Murray, First Brit Since 1936 To Win Tennis Major.

Not going to get into "micro-analysis " of yesterday's 5 hour marathon final between Murray and Djokovic . First of all I was wrong(but happy). I predicted Djokovic. Secondly , the match was one for the ages! Surreal moment. Nine o'clock on a Monday night, with Novak cramping, Murray reaches into the "reserve tank " and pulls it out. Monkey is off his back.
Long live the Queen! And of course, Andy Murray!

Steve "Bjorn" Goldman reporting.

US Open Men's Tennis Prediction; Djokovic Over Murray in Five Sets!

Something about Monday afternoon Tournament Championships that I love. I guess it kinda extends the weekend and turns a Monday afternoon into something special. Speaking of special..I think that's exactly what this final will be! While I'm rooting for Murray, my prediction is Djokovic in 5 sets in a tremendous marathon!

Hope it ends before Monday Night Football.

Enjoy.

Serena Williams at Age 30 Wins US Open, But It Was Really About Last 4 Games!

I've watched a lot of sports since I'm a kid . Everything, including cliff diving from Mexico. Is that actually a sport ? Anyway, what Serena did yesterday was one of the greatest sports performances I ever saw. Coming off singles and doubles titles at Wimbledon and the Olympics, she looked unbeatable! And through the first six matches and one set Sunday, she actually was "Wonderwoman". Physically imposing, the heart and will of of a lioness. She steamrolled every opponent she faced.
Then something happened. I don't know what happened. Maybe Azarenka stepped it up a notch. Perhaps Serena lost her concentration. She could have gotten tired...Nerves? We may never know!
But all of a sudden , Azarenka ties things up at 1 set all. Then Azarenka is up 5-3 in the 3rd. Serena looked tired, lethargic...And as she said, she was preparing her runnerup speech.
What happened next was a thing of beaty, grace, power and nerves of steel. Serena reeled off 4 straight games in a row . She played perhaps the greatest 16 straight points at a pressure packed moment, in tennis history! Nothing her opponent could do.She hit perfect power stroke after power stroke. She got to every ball, made every shot.
By the time we all came up for air, it was over. Great champions do great things.
This being her 15th major...It had to have been special! Enjoy it.

Dow Jones; Don't Look Now, Dow just Hit 13,302 !

Wall Street is a world unto itself . Unemployment, Libor scandals, Euro craziness and mortgage debacles....But somehow, the Dow has gotten up off the canvas and has reached 13,302 as of 10 minutes ago. Wow!
How do you explain it ? Short answer , you don't . You can rationalize it after the fact, but there is no way to look inside each " investor's head " to know their mindset. The slightest tick can set off a worldwide selling spree . So for the time being , while the market is no longer the investment tool it used to be , the Dow Jones Index is as mighty as ever.
Now , what is going to happen with Facebook?

Enjoy the weekend!

US Open Tennis; Adios Roddick and Federer!

Another amazing day at the Open. Serena rolling along. Murray and Djokovic advance. Sharapova struggles a bit but advances. But the big stories of the day were Roddick's exit and the upset of "Roger" by Berdych . In an emotional, yet gutsy performance by Roddick, he simply didn't have the answers for Del Potro who played like a champion. Andy played well , but Del Potro handled his serve and hit stinging passing shots all match. Andy will be missed!
Roger must be extremely disappointed. He did not play "Federer-Like" tennis and Berdych, except for a little "3rd set blip", may have played the best match of his career!
So we move on ..My two favorite players gone. Still, an abundance of talent and some great matchups over the best (last) 4 days of the tourney.
Woops, gotta go. Matches on in 38 minutes on ESPN 2.

Steve "Bud" Goldman reporting.

Democratic Convention; If I'm the Democrats, I'd Follow Michelle With Hillary, Bill and Wrap It Up With the President!

Watched a little of Michelle's speech from last night at the convention . I gotta tell you, while I'm not a big " convention guy", she did a tremendous job ! Real positive, high note ! Like the former trial lawyer I am....When things are going well, get your case in quickly and efficently and get it to the jury.
Here, I'd keep things short and sweet.. Put Hillary Clinton on. Put the "Grand Poobah ", Bill Clinton on , and wrap it up with the President. Anybody else will be a "time killer" at best .
So Democrats let's end on a strong note, and spend the next two months unleashing ad after ad attacking Bain Capital, Romney's problems with womans' issues and and of course his failure to connect with the "common man".
You got em where you want them now.

Political reporter Steve "Delano " Goldman reporting.

A-Rod Returns; Still Not Enough For the Yanks! Lose 4-3 to Rays.

A-Rod returned to the lineup today. Hopefully, he'll regain the form of "A-Rod of old"! They badly need his right-hand bat. If you look at the Yankees carefully, it's almost a miracle that they're still clinging to first place. Mo out. A-Rod was out. Andy out. Tex out on and off .Granderson has been out. Joba out . Need I go on? Shaky starting pitching . Granderson and Ibanez batting in the .230's . Russell Martin still on the "interstate ". They've lived and barely survived on the long ball this year. But right now they're hanging on by a thread.
The moon, stars and planets will really have to line up perfectly for the Yanks to even get into the playoffs(less than 30 games left) , let alone make a run!
Well, I can say one thing. There will definitely be a lot of meaningful Yankee games played in September. Enjoy things , while we sweat it out!
Happy Labor Day!