Last night I watched the Yankee game and was glad to see the Yankees got the win. CC again and again keeps showing the Bronx why he is their best pitcher. Even though he gave up two runs early on, he was able to stay focus and throw a pretty good game. Also, Robbie Cano had another solid game, and like the announcers were talking about, he is becoming one of the premier second basemen in the league. Both his batting and fielding are very impressive, and I have watched about 5 Yankee game in the last 15 days or so and every game i watch, his arm strength and quickness seem to be unmatched. Any slow roller, or mediocre flip for a double play almost is always completed for an out because he can get the ball out of his glove and whipped to first base before you can blink. All the while, he seems like he is just using his wrist or slight shoulder strength to throw the ball. He makes almost every play look as if he is not trying. Its really fun to watch.
Furthermore, this morning the Community Shield game was on FSC. Chelsea and Manchester Untied battled it out at Wembley. It actually was a pretty good game to watch and Manchester looked pretty sharp. Two strikers, Valencia and Hernandez (aka Chicharito) had wonderful games. Both scored and both are new members of the team. Valencia, I knew little about and so I was surprised to see he was an Ecuadorian national and he was so talented. I don't know if he will start during the season, but after this game his chances for getting good playing time seem good. If he doesn't start he would certainly be a great spark off the bench. Hernandez was signed right before the World Cup started, and as many noticed during the world cup, Hernandez had a great outing with Mexico. He played a solid striking role and seemed to the future with Dos Santos. Other players for Man U also looked good. Rooney had a great feed to Valencia for his goal, where he beat Terry on the wing from a lobbed ball and then was able to slide the ball toward the middle of the box for Valencia to knock in. Berbatov also had a good lob goal over the keeper in the last few minutes of the game to seal the deal. Scholes played well, and seemed to have most of his passes successfully completed.
As for Chelsea, not much seemed great. They had a few good opportunities here and there but overall i was not impressed for reigning Premier League winners. The Defense looked lazy, Ashely Cole and Terry were both beat for goals and goal chances. Essien played well for the first half, and it was nice to see him play considering he missed the world cup and many games last season due to injuries. I hope he will play well this season, he is a great player to watch. Malouda played average, Anelka played alright, Drogba played well except he was not in till half way through the second half. The best player I though was Sturridge. He had a few blast with his left foot that really impressed me, and it was a rebound from his shot about 18 meters out that got the goal by Kalou.
I heard no talk about Wembley's pitch which was apparently one of the worst in England last season, even though it was only used for major games and events. I read a few months ago how the grounds crew there was either fired or quit because of its poor maintenance. I wonder if they have fixed the problems, but maybe this was just the beginning so the pitch was in good health.
Anyway, another Yanks v. Sox game tonight which is good. Cant wait.
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