Seattle Sounders FC vs. Chelsea FC

I was one of the 65,289 fans on hand to watch the Seattle Sounders FC play Chelsea today at Qwest Field, and I just have to say, it was an amazing experience.  I couldn’t imagine a better way to spend a Saturday afternoon in Seattle. Absolutely incredible. Here’s a video I put together of the entire experience:

Freddie Ljungberg sets up to take a corner

The Barack O’Mama jeans ad…

Haha, this is great.

(HT: HotAir)

Yet ANOTHER Obama baseball post

Good Lord.

From HotAir:

Baseball-loving president nostalgic for, um, “Cominskey Field”

Via Breitbart. Of the two Chicago stadiums, I’ve always preferred Wringley Park. But to each his own.

In fairness, The One’s worldview was shaped by someone whose name ended in -insky so you can see why he might have slipped. Exit question: Will the media now start referring to Comiskey Park as “Cominskey Field” to cover for him? Hmmm.

Update: Jim Treacher reminds me that Barry O’s also a big fan of the “Nittaly Lions.”

Coolest president evah.

Yeah, I’m going to milk this for all it’s worth…

UPDATE at 6:05pm: Thanks to Nice Deb for linking to the blog!

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So sue me.

For being the “coolest” president ever, Obama’s kind of weak sauce.

My Obama FailBlog submission…

Had to do it:

Obama didn’t even get it to the plate…

From Yahoo! Sports’ Big League Stew:

Earlier on Tuesday, the President said that he planned to throw his first Presidential pitch high so it’d get to the plate without bouncing, but his control was lacking. He clearly didn’t throw a strike like George W. Bush famously did during the 2001 World Series in New York just weeks after Sept. 11.

No, it clearly wasn’t a strike. In fact, Albert Pujols had to scoot in front of the plate to catch the ball. Click the pic below to watch the video:

I almost wish Pujols would have let him bounce it up there. Everything else he’s done has been an epic failure, why not his first pitch too?

Another interesting tidbit from BLS:

The more debatable point from the historic moment was the reception the President was afforded by the self-described “best fans in baseball.” Though Obama was roundly cheered by the All-Star fans, his live presence still didn’t attract the applause that George W. Bush did during a taped announcement by the four previous Presidents before the game and some boos could even be heard among the cheers.

(HT: Ace of Spades)

Obama “throws” first pitch, gets mixture of cheers and boo’s at All Star Game

Don’t know how long YouTube will allow this vid to be up, since it looks like it was pulled straight from Fox, but here’s Obama’s first pitch sissy toss at tonight’s All Star Game.

A lot of cheers, but quite a lot of boo’s too, if you ask me….

By the way, the pitch almost landed on the plate. If Pujols wouldn’t have reached out his glove as far as he did, it would have. You would have been able to see that, but for whatever reason, Fox didn’t show the traditional “behind the pitcher” view until the 3rd inning.

Best first pitch moment ever…

With Obama throwing out the first pitch at tonight’s All Star Game, I thought it’d be a perfect time to show this:

You can’t beat that.

Hey Obama: They’re GOALS, not points.

Geez.

From the AP:

President Barack Obama seemed pleased with the gift he received Thursday from Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, but it was bittersweet nonetheless.Silva gave Obama, a big sports fan, an autographed yellow Brazilian soccer jersey at the start of their morning meeting at the G-8 summit in Italy.

During their banter, which reporters partly heard through a translator, Silva spoke animatedly of the June 28 soccer match between the U.S. and Brazilian national teams in the Confederations Cup series. The game was a crushing loss for the underdog Americans, who led at the midway point, 2-0, only to lose 3-2.

Silva repeatedly said, “Yes we can,” which was Obama’s campaign catchphrase and apparently what the Brazilian president had in mind while his team trailed. Obama smiled gamely; if he felt Silva was rubbing it in a bit, he didn’t let on.

“Hey, look at this,” Obama said of the jersey, signed by the Brazilian team’s players. “Beautiful. All right, wonderful. I like that.”

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs later said Obama ended his 30-minute session with Silva by patting the Brazilian’s back and vowing, “we will not lose a two-point lead again.”

Really? Really? A “two-point” lead? I didn’t realize the players scored points in soccer/football/futbol, Barry.

Sigh.

Hey, nice point!

USA vs. Brazil in Confederations Cup Final

UPDATE: Video I captured from the Sounders FC win over Colorado:

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UPDATE: Just got home. I’ve known about the 3-2 loss for hours now, and am still devastated. At least the Sounders FC won 3-0.

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UPDATE: USA 2-0 over Brazil at half. Unbelievable. Won’t be able to watch the 2nd half, as I’m off to watch the Seattle Sounders FC play the Colorado Rapids, but GO USA!

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UPDATE: USA 2-0 over Brazil in the 32nd minute. Do you believe in miracles!?

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All I have to say is:

Match is on ESPN/ESPN 360 at 11:25am PT. Previews from ESPN here and here and from SI here.