Let's Get Ready To Rumble!

We're casual golf fans here at Barajas, and by "casual golf fans," I mean we know who are leading the majors at any given time. The British Open kicked off today at Carnoustie, sans Van de Velde, and everyone's favorite golfers teed off in the wee morning hours over here in the States. Woods, the defending champion, was paired with Paul Lawrie (who stole victory from Van de Velde) and Justin Rose, the one-time British phenomenon turned major disappointment turned respectable tour pro. At first check, Tiger was one back of the leader after 17. When that happens on the first day of the tournament, it's usually over.

Tiger Woods' Barajas number is 2. Both Woods and Barajas are in Charles Barkley's "Five."

Did You Know

A myriagon is a polygon with 10,000 sides. The Philadelphia Phillies are a baseball team with 10,000 losses.

In Zen Buddhism, the "10,000 Things" is a term meaning all of phenomenal reality. In Philadelphia, the 10,000 losses are all a phenomenal reality.

In Zoology, there are approximately 10,000 species of Birds. In Philadelphia, there are exactly 10,000 species of Phillies losses.

The U.S. Ten Thousand Dollar bill has a picture of Salmon P. Chase. To our knowledge he is not related to Chase C. Utley. Nor is he related to Pittsburgh Pirates' reliever Salomon Torres.


Salmon P. Chase's Barajas number is 5. In addition to being U.S. Treasury Secretary and Chief Justice of the United States, Chase lent his name to Chase Manhattan Bank. The JPMorgan Chase Open in Carson, California is a popular tournament on the WTA Tour. In 2004, the Spanish tandem of Conchita Martínez and Virginia Ruano Pascual were runners up in the doubles tournament to Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughn*ssy. Martínez and Pascual's trip to the tournament in Carson, California, originated in Madrid, Spain, with a flight out of Madrid Barajas International Airport. Madrid Barajas International Airport is directly connected to Rod Barajas through the International Brotherhood of Barajas.