The great thing about Sunday is that it’s usually a chill day. But, the crappy thing about Sunday is that it’s the day before Monday. Don’t think about that though. Think about the sports on the magic picture box today…schedules after the jump.
Are any of you guys in any sports leagues this Summer? Softball, volleyball, soccer, badminton, etc? We’ve got a park next to our neighborhood and I’ve been hearing the ping of metal bats every Saturday and Sunday morning noe for the past several weeks. It’s a pretty cool and Summer-ish sound to hear. Unfortunately, the occasional crazy parent’s voice carries our way too.
The biggest sporting event of the day is not the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 in Loudon, NH. It’s the USA vs. Brazil soccer match in the championship game of the Confederations Cup. The game is live from Johannesburg, South Africa at 2:00 pm ET. Be there (in front of the tv) or be square.
All MLB teams are back in action today. Here are the scheduled disagreements:
We’ve also got some New England NASCAR Sprint Cup action at Loudon, NH today. The green flag is scheduled to be waved for the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 around 2:15 pm, ET. Since qualifying was rained out Friday, the starting grid was determined by overall season points standings:
Enjoy the last day of the weekend! By the way, since July 4 is a Saturday this year, do most of you have Friday off? I do…working for the gub’ment is sweet!
USA! USA! USA!!
Mizerle06 is a senior writer, editor, and occasional copy-editor at S&F. You can drop him a line at mizerle06@gmail.com.
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wow! the last half and overtime of the 3rd place game in the Confed Cup was exciting! South Africa had a great showing and held their own.
now, I hope the USA can give Brasil all they can handle.
USA! USA! USA!!!! mizerle06(Quote)
Too bad he didn’t sell special caskets…I’m sure they could’ve gotten a discount…Billy Mays found dead. rekcalsa(Quote)
And since this is a sports blog, here’s the ESPN link. rekcalsa(Quote)
Ed McMahon…dead.
Farrah…dead.
MJ…dead.
Billy Mays…dead.
This is exactly why I didn’t become a TV celebrity. Too risky. knightro(Quote)
wow. I have been watching that pitchmen show on Discovery. Going to be strange to watch the next episode. sparty(Quote)
I’m guessing the ShamWow guy did it, with the slap chop.
/Too soon? JRod(Quote)
I am so freaking pumped for this match!
GO USA!!!! knightro(Quote)
GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! USA!!! knightro(Quote)
GOAL! JRod(Quote)
USA = United States of Awesome! knightwhosaysni(Quote)
is this where we come to say U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
btw, could the announcer just tried to show some emotion when Dempsey scored? sparty(Quote)
These horns are annoying as all holy hell. sparty(Quote)
USA!!!!!!! FUCK YEAH!!!! knightro(Quote)
Wow, what awesome passing! JRod(Quote)
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL!!! sparty(Quote)
You can’t stop the U.S., you can’t even hope to contain them. knightwhosaysni(Quote)
AWESOME FINISH!!!!!!! I HAVE GOOSEBUMPS!!! knightro(Quote)
Those horns make it sound like South Africa is battling a plague of locusts. knightwhosaysni(Quote)
question for soccer enthusiasts. if we were to win this game, how would the world view it? as a big upset? or would they make excuses saying that this isn’t as big of a deal to spain or brazil like the world cup is? sparty(Quote)
USA is playing world class soccer right now. A little shaky when Brazil leans on them but they are playing the best I can remember seeing them play. knightro(Quote)
The world would be stunned. Back to back wins over Spain and Brazil. You only expect that from the historically elite teams of the world: Germany, Italy, France, Argentina. knightro(Quote)
In other words this would be huge. If it was World Cup I would say it would be US/USSR hockey huge but it isn’t quite that big. knightro(Quote)
Howard is a fucking stud! knightro(Quote)
what a friggin save!! sparty(Quote)
knightro- good to hear. fuck the world!!! sparty(Quote)
If they were friendlies the world would shrug it off. But this is a major tournament and Spain and Brazil are plenty motivated. knightwhosaysni(Quote)
Fuck knightro(Quote)
The US needs to make sure they keep pressing offensively and not clog the penalty area and hope Brazil doesn’t score or Brazil will make them pay knightro(Quote)
The officiating has taken an interesting turn knightro(Quote)
Nice save! knightro(Quote)
I think some people will still shrug it off a bit since not all the big powerhouse soccer countries participated, but wins over Spain (current #1) and Brazil (perennial powerhouse) are definitely big for US soccer…this boosts their self-esteem and gives them some good momentum. rekcalsa(Quote)
Damn that was close knightro(Quote)
That was a goal knightro(Quote)
Absolutely Knightro. That one was in. Big D(Quote)
28 minutes plus…I am going to have a heart attack knightro(Quote)
The US is losing too many 50/50 balls knightro(Quote)
