Home Run Derby

First off, i had more yawns(7) than Home runs by the first two batters(3).

• I'm glad Big Papi finally got his first HR derby championship under his belt on his fourth try.
• Good to see the young gun Hanely Ramirez show off his power skills. He is known more for his glove and average than his power, but definitely showed it off today.
• $573,000,000 was awarded to The Boys and Girls Club of America by State Farm. Way to hit those gold balls boys!
• I can not wait till Bryce Harper gets into this event. If he does anything close to what he did at Tropicana Field( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liS3kGvQ9Bk) they may have to cancel the All-Star game.
• It's good to see the players out of their tense mode and interacting with each other and the fans. But come tomorrow, its all business as Home Field advantage is on the line.

What upcoming star do you want to see in a derby?

World Cup Recap

Before the World Cup, i was hardly a Soccer fan. I could care less who did what in the Europe League or how qualifying went. Now, this past month i have really gotten into the sport. Here are some of the moments that really stood out to me over this past month.

1. The U.S. Run: They actually won the group stage and the game against Algeria was pure storybook.
2. Switzerland over Spain: No one in a million years expected this. Im pretty sure Spain forgot about this already.
3. French Team: What a joke, they make the Minnesota T'Wolves look like a true team.

Best Player: Forlan, Uruguay- 5 goals and made an average team reach the semis.

Biggest Surprise: No African team went deep into the tournament except Ghana.

Biggest Disappointment: the 2006 finalist teams( Italy/France) failed to make it to the knockout stage.

Best Game: Ghana vs Uruguay-EPIC

Most annoying- vuvuzelas

Best Celebration dance- South African team after scoring first goal of the tournament.