After nine years, the United States has finally won back the Ryder Cup from the Europeans. For those that don't know, the Ryder Cup is a golf tournament set up as a Europe vs. U.S. match. It is played every two years*, and the U.S.'s last win was in 1999.
As a young golfer, I never saw the United States win. I have great pride in my country, especially in events such as the Olympics, Ryder Cup, etc. I am ecstatic to see the United States take its claim as best in the world again.
The United States team managed to pull off the victory without the greatest golfer of all time, Tiger Woods. Woods has been out with an injured knee that he suffered while winning the U.S. Open.
Going into the tournament I gave the Tiger-less United States a slim chance to win. However, they managed a convincing victory over Europe 16.5 to 11.5 improving their overall Ryder Cup record to 25-10-2.
*the 2001 Ryder Cup was delayed due to the 9/11 attacks
-YANKEES-
The boys in pinstripes won't be playing in October this year, and today's game against the Baltimore Orioles marks the final game ever to be played in Yankee Stadium.
Media outlets across the U.S. have been providing viewers with packages showing 85 years' worth of memories. Clips of DiMaggio, Ruth, Jeter and Mantle. Memories of rock concerts, the pope and boxing matches. The clip of the first NFL game to go into overtime that was played in Yankee Stadium. Clips of fans trying to find their normal life again after the 9/11 attacks.
The House that Ruth built will be torn down, along with its memories. The greats will live on. The clips will remain in storage. The fans will reflect on all the games. When its all said and done, come next spring the Yankees will be playing in a new state of the art stadium, attempting to match the accomplishments held in the old Yankee Stadium.
-The Bengals-
Yes, the Bengals lost yet again. They made it to overtime, but with what appeared to be a lack of urgency the offense ran two runs and an incomplete pass. It appears nothing can go right for this team now, even though the offense was repeatedly called the "old Bengals offense we're used to" by the announcers.
I hope we can manage a ten game win streak, or pull of a miracle playoff birth. I'm not going to maintain my expectations for the season because I can't afford to be continually let down. Maybe we should just hope for the first draft pick, and scream 'Who Dey!' next year.
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3 comments:
Why let your expectations down. If you're a Bengals fan for real then you would expect them to make the playoofs just because of loyalty.
The biggest story has to be the Ryder Cup victory. An American team that was missing Tiger Woods is a team that should not beat the power house European team. Yet, the young no-name Americans found a way to pullout a huge upset. Led by Anthony Kim, who several people have compared to Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk, and Boo Weekly (exactly, who the hell is that?) the Americans made putt after putt and shot after shot to make the impossible possible. Today is simply a great day to be an American.
How about a different perspective. Maybe USA wins because Tiger was off the team. His record is poor during the two ball matches. Anyways we all know that Carl the Greenskeeper from the movie Caddie Shack is the all time greatest golfer.
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