Oh well

I am trying to ignore the results of this afternoon's Red Sox/Toronto game. Oh, okay, we lost 11-0. Because of the Fox embargo on all afternoon games, I wasn't able to watch the debacle - I listened to it (for a while) on WRKO (via mlb.com) instead. Gratefully, I dozed off before the Jays' bats and Jon Lester went nuts - awoke to find it already 6-0.

What is interesting is that the NESN live broadcast was blacked out, yet the re-broadcast tonight is NOT blacked (most usually are outside of New England). If I had one moment with Bud Selig, (would ask him (well, after I kicked him in the gibleys) to explain to me the intricacies of what gets blacked out and what doesn't. It makes absolutely no sense to me.

UPDATE on my guys: Michael's 4 x 400 m relay team finished 4th today, so no medal for him. But what a great experience. He's one of the top runners in the country now - and I look forward to hearing more from him during his senior year at Wake Forest and in the future. Also, Adam was eliminated from the US Amateur in the semi-finals. I caught some of the match this afternoon, and he had some amazing shots. Keep an eye out for him!

Finally, I curse the day I was convinced to join Facebook! Talk about another way to kill time - like a need a further excuse to spend more time online. So, to regain my soul, I am now logging off and going to read a book! Current book: "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer - the final volume of the Twilight Vampire series. I just can't put them down!

Awesome Amateur Athletes

When I watch athletic events, I sometimes feel far removed from the participants. They show a level of commitment to their sport that I was never able to embrace - perhaps because I wasn't particularly good at any sport or maybe because I wasn't blessed with those type of natural abilities. You read stories about their younger years, about how they dedicated so much of their youth to their sport - and wonder what the reality is.

Well, this weekend I am getting to see two fantastic athletes compete on the world scene. And these are two young men that I knew from the ninth grade. I watched them goof off around campus, study hard in the library (at times!), and find a sport that they loved and were passionate about.

Here's Michael Bingham. Saturday, Michael will be in Beijing, running in the finals of the 4 x 400 meter relay. He's racing for Great Britain - his father is a British citizen - and he has a real shot at a medal.


And this is Adam Mitchell. Saturday, Adam will be in the semi-finals of the US Amateur Golf Championship. He was always passionate about golf - and always good at it. He's a junior at the University of Georgia.

Who knows how far these young men might go. I just know I'll be rooting for them on Saturday!