Tyson McGuffin, The Most Electrifying Man In Sports, Just Loves To Crush Some Beers And Dominate Everybody In Pickleball
Around this time last year, I went ahead and dubbed Tyson McGuffin as the most electrifying man in sports. Now I'm willing to admit that over the years, I've had plenty of awful takes. Plenty of takes that have blown up in my face immediately, and plenty of takes that have blown up in my face somewhere down the line. That's just the way it goes sometimes. You throw enough of them out there, and sooner or later you are bound to look like a dumbass.
But other times, you end up looking like a genius. And Tyson McGuffin becoming the most diesel man on Earth has me looking like Einstein.
The PPA Tour rolled through Utah this past weekend. At every tour event, there are 5 tournaments. You have men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles. Not to get all political out here, but each player can only compete in 3 of those. Very rarely does a single player end up winning all 3 events on the same weekend. Up until this past weekend, there's only ever been one other male to do it.
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Then Tyson McGuffin happened.
He picked up a gold in the men's double with his partner James Ignatowich after being down 2-games to start to the match. They came back to win 3 in a row and picked up Tyson McGuffin's first gold of the day.
Next up he went on to win gold in the mixed doubles event with his partner Catherine Parenteau (who also won a Triple Crown last weekend with a win in women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles).
And finally this majestic beast got the job done on his own to complete the triple crown with a win in the men's singles tournament.
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Sick bastard. I've said it before and I'll say it again--I know that pickleball is primarily a doubles game. But there's a ton of strategy to doubles that just doesn't translate as well to a televised broadcast. Singles in pickleball just works so much better for TV because it's a bunch of menaces out there busting their ass all across the court to come up with ridiculous points. All gas, no brakes.
And speaking of all gas, the only way to properly celebrate winning your first triple crown is to gas as many ice cold Miller Lites as you can get your hands on afterwards. Whether you're drinking them or just taking a quick Miller Lite shower, it don't matter.
That's what makes him the People's Champ. You can always count on him to bring the juice, and to bring the booze. That's the type of dude that every great athlete should aspire to be.