Monday, November 7, 2011

Bits and Pieces: Uedo, Kaymer, Irish, Colts, Delaware County V-ball Victors, and Good Things Coming to an End

-Japan's Momoko Uedo wins the Mizuno Classic in overtime.  Great video of the three hole playoff with Shanshan Feng at Fairways and Forehands (bangkokbobby).  After watching Momoko Uedo this week, what's there not to like?!  Yes, I am referring to her game, her demeanor and her smile but, yes, she does look good in those short shorts, too.

-Martin Kaymer shoots a final round 63 and wins the HSBC by three strokes.  Too bad for Rory and Keegan.  Now onto the Australian Open and and then the President's Cup.  (We really don't need to say anything about Stevie Williams, do we?)

-Irish losing at halftime but come out, shut down the Wake Forest offense, and win 24-17.  Pretty flat performance by ND, if you ask me.  Meanwhile, LSU and Alabama had a whale of a game with #1 playing #2.  Number One prevailed in a game where all the offense was provided by the field goal  kickers, 9-6.

-Colts:  I think their odds of going 0-16 are much better than their odds of going 16-0 were a couple of years back.  And, remember, their chances were pretty good till management pulled the plug on that possibility.  Zero and nine and counting.  Oh, almost forgot.  With Miami's win today, the Colts are in a class all by themselves.  Lonely, I expect.  Btw, exciting finish to last night's game when Torrey Smith made up for an opening series hold that cancelled a touchdown and a fourth quarter drop of a touchdown pass with a 'down for the count, eight seconds on the clock' catch of a 26 yarder that gave the Ravens a 23-20 victory over the Steelers.  Good stuff.

-Volleyball finals on Saturday:  Eric told me that teams from Delaware County - county seat is Muncie - meet the state finalist teams here - won three of the four championships.  Now that's impressive.  (Wes-Del beat Trinity Lutheran in three sets in 1A; Wapahani beat Eastern Green in three sets in 2A; and Yorktown beat Indy Bishop Chatard in three sets in 3A.)

-Nice run of scramble victories by Dave Wininger over the last couple of weeks.  All good things do come to an end and that particular good thing did come to an end Saturday.  Now, that photo of Joe Allen sinking a putt on the first overtime hole - we've seen that before, haven't we? (Yes - here, with Stan Graber doing the watching.) Nice clutch putting, Joe, again.  Nice winning streak, Dave (and company).

- Temps are way up today and tomorrow.  Maybe some golf still out there for those of you who can get away.