It was a very interesting week Olympics: I don’t think I’ve ever been so happy to be wrong. 17 Medals (at the time this was posted) in a week is a great achievement for Canada. We already surpassed what was done in Athens and will probably end up 15-17 overall, which is not bad after such a poor start. Ironically enough, the flag bearer (which was supposed to bring an easy medal back home) left Beijing empty handed. Tough life!
This whole past week was about seeing the glass half full or half empty… Aside from all the medals won by Canada, the Argentinean Soccer team reaching the Gold Medal game after demolishing a very good Brazilian team 3-0 was certainly great. Also, the Argentinean basketball team made it to the semi-finals with a great and emotional game against the Greeks.
But then they lost earlier today against the Americans. And that's clearly not great.
Basketball: Watching that game caused as much pain as that picture (see above) caused to that guy. Argentina played a very good game, and was close for most of it even without Manu (who got injured in the first 5 minutes and never returned). How different could it have been had Manu played all game? We will never be able to tell, but an upset would not have been far from reality. Scola had a double-double with 28 points and 11 boards, while former Raptor Carlos Delfino pitched in 17 points. Chris Bosh had a terrific game once again by the way, showing the entire United States that he is really a superstar.
So was it a good week or a bad week? All-in-all it was a great week. Let’s just enjoy the good stuff.
Predictions: So far I’ve been correct in putting Nadal to win a medal in tennis (although a different colour one, but that’s just a detail). In Soccer I might go 2-of-3 (Argentina will be on their quest for the Gold Medal repeat tonight 12:00am ET, and Brazil is playing for Bronze). In Basketball I might even go 3-of-3, with Argentina and Spain alternating spots. And the rest we better forget, right?
Curiosity: Reading over the Toronto Star website and my eyes get caught on a headline: “Hooker wins pole vault gold medal for Australia.”
I know that you cannot change someone’s last name just like that, but at least portray it in a different manner. It’s supposed to be a serious newspaper, that’s just too amateurish.
Raptor: So far no news on the red mascot. Hopefully it/he/she is ok.
Baseball: the Blue Jays beat the Yankees 14-3. Yes, the Jays hit double figures!!
More Olympics: How can you tell a tournament’s set-up makes no sense? Well, just check if the rules are something like softball’s rules at the Olympics. After the round robin, 1 plays 2, 3 plays 4. The winner of the 1-2 game goes to the gold medal match, and the loser has to play the winner of 3-4. The looser gets the bronze, and the winner meets the winner of 1-2 for gold and silver. Stupid? Oh yeah.
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2 comments:
hey..who is winning the US OPEN?
I think that Djokovic will win it easily, considering Nadal's weakness in hard courts and Federer's quick fall from the top.
There is no more weaknesses in hardcourts for Nadal. He has proven himself he can win anywhere. The only point though is that first he is playing the first tournament as number 1 and that has to put some pressure on him. second if there is any point in the year he might be tired, that is right now, after wimbledon, toronto, the olympics,etc.
third, Roger has something to fight for now, so let's wait and see how it goes from here.
Djokovic is getting there too. Wouldnt be surprised if he comes home with the title on his hands
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