Weekend Recap

I spent the past weekend at the Reds Indians series so I was not able to watch as much sports on TV as I would have liked. However I will still offer up some thoughts about happenings of the weekend.

Interleague Play- Interleague play wrapped up this weekend with the AL winning again. While I am not the biggest fan of Interleague, it was a pretty good weekend of games, except of coarse in Cleveland where the closest game was 7-3. I wish there was a way to eliminate the less appealing match ups of Interleague and play the match ups that people really like to watch. If the MLB insists on continuing Interleague play they should set up the match ups based on geographical rivalaries and last years records. I know I get a little more excited when the Indians are playing the Reds, than when they are playing the Rockies. If the MLB would like to eliminate Interleague play, I would not be upset either.

USA loses heart breaker in the Confederations Cup- This was a tale of two halves. The first half the USA came out looking like the best team in the world. They were attacking in all 3 parts of the field, firing shots on goal, and grabbed a 2-0 lead. While Brazil had some moments of promise in the first half it seemed more than probable that the USA could pull it off. Then the 2nd half started and before you could even get your first "USA! USA! USA!" out Brazil had scored to make it 2-1. The rest as they say is history, and the USA lost 3-2. No matter the result this was a great moment for USA soccer. While it will not make it a main stream sport or even stay in many people's thoughts for more than a week, but it was a watershed moment because the USA played and beat some of the big boys of the world and this should give them confidence going into South Africa next summer. The key will lie with Bob Bradley to keep the team confident but motivated. The team should know that they can hang with anybody in the world but also be well aware that if they decide to just rest on their laurels than they will come crashing out early in the 2010 World Cup.

Wimbledon- Monday represents the 4th round for both men and women. Look for Federer, Murray, Djokovic, and Roddick to cruise on the men's side. On the woman's side, its the Williams sisters' tourney to win it is just a question of which one. The second week of Wimbledon is one of the greatest weeks in sports so I highly recommend you check out the coverage this week.


That's all for now. I promise to have a full week of posts this week.