A good sports week keep rolling this weekend, with Greece playing South Korea and the US taking on England in the World Cup tomorrow, Evan's Tigers playing for third place (unfortunately at the same time the US is playing), topped off with Strasburg's second start of the season. Oh yeah, game 5 of the NBA Finals, too.
I'm excited about the World Cup. If Greece hopes to advance out of their group they have to beat South Korea. Getting 3 points in the biggest meeting of Greece and Korea since the Private Charles Lamb episode of M*A*S*H is a must for Ellas. Well, not really a must - a win over Nigeria is doable, too - but getting points tomorrow certainly is. If Greece loses advancing will be very difficult. Either, it's a mega game for Ellas.
The game is on the big screen in DuPont Circle, but a 7:30 kickoff likely means I will watch it from home (of course, if anyone is definitely going to DuPont tomorrow let me know).
But Greece Korea pales compared to US v. England. I think we've got a chance of tying the Knights of Saint George, primarily due to our better goal keeping. Tim Howard plays in the EPL so that should help.
The US can lose and still advance out of their group; we're better than Algeria and Slovakia. The tilt versus the 3 Lions will be a great measuring stick for the US team even if we don't pick up points. But here's betting that we pick up a point in a very exciting tie.
I didn't see much of the two ties today, between South Africa and Mexico, and France versus Uruguay, but the first one was a good game to watch and the second one made me a fan of Uruguay. Really hard to root for France this year despite their excellent national anthem.
Evan's last game of the season is tomorrow. We thought his Tigers could win the Minor League title this year, but the team really stunk up the joint on Wednesday night so it's on to the consolation game. The good news is that Evan had fun playing baseball this season, and was called up to the Majors twice.
Finally, can't wait for Strasburg's next start on Sunday versus the Indians. And now, after tonight's humbling loss to Manny Acta's Indians, taking the next 2 games of the series is even more important. Adding insult to injury tonight was Austin Kearn's two homers against the Nats. When a Jim Bowden Reds reject beats you it's a tough night.
On to the World Cup!
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