Who's going to run through that wall?

I remember when Ben Crenshaw chose Steve Pate as a captains pick in the 1999 Ryder Cup. His reasoning is that Pate would run through a brick wall for the team. That team was full of brick wall guys: Pate, Sutton, Lehman, Stewart. I always liked guys like that. Lanny Wadkins was the ultimate run through a brick wall guy. What's the definition of a brick wall guy? He's a guy who will go out and get a point no matter what the circumstances. He's the type of guy that will scratch and claw his way to a point and the kind of guy the other team hates seeing on the first tee.

Every good Ryder Cup team has those guys. I'm looking at this roster and thinking "is Rickie Fowler this teams brick wall guy?" Damn, but lets look at the team.

Tiger Woods: I guess Tiger can be a brick wall guy but it seems like he might ask what his appearance fee on the other side of the wall is.

Phil Mickelson: I've never thought of Phil that way. It seems like he would ask what his insurance policy would cover just in case.

Stewart Cink, Matt Kuchar, Steve Stricker: Seems like they wouldn't want to hurt the wall.

Hunter Mahan: Strikes me as the guy who wouldn't want to mess his shoes up.

Jeff Overton: I think Overton would run through the wall but I think it might be an accident.

Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson: Like everything else, they might ask if they can go over it.

Zack Johnson, Jim Furyk: They would go through the wall but they might feel bad and put the wall back together.

And that leaves Rickie Fowler. Who knows what he'll bring but he looks like a young Sergio Garcia to me. Sergio had more emotion and game at that '99 Ryder Cup than anyone out there. Corey Pavin was a brick wall player. He knew how to get that ball in the hole when it mattered most. I think Pavin sees a bit of himself in Fowler. I hope I'm wrong about these guys. I take a Ryder Cup loss as hard as anyone. Nothing would be better than going across the pond and getting this one.