Good morning on this Memorial Day. I hope all of you will enjoy the day off, hopefully with family and/or friends. It's always a fun weekend that seemingly kicks off summer every year. Here are a few random thoughts I had this morning:
- Nothing marks Memorial Day like the Indy 500. Yesterday, I attended the race and had a blast watching as the field set new marks in average speed and lead changes. In fact, the number of lead changes yesterday (68) doubled the previous mark set last year (34). It was an exciting race but I was disappointed about the finish.
Like I said, the race was thrilling, but the last ten laps were filled with cautions. The first caution was lifted with 3 laps to go, setting up what looked to be an epic finish. But after half a lap, they went back under caution for the remainder of the race. Tony Kanaan had just taken the lead, and therefore, became the champ. But I smelled something fishy about it...
Right after Kanaan took over the lead, his best friend Dario Franchitti crashed into the wall sending the race into a that last caution. Franchitti was out of it, so to me it looked as if he hand delivered TK his first Indy 500 win. Even on the victory lap, TK went by the wreck and they exchanged thumbs up and words. I know because it happened right in front of me...
- Yesterday was also Game 3 between the Pacers and Heat. And it sucked. Miami dominated nearly the entire way and won easily. The Pacers lacked the intensity they played with in the first two games, and Miami finally looked like the better team. Game 4 is now a must win for Indiana to make the series interesting once again.
- The other big event this weekend is the start of the French Open. Greg and I didn't post an official breakdown, but we did predict the champs. Andrew likes Nadal and Serena. Greg thinks Nadal and Azarenka will win. The men's champ was easy to call, as Nadal dominates on clay and has won plenty of tournaments coming in. The women's champ is a little more up in the air though, which is why there was disagreement. Who can come up with the shots when it counts?
On the men's side, don't count out Djokovic and Federer. Fed got the best draw because he is opposite of both Novak and Rafa. But Novak is still ranked #1 and has had Rafa's number over the last couple of years. You never know what will happen.
- That's all we got for you on this Holiday. Enjoy the day!
By: The Sports Guys
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