The focus on Rocco right now is his closeness to the common man. After every shot, Johnny Miller is quick to point out Rocco's likability: shlubby, balding, great attitude, "looks like the guy who cleans the swimming pool", etc. It seems genuine, but you get the sense that they're waiting for Tiger to pull away, so they'll still have something to talk about on the 14th hole should this turn into a blowout.

Rocco has yet to change his "just happy to be here playing with the best", type of attitude. Tiger, on the other hand, seems ready to say, "Would somebody please shut the little Italian man up?"

Golf.com, trying to live blog this event, clearly underestimated how much their server could handle and has subsequently crashed

And, hey, MJD's jumped into the U.S. Open Live Blog at Yahoo!

After six, Woods takes a one stroke lead.

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