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Friday’s Red Sox game against Tampa Bay was cancelled and rescheduled for today because of all the rain.  Through a strange twist of fate, I gave my two tickets away because the friend I was bringing to the game came into even better seats than I had purchased. 

My only regret about going to today’s game was that I did not have the foresight to bring along my camera.  Seated 3 rows back from the Red Sox batting circle we were no more than 10′ from the players as they warmed-up and chatted with each other.  The fact that the weather was gorgeous, Clay Buchholz pitched a fantastic game, and the Red Sox went on to win made it even better.

I’m off to the Red Sox game tonight. Hopefully the rain will stay away and some of the humidity will subside. Regardless (or irregardless as I’m likely to hear someone say at Fenway tonight), it should be fun. These are sweet tickets just 5 rows from the visiting team’s batting circle and practically next to Jack Welch’s personal seats.

About one month ago, I enjoyed watching the Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves from these choice seats. I included a couple pictures in my blog entry, An evening at Fenway. Perhaps I should have entitled this “An evening at Fenway II”.

Let’s hope that the Sox rally and can win tonight.

Probably the most amazing Wimbledon match just concluded with Andy Roddick losing to Roger Federer in the men’s Wimbledon championship match. I truly feel for Andy and hope he rallies to come back. He may not have won today’s match but he played like a champion for sure.

Its proof of how busy I’ve been with my work that I’ve yet to mention the Wimbledon Tournament on my blog, but I can assure you that I’m obsessing over the fact that I’ve missed all of Wimbledon thus far… I was bummed to hear that Nadal had to pull out of this year’s tournament and would not be able to defend his title.

With Nadal out, this is Federer’s tournament to win. Last month, when Federer won the French Open he was able to secure a career grand slam and tied Pete Sampras record of 14 majors. A win at this year’s Wimbledon would give him 15 career major titles.

On the women’s side, I’ll definitely be cheering for my favorite Williams sister, Venus. I love her game and her game loves grass courts. A win this year would give her 5 Wimbledon titles.

Sunday, May 24th, the 2009 French Open begins. Four time champion, Rafael Nadal, is the obvious favorite, but in men’s tennis there are no guarantees. Feisty Muscovite, Dinara Safina, is the top ranked female, but a revolving list of top ranked women players makes it tough to predict who will be victorious when the tournament concludes.

Early round tennis play will be broadcast on ESPN 2. A complete list of the 2009 French Open broadcast schedule can be found on the website, OnTheBaseLine.com by linking here.

The men’s singles draw can be viewed here.
The women’s singles draw can be viewed here.