"I understand that's part of the game ... To be let go after stayingincredibly loyal during the most difficult time in his life and then for himto decide that he needs a change, I think that the timing has been very poor,"Williams told the New Zealand Herald. "When Tiger went through the Tigerscandal, as it's known, I was obviously very disappointed in him, as everyonewas. Obviously I lost a tremendous amount of respect for him ... and I toldhim that he had to earn back my respect. Whatever respect he may have earnedback, he's just lost."He's right about it being part of the job. When things go wrong, somebodygoes. The last sentence is chilling."Realistically I could look back, and I've wasted the last two years of mylife because he's played infrequently, he's been injured and played poorly,"he added. "I was prepared to hang in there through thick and thin, so I findthe timing extraordinary."Really, a waste?"I'm a very big stickler for loyalty and I stuck with Tiger through hisdifficult period when a lot of people thought I should have left his side," hetold Television New Zealand. "That was the most difficult period that I'veever been through in my life. I'm pretty hardheaded and took it probably a lotbetter than my wife and family did, but there's no way that I should have beenput through that."OK, that's enough.Williams has every right to come out swinging if he wants, but I think I'veheard enough.Let's imagine this scenario:Say your boss, who's a man in this hypothetical, falls on some hard timespersonally, maybe gets involved with a woman, or 10. You go to your boss andsay, he "had to earn back my respect." How does that conversation go?You: "You have to earn back my respect."Boss: "Shove your judgement and go cash the insane checks I'm providing you tolive a life of wealth and opulence you couldn't possibly have evercomprehended in the wildest dreams of any human being."So now you've gone back to work, your boss rode out the tide of trouble.Did I mention that your boss' woes have been exacerbated by the fact thathe's a daily punch line for Leno of all people, and he's on TMZ morefrequently than the editor's coffee mug or that Thor wannabe?Now, Mr. Boss' return hasn't been great. He underperformed when he finallycan work and hurt his back in a ski-lift accident. (It can happen.) You'restill working FOR him, but he can't shake this ski-lift thing.In the interim, you ask your boss if it's ok to work for a competitor. He saysyes, but eventually decides, this is the real world and you can't go work forsomeone else when you're my employee, so he takes you to a beautiful boardroom at a beautiful golf course and cans you.Granted, Tiger and Stevie were in each other's weddings, so there's a level offriendship that shouldn't be ignored.And frankly, Williams is probably the best caddie in the history of the game.Clearly it's not Stevie's fault that Tiger can't hit a fairway or that he wassweet on any Vegas cocktail waitress within ear shot.Or one from Perkins for that matter.But the above scenario, while simplified, and not knowing exactly how Tigerreacted when Stevie told him he had to earn his respect back, illustrates thatWilliams might not have a great argument.Since the firing, Williams has spoken a lot and it's time to stop it.First, you're gonna have a book to sale, buddy.Secondly, the arguments are frail. Williams extolled the virtues of "loyalty"and he absolutely pulled a Tammy Wynette and stood by his man. But Stevie wentto work for someone else and that's not unconditional loyalty.Stevie doesn't own Tiger unilateral loyalty, but if that's his claim to everyNew Zealand media outlet, remember that one fact.When news first broke of this, there were a lot of questions and most of themwere to the effect of, "why would Tiger do this?" That's perfectly valid andwe will never ever find out the answer to that.But any good will Williams picked up after the firing has been lost. He soundslike a very bitter man who feels like he should've been rewarded for notabandoning ship.Nothing Williams said was wrong or incorrect and it's exactly how I'd feel.But it's time to stop talking about it.He may get people to feel bad for Tiger.RANDOM THOUGHTS- So who does Tiger get to caddy? My hunch is he asks Billy Foster and JoLaCava, but neither leaves Lee Westwood or Dustin Johnson. John Wood, HunterMahan's caddy makes some sense, too. You're hearing a lot about FannySunesson, Henrik Stenson's looper and the caddy when Nick Faldo did most ofhis damage. She's no nonsense and would be fine. Tony Navarro is out there andI think ultimately may be where Tiger goes. Oddball choice? Notah Begay III.- Why isn't there a single bit of talk about the Presidents Cup? The teams arefinalized in weeks and not a peep. I know it's not the Ryder Cup and it's inAustralia, but let's talk some. Furyk, Toms and Van Pelt hold last three U.S.spots. Zero percent chance Fred Couples bring Tiger Woods. Geoff Ogilvy andVijay Singh are on the outside of the International team.- I'm still stunned Tom Watson is not playing the U.S. Senior Open, but ratherthe Greenbrier Classic on the PGA Tour. He is playing with Phil Mickelson andStuart Appleby who fired a 59 on Sunday last year to hoist the trophy. That'sa heck of a group, but Watson can't win this tournament. He can win the U.S.Senior Open.- Two majors this week and I'll take Tom Lehman at the U.S. Senior Open andCristie Kerr and the Women's British Open.- Movie moment - Caught "Horrible Bosses" this weekend and it's funny. Batemanis my hero since "Arrested Development," but the hook is Jennifer Aniston. Ifyou've ever been attracted to her, you will love this movie a lot. But, dozensof kids dressed in "Harry Potter" gear at the theater. I'm a "Star Wars" fanso I've seen my fair share of Jedis buttering their popcorn in my day. Thesekids bring their parents, who also dress up. You'd love to mock them, but it'scool that a movie means so much, as "Star Wars" did to me, although I neverdressed the part. You don't mock though because you never know which kid isactually a warlock. Copyright © 2011, Sports Network