I hope the US can score another goal. I’d hate to win this 2-1 and have people questioning whether we only won because Brazil was robbed of a goal. JRod(Quote)
The US looks a little tired in the defensice 3rd. need to make sure they stay fresh if needed. knightro(Quote)
jrod – true, however calls like that happen frequently. The outcome is what it is. knightro(Quote)
Maradonna’s “Hand of God” goal to win the World Cup. Not looked upon with as much disdain as you would expect. knightro(Quote)
Maradona…my bad knightro(Quote)
20 minutes plus….COME ON!!! knightro(Quote)
we looked gassed on that last break by Brazil knightro(Quote)
HOWARD!!!! Fucking HUGE!!! knightro(Quote)
Howard is bailing out his defense. JRod(Quote)
Got Madonna on your mind, knightro? rekcalsa(Quote)
Brazil is so fast and can beat guys on the dribble, they make us look like we are standing still. knightro(Quote)
Where the hell was someone else on that break?? He just needed a little tap right for a wide open shot. rekcalsa(Quote)
We look so tired…FUCK! knightro(Quote)
Shit! JRod(Quote)
That was karmic pay back I guess knightro(Quote)
not good. sparty(Quote)
That was a nice play by Brazil…US defense is deteriorating. Howard probably could’ve gotten that one if he took a step out of the goal instead of in. rekcalsa(Quote)
US cannot afford to play for an overtime tie. PKs are brutal and I would expect Brazil to be much better in that situation. knightro(Quote)
Everyone on Brazil is skilled with the ball and they always play it with confidence. Our midfield looks like it is nervous and unsure when they receive a ball. knightro(Quote)
Yep knightro(Quote)
And there’s the final nail in the coffin…US isn’t playing well enough to get it back. rekcalsa(Quote)
That was a bad jump by Dempsey. rekcalsa(Quote)
i guess that does it. sparty(Quote)
You never know rek…South Africa scored in stoppage time in the consolation game knightro(Quote)
But SA isn’t the US…I’m highly doubtful with the way they’re legs look. rekcalsa(Quote)
A deep foul or a PK would be nice. knightro(Quote)
*fingers crossed* rekcalsa(Quote)
rek – you’re right. But I just can’t give up. knightro(Quote)
I’m waiting for sparty to start calling for the goalie to be pulled knightro(Quote)
I haven’t given up just yet…just really doubtful based on their play. rekcalsa(Quote)
I want one of those soccer balls they’re using…looks pretty neat. rekcalsa(Quote)
3 minutes is a long time. If we don’t pull it out, at least we played like we belonged on the field with them. knightro(Quote)
Cesar milking the clock is killing me…but I’d do it too in that situation. rekcalsa(Quote)
i was hoping the howard would boot one, and the Brazil goalie would get a sudden cramp and it would just slowly roll by. sparty(Quote)
3-2 is better than 3-0 like it was last time…we showed we can hang with the big guys with these last 2 games.
Congrats to Brazil. rekcalsa(Quote)
Back to baseball. JRod(Quote)
Here you go Confed Ball only $130 knightro(Quote)
valiant effort by our boys. but now we have nothing to talk about tomorrow. fuckers. sparty(Quote)
Hats off to Brazil. They played like champions. Defense let us down today as it typically does. Not bitching, just a fact. Our offense and goalkeeping is typically competitive on the world stage but our ability to defend is historically lacking. Proud of our guys. They will learn from this and come back and be better. Great experience for World Cup 2010. knightro(Quote)
Entertaining game. I am off to the House of Blues…taking the girlfriend to see Pat Benatar. Otherwise I’d switch to NASCAR and pull for Jeff Gordon. Later boys! knightro(Quote)
I knew it’d be a ridiculous price…damn. rekcalsa(Quote)
miz – that says Confed…not Cornfed
/miz is a redneck knightro(Quote)
damn. the US had a great first half with the pressure on Brazil’s goal and Howard’s incredible keeper play. that immediate second half goal by Brazil was demoralizing.
Howard was a stud today but Brazil was in straight attack mode in the second half. it was relentless and effective. good showing in the final three games by the Yankees…let’s build on that for 2010! mizerle06(Quote)
cornfed…I couldn’t give a poo about anything cornfed. what do you think I am? a Big Televen homer? mizerle06(Quote)
Radio Caller: Hey guys, first time long time.
Host: Great to have you on.
Radio Caller: I’m a huge Michigan State and New York Giants football fan…but todat i found myself commenting about the soccer game on Twitter at the frequency of a recently dumped 13 year old.
Host: And?
Radio Caller: I’ve always thought soccer was queer…does that mean?
Host: Yes. Seek shelter. GatorTrey(Quote)
+infinileventy!! sparty(Quote)
Sliced bread! knightwhosaysni(Quote)
Damnit… lost my ESPN Streak for the Cash at 11 today with the Cubs. Screw you John Danks!!! Big D(Quote)
Confed cup game was awesome. We were getting ready to take my son out for his HS graduation and my father in law and I had to watch the end of the game. Good stuff.
I never expected them to be in the game. I couldn’t believe they nearly pulled the upset. cycledan(Quote)
Big D–Join the S&F SFTC group…I believe the password is spartan. rekcalsa(Quote)
Mariano scores a RBI and gets his 500th save. jp manahan(Quote)