Gatorade is shutting down production of their special brand of Tiger Woods' brew this month -- but the drink giant tells TMZ it has "absolutely no connection" to Tiger's current predicament.
Gatorade says Tiger Woods Focus Gatorade will conveniently be discontinued as of December 26, saying "We made the decision several months ago ... our relationship with Tiger continues.''
Chalk it up to coincidence ... or not.
TMZ Sports12/8/2009 4:10 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF
Gatorade -- The Tiger Woods Well Has Run Dry
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I really hope his empire crumbles to the ground,,,I hope he loses every endorsement he has and i hope his wife leaves him..Tiger i hope you lose everything,....hahaha
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They are not going to shut down production over night. It obviously was already decide before this happened. This whole thing will be forgotten about when the next big story hits.
He cheated on his wife, big woop. Brandi and other celebs have killed people and everyone has already forgot and moved on.
Just because their are blog junkies that talk about it none stop doesn't mean the majority of people care.
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We'll see how good his golf game is without da "roids" and da love.It's true...reality sucks. So does reality T.V.
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The Gatorade story is true. I'm in charge of pricing at a grocery store in the southeast and we discontinued the Tiger line 3 weeks ago. sorry no bulls%$% to this story.
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One word - Good! I hope they all pull the rug out from under him. Everyone makes mistakes but clearly he was way out of line and totally out of control. Double digit mistresses, unprotected sex, not to mention risking his wife and kids health too, Tiger Woods is obviosuly a very sick person and he needs to step back, repent, and most importantly - get help. Like many others he thought he was bigger than life, maybe he needs to hit rock bottom to see what really matters... I hope for his sake his wife hangs in there. What an absolute mess.
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Predictably you'll start seeing a few sponsors begin to drop off. In light of recent events how can they not? They'll claim it has nothing to do with his problems. A beverage like "focus" turns into a farce after all the recent news. I'm not sure how any product or service can use him without convoluting their intended message.
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Yes, he cheated on his wife like too many men do. But, Tiger always acted aloof, perfect and like he was too good to be around normal people, to even SPEAK to the fans - unlike most men. When perfect people fall, they fall hard. Tiger deserves EVERY bit of the stuff that's hitting the fan for him now. And the longer he stays away from the media, the longer the stuff will continue to hit the fan.
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what a coincidence. i just wrote a few minutes ago tiger gatorade tasted worse than regular gatorade.
nike also said they are ending in 2015.
next should be gillette.
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11. The Gatorade story is true. I'm in charge of pricing at a grocery store in the southeast and we discontinued the Tiger line 3 weeks ago. sorry no bulls%$% to this story.
Posted at 3:11PM on Dec 8th 2009 by deez
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No one here will believe it. They are such conspiracy theory mental midgets. They are rubbing their hands together thinking Tiger's world is crumbling. They are ignorant.
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trojan condoms may be interested in Tiger as a sponsor.. OH WAIT! we still have no clue how many children Tig has out of wedlock.
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Losing sponsors means losing nothing, He's filthy rich and not going to cry over the loss of sponsorship...
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Sure, it has everything to do with Tiger's current problems. Gatorade's CEO would have the last word. If he / she is pissed off, they would'nt want their company's name to go down with him.It's very easy to discontinue a brand. Gatorade will stop using his image and affilliation on it's bottle. Any remaining stock will be sold off.They will take a wait and see policy, before letting Tiger endorse their brand, again. In the meantime, it will be business as usual.
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