Assorted sports ramblings
After having to deal with an extra huge day at work a little more than a week ago, there was a bunch more stuff going on (and this is supposed to be a quiet period) ...

I was half awake for most of that thrilling U.S. win over Mexico, and I was at least moderately coherent for both goals. The U.S. still hasn't looked good for an entire game, and that might eventually catch up with them against the Germans. One major thing that bothers me is Jack Edwards' trying to make up that closing line for the big win. I guess he's using that delay to come up with the lines. Jack, just let it flow.

Both the NBA and Stanley Cup Finals turned out to be very anticlimactic, but as Salon's King Kaufman notes, the Red Wings at least looked happy doing it. And there seemed to be something special about Scotty Bowman going out on top and all of those future Hall of Famers getting the Cup. The Rangers also bought a bunch of stars but were on the golf course at this time of year.

There was some talk of reseeding teams in the final four after the West proved to be far superior this year. Forget all of that. Things go in cycles. Some years, the East rules, other times, the West rules. Sometimes it's a draw. Take it another way, should we also reseed in the NFL? You probably don't get the Patriots winning the Super Bowl that way. Leave things alone.

While the KobeShaq juggernaut often looks tedious, Tiger Woods makes his domination look fun -- and I'm not just talking about his girlfriend. His U.S. Open win was fun, and it helped that the New York crowd was a lot of fun. Other thoughts: Sure, Bethpage Black is a public course, but it doesn't look like the public courses I've seen. Also, Phil Mickelson will get a major soon. Maybe he'll spoil Tiger's slam bid later this summer.