I'll try and make this a short and sweet Friday Five this week as I have celebrating to do and you surely have your own weekend fun to get to. So here it is, this week's fantastic Friday Five!1.) Catch that Brewers vs. Cubs game today? As someone who outed himself as a Cubs fan yesterday, even I agree the last at bat was a load of you know what. All four "balls" looked pretty good to me. Like I said though, I feel like I lose either way when these two teams play each other.

2.) Today, I thought it would be a great use of the weather (and a great way to rid a hangover) to go out and shag some fly balls and get some B.P. in. I have to say that after a few summer's away I am a bit rusty. It took a little time to re-learn how to judge the fly balls. I decided to throw a few pitches with the hardball and am happy I still have the control, but I doubt the 50 mph fastball will work on any human batter. So much for my theory of trying out for a spot in the Brewers bullpen to help with my unemployment woes.
3.) Fantasy Baseball: There's a good feeling when you're in Fourth place with a solid pitching staff and Prince Fielder anchoring your lineup and Manny Ramirez comes back from his suspension.
4.) Summerfest's dissapointing music lineup. Where are all the good free stage bands this year? No Less than Jake or Goldfinger was a sad for me to see. The Gufs made their usual appearance but other than them, all I am really excited for is Reel Big Fish and Relient K on Sunday. Oh well, maybe next year.
5.) Tour De France! Tomorrow the greatest bicycle race in the world gets under way. I may be the only American who is interested in this month long event (July 4th through July 26th). Most people wrote off the sport because of all the drugs and blood doping going on, but it's really improved the last few years. Imagine MLB watching it's players like hawks and banning people like Manny Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez, and Gary Sheffield for life as punishment. That's how strict this sport has become. A few things that may interest the lay-person... Lance Armstrong is making his comeback after three years out of racing. I'm hoping he does well, but I feel like he's only going to tarnish his own legend. It feels like when Michael Jordan played for the Wizards to me. It's going to be interesting this year as Lance is not on an American team as he will ride for team Astana. I don't even consider Lance as a top 3 rider on his team, let alone the entire race. Alberto Contador, Levi Leipheimer, and Yaroslov Popovych, all Armstrong teammates, are riders who have carried the torch for the past two years, and are considered favorites to win this year's race. Expect my TV to remain on the Versus channel all month!








