This will be my last blog for awhile, as I'm leaving for a month in Europe tomorrow afternoon. If possible, I'll write a couple while I'm over there, as I'm planning on going to a Galatasaray match whilst in Istanbul and either an AC Milan or AS Roma match while I'm in either of those cities, so if I get consistent internet expect something from there. Considering that I had 2 finals today and am in the process of moving out, this post will be brief and lack direction, in that its going to be another update on the world of sports blog...
Manchester United and Barcelona UEFA CL Final
For those of you who don't really pay attention to European football, Manchester United and FC Barcelona both punched their tickets to the UEFA Champions League Final in Rome. Man Utd. beat Arsenal 3-1 yesterday, to win 4-1 on aggregate. It was a rather boring match from the start, as Utd. jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first 15 minutes, effectively ending the match right there, as Arsenal would have needed to win 4-2 at that point, considering 3-2 would have led Utd. to win by virtue of away goals. Today's match, however, was much more exciting. Sadly, I was in a History final for most of it, however from what I heard and from the brief bits that I saw, it was insane. Chelsea jumped ahead 1-0 in the 9th minute on a magnificent, once in a lifetime shot by Michael Essien. For the next 82 minutes Barcelona seiged Chelsea's goal, aggressively attempting to score over and over again while keeping 71% possession. Just when it looked as though Chelsea had won the match, in the 93rd minute Barcelona scored. The goal was by Andres Iniesta, and it was made all the more impressive by the fact that, at the time, Barcelona was down a man to Chelsea after Eric Abidal was shown a red in the 66th minute. The goal will no doubt give Barca huge momentum going into the final, and they will need it, as their opponent, Man Utd., has a 25 match champions league unbeaten streak that they're bringing in to Stadio Olimpico. Should be a great final, as these are undoubtedly 2 of the top club teams in the world. I predict a 3-2 Utd. win
Edinson Volquez
Volquez pitched a beast of a game yesterday against the rapidly failing Marlins. The Marlins have gone 4-11 since starting the season 11-1, and got absolutely dominated last night by Volquez. His line was 8 IP, 3 H, 4 BB, 7 K, 0 ER, which lowered his ERA to 3.47. Look for Volquez to get on a hot streak in the next few starts, he's looked really good as of late.
Bobby Scales
Bobby Scales, for those of you that may not have heard, is the 11 year minor leaguer who finally got called up to the Cubs the other day after Zambrano got put on the DL. There has been a media frenzy around him and frankly, I have no idea why. Its a fine story, yeah, but he's not going to make an impact at the major league level, and frankly, no one should care this much. I have no idea how he's getting so much media attention, and I think its pretty asinine. But nonetheless, good for him, his perseverance has finally led him to get a major league hit (off Tim Lincecum no less) and play a couple games. I tip my hat to him, he now has more ML hits than me, although not by much.
That's all for this week, sorry for the shortness but again, I'm moving out of my dorm and I'm leaving for Europe in 21 hours. See you all in a month, maybe sooner
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