And then like that.......poof.....it's gone....

This morning the US Mens soccer team crashed out of the Olympics with a 2-1 loss to Nigeria. Some will say the tournament was over when Brad Guzan was unable to save the the free kick against the Dutch. Some will say that it was losing Adu and Bradley to yellow cad accumulation. Others will say it was Micheal O's sending off just 3 minutes into the match with Nigeria. While others will say that it was coach Nowak's taking off of Jozy Altidore in the only game he was able to start in the entire tournament. It is a combination of them all, but I would also include the inclusion of Mcbride, whose lack of production was ridiculous. And spare me the "he's a ball control foward" crap. All the more reason that he was disposable against Nigeria.

The Sox game Tuesday night was also ridiculous. I totally knew the Rangers would come back after giving up 10 runs in the 1st inning. They have the best offesnse in the league and Charlie Zink is no Tim Wakefield. A similar set of games took palce in '03 against the Marlins when the Sox opened huge leads only to struggle to win. The Youkilis game winner was spectacular. As for the Byrd trade, lets hope his is still on the HGH, or he is the next coming of Jeff Suppan circa 2004.

A unqiue thing happened on the way to commentators bitching about American athletes making political statements during the Olympics, in the belief that sports somehow extended beyond the limits of human dignity...the nation of Russia invaded the nation of Georgia on the day of the opening ceremonies. Then the Cowboy denounced it, because apparently sanctimonius military aggression is soooo 2003......and he even sought a diplomatic conclusion. Bob Costas bizzare interview with the Cowboy was the topping on the cake.

The only thing better then Phelps winning 8 golds would be if he brought a Tibeten flag to the podium.

How to avoid the Olympics

Naturally, I am dreading the smaltz-fest we now call the Olympics. With the Internet, all NBC coverage is pretty much shot, unless you are on summer vacation and can wake up at 4 am to watch an event. And that is the answer. By waking up early, anyone can watch the events as opposed to dealing with the crap NBC will be trodding out during primetime.

I plan on waking up at 4:55 am on thursday to watch the trials and tribulations of US mens soccer. Thus, I will be in bed by the time Bob Costas or whoever is anchoring the primeime coverage. Totally worth it!