World Cup 2010

All 32 teams have been decided. Now, they break the teams into four pots and draw for 4 team group play. Lets jsut say that group one consists of potential winners (besides the US). What I think would be a good idea is get 8 people, everyone throw in $10 or $20 each and you do a drawing. You grab one team from each pot. Winner take all. Yes. I like to gamble. Below are the pools.

Pot 1
South Africa (CAF - as hosts)
Germany (UEFA)
Brazil (CONMEBOL)
Italy (UEFA)
Spain (UEFA)
England (UEFA)
France (UEFA)
Argentina (CONMEBOL)

Pot 2 (UEFA Pot)
Netherlands (UEFA)
Portugal (UEFA)
Switzerland (UEFA)
Greece (UEFA)
Serbia (UEFA)
Denmark (UEFA)
Slovakia (UEFA)
Slovenia (UEFA)

Pot 3
Mexico (CONCACAF)
USA (CONCACAF)
South Korea (AFC)
Japan (AFC)
Australia (AFC)
Honduras (CONCACAF)
New Zealand (OFC)
North Korea (AFC)

Pot 4
Paraguay (CONMEBOL)
Ghana (CAF)
Cameroon (CAF)
Cote d'Ivoire (CAF)
Nigeria (CAF)
Uruguay (CONMEBOL)
Algeria (CAF)
Chile (CONMEBOL)

Bad blogger!

Wow. November has been a blur and I have not been blogging. Between traveling for work, traveling for fun and Samantha having an ear infection in both ears, life has been a little hectic. Samantha is feeling better. I am in town for a while now so I am going to focus on bringing this blog back to life! A few bullets if you will.

• Congrats to Bryan and Mary. Bryan asked Mary to marry him and she said yes!
• Samantha is going to her first Loyola game tonight. I am excited.
• The Broncos' offense line is injured. Orton is injured. It is not looking good but they will finish with a wininng record. I never would have guessed that at the beginning of the year!
• I really want the fireman to win biggest loser but it will not happen. He has too much muscle. I think Danny wins it. That is my guess.
• Speaking of BL, I am excited for the show that goes back to past constestants. I can not wait to see people who put all the weight back on.
• Thanksgiving is Thursday. I have always loved Thanksgiving. I am excited. Hell, I am excited for the football game. Good times! Lets be honest thought. I am taking Wednesday off. I am most excited for 5 days of no work! WOOHOO!
• I can not believe how quickly this year is coming to an end. 5 weeks....

Happy Monday!

We're Back!

Just wanted to post a quick blog. We flew back from the bahamas (kicking and screaming) late last night. We had a wonbderful time. I also want to thank my parents for watching Samantha for the 4 days we were gone!

I am sure my wife will be posting pics shortly!

Meeting Sports Guy!

Yes, my favorite sports writer is Bill Simmons or sports guy. He is not your typical sports writer and does a great job of mixing in pop culture with his articles. Anyway, I love his writings. I do not think his analysis is always great (especially with baseball) but he is very entertaining.

Well, I have always thought he is really good when it comes to basketball. Well, he recently finished writing his new book, The Book of Basketball. It is a 700 page comprehensive book on basketball. When I heard it was coming out, I was excited. I love basketball and I loved his first book.

Well, he has been travelling to various cities for book signings. He was at ESPN Sportszone in Chicago last night. He started signing at 5:30. Michelle had class but she was leaving break (7:30). Samantha and I drove down there and picked her up and Michelle then dropped me off.

The line was still out the door but wasn't bad. Once I got inside, I realized the line went upstairs around the games and then back down around the tables in the eating area. Yikes. The good thing is that it is a bar. So there are tvs everywhere and a waitress was walking around serving drinks! Well, that is a line I can wait in!

An hour later, he signed my book. He actually seemed very open/laid back. I mean I was within the last 12 people to get a book signed and he didn't seem tired or annoyed at all. He was having fun. I talked to him briefly about Kyle Orton and went on my way. I was pumped. I met Bill Simmons! Yes!