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The rubber bullets are flying and the cars are burning, but in Madrid not Berlin as I anticipated. The German squad was very lackluster and the inspired play of fellows by the name of Sergio Ramos and Torres really defined the game. Regardless, I was excited to watch the game and I am saddened by conclusion to Euro '08 because I don't expect quite the level of play during the Olympics- we shall see. Anyhow, I continue to be irritated by the token coverage in the paper when I know that the tournament drew by far the best viewership of any sporting events this weekend- and yet the fucking sports editor of the Oklahoman continues to refute the capability of soccer to draw US fans and in general question the quality og excitement brought by the sport. I'm sorry but aside from the fact that this game is full of some of the most amazing athletes in any sport, you don't have to have high scoring games to make a sport dramatic and enthralling. I agree that not every game is pure athleticism and pandemonium but in my mind the shear speed and volatile momentum of the average game typically provides for much better entertainment than any "American" sports. I don't even know where to begin in my criticism of the bigotry of the "Mr. Monday" essay. I fucking hate any time American sports writers act like soccer is worse off because of fervent (sometimes violent) fans and that it's only popular in third world countries or something. Sports are supposed to showcase the abilities that make an athlete and team sports are supposed to show the culmination of these talents into a greater power. I don't understand why in a country where we have notoriously low attention spans, soccer isn't respected.
I am pleased to see more coverage of track and field (simply because of the Olympic year) and I think it should be imperative that a place like Eugene host the trials because it appears that they are doing so many things correctly and the town should benefit from the attitude they have towards track. I thought THIS was pretty cool- I think I need to get a setup like this for my house.
To wrap up, I think I was well over the century mark for the last week. I feel a little spread thin but not crispy so I'll look forward to seeing how I stack up to Conor's course record on Friday.

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