Good Afternoon....
It's Sunday morning....Phil Mickelson burys a 40 footer on the 7th hole for an eagle and ties for the British Open lead....Women's World Cup Soccer Championship between the USA and Japan is on tap for later....With the Americans prohibitive favorites and Lefty on fire it seemed the stars had aligned for a memorable day....But it was not meant to be....Missed chances by Mickelson and the USA would come back to haunt both as they went down in tantalizing defeat....A great win by a deserving Darren Clarke....Playing consistent golf thru numerous weather changes the self-described "normal bloke" holds off charges by Mickelson and Dustin Johnson to bring home another trophy for Northern Ireland....Or as Rory McIllroy says, "Northern Ireland. The golf capital of the world!"....And what words can describe Japan's victory?....Withstanding an early USA barrage of shots (of which three hit the crossbar or post) and rallying from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits they upset the shocked Americans and their fans....USA had a 22-0-3 record against Japan going into the final....The USA women now know how their Brazilian counterparts felt after the Americans came back in the closing moments of the quarterfinals....Good stuff.
Throw in a 16 inning 1-0 Red Sox victory over Tampa Bay and it was a long day....Carl Crawford returns to the spotlight as he tries to overcome a disappointing first half and justify his large payday....Phil Hughes returns for the Bronx Bombers as they need all the pitching they can find....Bartolo Colon could barely cover first base Thursday night....My God, I don't know who is wider....Colon or Jackie Brains?....Pittsburgh Pirates grab the top spot in the NL Central for a second....They need to make THE trade and grab another arm....Seize the moment....Pirates and Reds get together for an important series and Minnesota (who said they were out of it?) takes on the Indians in another interesting match that kicks off with a doubleheader today....Texas has an 11-game winning streak....Watch out.
MFL Fantasy Baseball continues it's marathon with the Sniper and Chas Menino ("Hitmen") winning Week 15 and putting some room between themselves and the contenders....Diamond Dave ("Shitbags") and Jackie Brains ("Glassholes") have grand illusions of catching The Commish ("49ers")....They're fucking delusional.
You get the feeling that the NBA lockout is not going to be pretty....At least the NFL has got it together as an announcement is expected in the next week....You don't get that sense of urgency in the NBA matter....Or maybe the owners want to blow the whole thing up....Be careful what you wish for.
Roger the Dodger....Clemens turns over a lucky charm as his so-called case is ruled a mistrial because the prosecuters failed to review some of the video they were presenting and evidence the judge had ruled inadmissable inadvertently was shown to the jury....As much as I wanted to see that lying cementhead squirm, the feds gotta let this go....Too much money wasted on a scumbag....Plus, the federal government couldn't convict a ham sandwich.
"Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure." - Babe Didrikson Zaharias
....talk to ya.................
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