Napoleon

Which was…? Looks like Tauson vs Jen Brady a few years ago.

Still can’t believe that Danielle Collins lost, but her opponent was reading off some “shot of her life!” shots from the 2nd set on.

I have been to that stadium (or its predecessor) once. I will never return. Enjoy a trip to the shit hole.

I saw SMB at the State Fair Bandshell back in ‘95 and someone may have slipped some grass into the homemade cigarette that I may have snuck into the show. And that may have been a really fun time. https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/dave-matthews-band/1995/fair-park-band-shell-dallas-tx-73d6e665.html

Why would anyone stick around for a free degree from Stanford? She has to move if she wants to be the first pick in the Major League Softball 🥎 draft and get a $10M signing bonus. A softball title from Shitball U will take her much farther in life than a Stanford degree. Yep… the ol’ Stanford degree vs OU degree dilemma that has always been such a difficult choice for the past 100+ years. She’s from Topeka fucking Kansas and escaped to Stanford. My guess is that she could have gone to OU out of high school, but for some reason chose to go to one of the best colleges in the world. Surely she understands that Oklahoma is utopia for black women.

Bring on LSU !!!!

I’m watching Azarenka v Andreeva and I am falling asleep. -Perhaps it is due to the fans being asleep. -Perhaps it’s because the players aren’t screaming and playing to the crowd. -Perhaps it’s because there are only two cameras and it feels like you are watching a college match. My go this is boring to watch. Also, Andreeva isn’t wearing a hat, headband, or visor, and I now realize that she has the hairline of a medieval Dutch woman. …which then makes me think of Wiig… Life imitating art.

FIFY

Rune vs Cobolli is a good 5th set.

Now that we’re in the in-bred mouth breathers conference… I would much rather have that STP logo on the field than the SEC logo.

She’s been playing like she could have had a good shot at winning this whole thing and then… 💩.

I attended Texas over Bear Bryant (Bama) in the early ‘80s and Texas over LSU in the early ‘00s… Both in the Cotton Bowl.

No, it’s a violin. I have an iPhone, not an Android.

With a Pacifica, you’ll have to start following these girls.

Tennis Channel is showing the Swiatek v Osaka match again. 3rd Set 1-0 ad out to Osaka EDIT: Osaka breaks. Swiatek couldn’t handle a Top 200 men’s player. She has nothing when facing power. She has to wait for the opponent to snap.

Newcastle, Birmingham, or Liverpool's B team vs Torino, IT. JFC! Why is he being punished for having such a good year? Fuck northern England! What miserable destinations.

That joke is from 40+ years ago. I have an older sister who turns 60 this fall and she still uses it. I think that she picked it up in her high school years. (Early’80s)

Which is why this is so awesome.

I have seen this 3 or 4 other places, but this is the post that I will finally respond to with my opinion.

Baseball purists keep score watching from home. They also played Rotisserie League Baseball before Fantasy Football existed. Lacrosse has exploded in the Dallas area and it has moved out of the Atlantic Coast to massive popularity nationwide that has led to enormous tournaments at the Indio Polo Fields, where Coachella is held, and in Denver. Televised college baseball and the pitch clock are saving baseball. Indoor stadiums have also helped.m, but I doubt that 20% of the general population could tell you who won the World Series.

Kenin looked really good and was helped by Garcia seemingly being a shit for brains. Garcia has a strong serve, when it lands in, has a powerful forehand, and has tons of experience playing doubles, so she should be good at the net, but… She plays like she’s got a double-digit IQ. She doesn’t understand the concept of adjusting her strategy and doesn’t seem capable of determining her opponent’s strengths/weaknesses. I like the way Kenin plays when she’s on her game and has a draw that could see her advance to the quarterfinals or further if she can get past the Ostapenko/Tauson* winner. *Tauson in the 1st round of the 2021 French Open against Jennifer Brady was one of the most impressive power matches I’ve ever seen any woman play, including Sabalenka, Rybakina, Serena, Steffi, Venus, Naomi… any woman. Brady was coming off losing in the Aussie Open Final to Osaka and played really well, but Tauson just smashed her off the court. Point after point, but then with a Lenny from “Of Mice and Men” facial expression after each point. It was insane, but she has never matched that level. I expect Ostapenko to advance.

What about the fake injuries? I am not a fan of the SEC way nor the trash in the stands. Perhaps just a violin 🎻.

Unseeded Sofia Kenin is looking very 2020 against Caroline Garcia (21 seed). First set to Kenin: 6-3

Enjoy the Louvre! Have a long boozy lunch at Versailles. check out the view from the Sacre Coeur or the Tour Eiffel before heading to London to catch the Champions League Final with Jozy. IN MEN’S: If Tiafoe had lost (won in 5 sets), Sebastian Korda would have been a match or two from sliding into the 4th Olympic spot. as it is, Tiafoe is in the lead, but he needs to get his shit together.