Rare, but Well Done

Baseball has the triple-play. Golf has the hole-in-0ne. Hockey has the short-handed goal. Football has the "Hail Mary" pass. Every sport has that special component of the game that is so rare, that to witness it makes for a very special event, indeed.

Which brings me to soccer, which has its very own rare moment; it's called the "goal". Goals are about as rare as a government surplus and I think they should change the game to just "first goal wins". That will also help us know when the game is over because as it is now the game clock is never right and you never know the game is over until the referee goes home.

But Daniel has become quite the player; scoring two goals last week and another this week. He really enjoys this game and plays very hard. We sent him to a soccer camp for a week this summer and he has come away with some real ball-handling skills

Although he still has fewer goals than Larry King has had wives, the season isn't over yet.

And speaking of rare events, let's talk about Crusher football. The second team defense has seen as much action this season as O.J. Simpson has seen his in-laws. Trailing 19 to 0 with 4 minutes left to go in this week's game and the opposing team's second string offense on the field, the Crushers played their first team defense to the final whistle. The picture below shows Lev getting some good game experience on the sidelines. He's number 18; the one without the growth spurt.