A Visit To The US Open & Jerry Jones Gets Douchier!!

Breaking News! Live Sports are Better Sports!!!

Happy Thursday Everyone!  After spending all of Wednesday meticulously acquiring information for this distribution channel it is with great excitement that I can bring you some insight into the excitement of the US Open currently going on now in sunny Flushing Meadows, Queens (right next to The Temple "Citi Field").  While Anna K (pictured above is long out of pro tennis, it just seemed appropriate.  The USTA complex in Queens is a real beauty and I highly recommend checking it out for yourself one day…or even today or tomorrow - the tourney runs until September 9th with the Mens Singles Finals match.  The first bunch of days (when there are the most matches) are broken down into morning (11AM start) and a night (7PM start) sessions.  I attended the night session last night, but with the insane amount of tennis going on during the morning sessions it really would be the most bang for your buck!  And…I got back to Jersey City at 1AM, on a Wednesday…well I guess it was technically Thursday at that point. 

It is a veritable bonanza for the senses!  The entrance walkway is lined with American flags and dotted with workers there who will take your picture so you can avoid that awkward selfie face -

As you walk around the areas in between the almost 20 tennis courts there are sponsored food, booze and apparel stalls everywhere.  They have a Grey Goose signature drinks stand - the big one was the Grey Goose Honey Deuce served in a commemorative mug, this gargantuan Ralph Lauren Polo tennis apparel thing, a Pat LaFreida burger stand (purveyors of fine meats in the good old NY/NJ area) and my favorite - The Heineken House a huge raised bar with flat screens, plenty of elbow room and Adirondack chairs so you can kick it while sipping ice cold Heineken from their many taps.  It's elevated perch allows you so see into 3 of the tennis courts for a nice aerial view.

And This!

The two main matches in Arthur Ashe Stadium were highlighted by a victory for Venus Williams (a crowd fave there for many years) and Stan Wawrinka (ranked #3 in this tournament).  Both won easily and due to a Maria Sharapova marathon match beforehand, did not end until around midnight. Photos below - (View of some of the other courts as you make your way up and into Ashe Stadium. Second one is Wawrinka and Belucci battling it out)

All in all a great night…that is except for the fact that I had to get on the 7 TRAIN!!  It was crowded, hot and smelled like foot going there, and was only slightly better on the way back.  BUT it was only out done by a stank ride on the steamy PATH…it smelled like what I imaged the set of Borat smelled like…donkey and despair.  But anyways, let's move on before I say something I will regret that you heard.

Jerry Jones Confirms The Cowboys Are More About Flash Than Championships!!

Ladies and gentlemen, Jerry Jones makes headlines again for something other than winning playoff games.  The other day Jones gloated in the fact that his team is the "Glitz and Glamour" of the NFL.  They recently became the only NFL team with an official luxury watch and I think an official private jet company.  Forbes recently named them the richest (worth the most) franchise in American sports.  Their net worth dwarfs that of pretty much all NHL and NBA teams, a few baseball teams are around their level and there are 2 to 3 football teams nipping at their heals (Giants, 'Skins, etc). AND as Jerry Jones the businessman, this is extremely impressive.  He is a turd but even I will give him credit for turning an already commercially successful into a money generating juggernaut.  It is even more impressive considering they have consistently underachieved the past decade or so.  Spending much and winning some…but not enough.

That about wraps it up for today!  Enjoy your Thursday nights for tomorrow is FRIDAY!!!

Happy Watching!!
(spooning grilled cheese below)