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Performance of the week | July 5 – July 11
Spain's team captain Iker Casillas (C) lifts the World Cup trophy after their final match victory over Netherlands, during the award ceremony at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg July 11, 2010. REUTERS/Michael Kooren
By Paul Casey Gotham
It is that time again. Let’s hear from you readers. We had another week of stellar performances. Pick the ONE that stands out to you, and tell us a story.
Spain gets my POTW.
What the World Cup final lacked in style, Spain made up for with the substance. The Spaniards did what they had to do to complete their run to the title. In the semi-final match, Spain toyed with the Germans. For most of the match, Spain possessed the ball in the German end of the pitch. Although Germany had more men behind the ball than Spain had on the television screen, they could not stop Spain from moving the ball. Against the Dutch, Spain had to win a slugfest and they proved themselves capable.
Who gets your POTW?
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This dwarfs in comparison, but I’m giving my POTW to the Baltimore Orioles. They completed their first 4-game series sweep on the road since 1995! And they did it against one of the hottest teams in baseball, the Texas Rangers. They rocked up Cliff Lee in his Rangers debut (although I think they pitched him too quickly) and held the Rangers’ explosive bats to just a single run in the last two games. They finished the last three games of the series without catcher Matt Wieters.
Hard to argue with Spain, given the World cup. But if we’re talking baseball, I have to go with … you guessed it … the Chicago WhiteSox. At the break, they are enjoying an 8 game winning streak, have won 25 of their last 30, and are now 1/2 game in first place after being 9.5 back only about a month ago. What a turnaround and a total team effort. The pitching has been fantastic and the bats are hot. Notable achievements this week: Andruw Jones hit his 400th career HR (who woulda thunk it … pretty good career) and Hard Hittin’ Carlos Quentin had 3 multi-HR games this past week!!! The White Hot Sox get my POTW.
It makes me laugh every year when a team starts out red hot and everyone on ESPN starts talking about 100-wins for them (Rays for this season). Meanwhile, teams like the White Sox can reel off 25 of 30. That’s unreal.
deJong of Netherlands gets my POTW for NOT getting a red card for the most flagrant foul I have ever seen in ANY sport. Must be if you are the dirtiest player in the world the refs respect that. Kudos to deJong for having earned that title and thereby avoiding a much needed card. As a whole, officiating in the World Cup (of ALL places) was very poor!
Pete –
I can’t remember the Spanish player that deJong cleated, but he must’ve had holes in his chest afterwards. The kick looked like a move from mixed martial arts or UFC. I even think the announcer called it a “Kung Fu” move and clearly red card worthy.
Well, I’d like to say either the Spanish soccer team, or the White Sox, both who deserve a nod, but I’ll nominate Paula Creamer. After a potential career threatening injury had her doubting if she would ever play again, she comes back and clocks out an Open win.
Besides, just looking for something other than Spain or the White Sox led me to this site, http://hotlpga.com/, and frankly, that tipped the scales for me.
Good call Bill
It’s all about the children, Pete. Oh wait, maybe not. nevermind.