take-all for UNC and Oklahoma.
Here’s former Texas legend Augie Garrido one final time this college baseball season to get everyone hyped up.
Let’s play ball.
OutKick Nightcaps is a daily column set to run Monday through Friday at 4 p.m. (roughly, we’re not robots).
Were fans too hard on Wyndham? Email me at Zach.Dean@OutKick.com.
