Fiesta Friday!

I’d like to start off by saying that I am currently listening to Jack Johnson. So if this post seems overly chill, I apologize, Mr. Johnson has that affect on me. Moving on. What a past two days! Since Wiff-Fest 2k10, so much has happened. The Lake Show are world champions yet again. It seems Jim Joyce has died and reincarnated as Koman Coulibaly, the referee from this morning’s USA v. Slovenia World Cup game. England tied to give the USA a chance to advance. And Tiger Woods’ “karma tour” continued today, as he shot 4 over par on day two of the U.S. Open. It seems that God has blessed me with plenty to write about today. Lets start with the NBA Finals.

I have received several questions regarding the NBA Finals. “Jordan, how did you know the Lakers would win game 7?” “How did you know that Ron Artest would take it to Paul Pierce late in the series?” And my favorite, “Jordan, why are you so good-looking?” I know the answer to two of these things. I knew the Lakers would win in 7 because I saw one thing. The Lakers and the Celtics are extremely well-matched, so I truly believed home-court would decide it. Both teams lost just one contest on their home courts respectively. But it came down to the Lakers having one more home game than the Celtics. As for Ron Artest, I knew the second I saw him taking it to the Melo man that he was a force. He proved to be no less than that against Boston. As for the third question- Thank you Mom and Dad :)

Let’s move on. The World Cup! USA! USA! USA! Comeback of the year? I believe so! Landon Donovan goes top shelf, Michael Bradley scores with nine minutes left in regulation, and we still end up tied with the smallest nation in the World Cup, Slovenia. How did this happen? Not only did the USA come out sluggish, but a referee named Koman Coulibaly seemed a little sluggish himself. In case you were hibernating at the time, or you were busy hating soccer, you missed a monumental missed call. In the 86th minute, American forward Maurice Adu kicked one into the back of the net, only to hear a whistle shortly after. “What?!” every American in sight hollered. The call was offsides. I don’t know if Coulibaly has a grudge against America or what, but there was no one even close to being offsides. As heart wrenching as it seems, the U.S. needs to get focused on winning their next match against Algeria. Because it’s win or go home from here on out, boys. Thankfully, England tied their match against Algeria to give the US a chance of advancing. It will all come down to the next match for the Americans.

Tiger Woods has been the subject of constant humiliation from myself and my friend JJ as of late. But as the Tiger jokes ease up, his swing is more tense than ever. Tiger shot 4 over par today after an even round yesterday. This puts the Tiger tied for 40th in the US Open. I miss the Tiger from the ’08 US Open. Battling though extreme knee pain to putt hiss way to the title. Where did that man go, Mr. Woods? Your fans want that fire back. I’m sure you do as well. Maybe take a little more time off. Heal up. Get your relationship with your family straight. Family comes first, Tiger, and yours needs you more than ever.

Ladies and Gents, get your Kleenex box out. I have some bad news. Well, bad news for you. I’m going to Hawaii in the morning! So for the next ten days, your sports opinions can no longer come from me. I may slip in a “Hello” to my followers at some point, but I can’t promise a sports piece. I’ll be at the beach :) See you all June 30th!