Not such a happy couple days for me sports-wise. First, I went to cheer on the local women's soccer team, the New Jersey Wildcats, as they played their rivals the Ottawa Fury for in the Eastern Conference championship. Unfortunately for the unbeaten Wildcats, before the day even started they lost two of their better players to Canadian National Team Duty and one more to injury. But devastation occurred in the 30th minute when a hard tackle took our Brazilian star, Formiga, out of the game. But those 30 minutes were practically worth the price of admission. That women can do amazing feats with the soccer ball -- she was literally two cuts above anyone else on the field. She had the assist on NJ's first goal (the game's opener), but then Ottawa came back with three unanswered to bring us into halftime down 3-1. We got one more back after the break, but it wasn't enough, and the Wildcats' (formerly-) perfect season came to a close.
Today's A-league softball playoff game was even more disappointing. We were up the whole game and led 11-6 going into the final inning. Our opponents then proceeded to score 7 runs and take the lead. With one out in our half of the inning, I got on base, but the top of the lineup (I hit last) just couldn't get it done, and I was stranded on second to end the game. The only silver lining is that the tourney is double-elimination. The team just has to win four straight, including a double-header tomorrow.
I actually won't be able to play tomorrow night, as I'm attending "An Evening With Harry, Carrie and Garp." But more on that in tomorrow's post.
And lest I forget, as fashiongrrl mentioned: CONGRATS to "Enjaborg and Enjaboi." (Update: Enjanerd's post is up.)
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