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See, this is why I don't attend tennis matches anymore…. Another angle, you say?  Okay….

With the 5-3 loss against the Blue Rays last night, I'm giving up on The Red Sox's chance at the playoffs.  Nope, not even a wild card position.  We're one month out and 6.5 games behind.  And half the starting team is on the DL list. Wait'll next year…. again.

Apparently. Sigh. He's so…… 2006.  BUT…. we need the help.

Isner (from Greensboro, dontchaknow?) and Mahut are back out on Court 18 of Wimbledon, playing the match that is now entering Day 3. They quit last evening as the sun was going down, tied 59-59 in the fifth set.  They were just at the tenth hour of play. As of this writing, 11:35 am. EST, they are tied 67-67.  Mahut … Read More

Ouch: John Isner of Tampa, Fla., and Nicolas Mahut of France are playing what already is the longest match on record in tennis history. Their first-round match at Wimbledon has lasted more than 7½ hours – breaking the record of 6 hours, 33 minutes set in a 2004 French Open match. Isner and Mahut have played more than 90 games … Read More

USA v. Algeria is going on right now.  I can't watch it, but I tuned in here to see a running commentary.  At the 89 minute mark, it was a 0-0 draw. Groan. Then USA scored at the 91 minute mark. Awesome. Also in the C group, England is playing Slovania at the same time.  England is up 1-0. ONE … Read More

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I hate the vuvuzelas.  They ruin viewing World Cup Soccer. Which is why this Lego version of the England-United States match is fun (but really, only if you watched the actual game)

Tampa Bay had the winningest record of all the MLB teams this year so far.  Earlier this week, they were 32 wins and only 12 losses, a percentage of around .700. And the Sox swept them, three games in a row.  In Tampa Bay. So the Boston Boys are doing something right.  Still, they're in the toughest division in baseball.  … Read More

From The Onion, who gets it: BOSTON—According to official MLB statistics available as of press time, struggling Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz is hitting only .200 and has tallied a paltry four home runs and 11 RBIs thus far in 2010. Sources close to the team noted that, just FYI, Ortiz is being paid $13 million per year to … Read More

So the Red Sox had three games against the last place Baltimore Orioles, who went into the series with a 4-18 record (compared to the Red Sox 11-11). And the Orioles won all three games. So, I'm done.  I'll do my "wait'll next year" now.

I've been watching baseball games for years, and I've often wondered why nobody ever thought to try this.  Well, finally someone did:

Red Sox beat Yankees, 9-7. It was, by all accounts, not a pretty win (so much for BoSox pitching), but it was a win nonetheless.  So, gift horse and all that…. UPDATE:  They probably won because of this kid (performing the Kurt Russell locker room speech from the movie "Miracle"):