What a Sports Day!

Today was really a terrific day in sports.

First, in the "don't hate her because she's beautiful" department, this morning in tennis, Maria Sharapova soundly defeated Serena Williams. Ms. Sharapova is 17 years-old and has Anna Kournakova good-looks. Base10 caught most of the match and it was astounding. And forget about being tennis champion, or rich and beautiful, she's also a homebody. After her victory, Ms. Sharapova asked her father for a cell phone to call her mother.

Second, while he did not win the stage Lance Armstrong had a solid ride in the Prologue of the Tour de France. While he did not win the stage, he got some lead time over his largest rivals. He came within two seconds of winning the stage and showed a monstrous effort. Fabian Cancellara, the Swiss rider who won the tour had a remarkable ride, but I'm sure when he stood at the podium wearing the yellow jersey, he must have been thinkking as Lance Armstrong was standing next to him, that this jersey would not be his for long.

Third, the Mets defeated the Yankees 10-9 in what is perhaps the best baseball game Base10 has seen so far this year. Of course with a score like this it was hardly a pitcher's duel, but the lead changed something like six times before Base10 lost count. The Mets are now one game over .500 and while this may not be a wonderful record, they went into the game only two games out of first. Mediocrity maybe all that is needed to win the NL East.

And the day is not over. Tonight, the Daytona Speeday presents the Pepsi 400 NASCAR race.
- posted by Base10 @ 5:32 PM