Audience pep talk

"...the sort of place that bring the best out of the best."

That is the final thought of the pep talk that Gary Lineker gave viewers just as coverage of the final round of The Masters just started on BBC2.

Why is that? Why do the producers insist on the motivational speeches before big sporting events?

I think that you only get these little sermons for the events that are watched by more than just core fans. The Super Bowl is watched by hundreds of millions of non-fans and the Olympic swimming finals are surely watched by more than swimming fans. And you will always get Bob Costas giving you his thoughts on the spirit of [insert sport] and the traditions of [insert event].

Trust me, when you watch the second game of a three game series between two fifth place baseball teams in mid-May -- a game only the jobless, the infirm or a serious fan would watch -- you don't get nothing.

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Tiger Woods just hit his second shot on number two. 306 yards - from the rough - to make it to the green.

Sick.

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