Wrap up of 1st weekend

Quick wrap up from yesterday's EPL games:

ManU managed to rescue defeat from the jaws of victory, finishing 0-0 [that's 'nil-nil' to you Yanks] against Reading. Pretty amazing, in my opinion, for the defending champions to tie a team that is in its second year of the EPL AND not score any goals with a lineup that includes Ronaldo, Giggs, and Rooney. Give due credit to Marcus "I'm an American, too" Hahnemann, who had a fantastic game with 5 big saves that earned him the shutout [and won Mitch the 1st week of fantasy EPL].

As I'm sure has been noted somewhere, there is a sad bit of irony in having 3 Americans [Fridel, Hahnemann, and Howard] in the world's best league where they're getting world class coaching and development and they're all playing the same position, which is a pain for the US National Team. Even with Friedel officially retired from the USMNT, it's still a shame; think if they were midfielders or defenders...oh well.

Wayne "Osteoporosis" Rooney broke his left foot right before half yesterday and sat out the 2nd half of the game. He's previously broken his right foot 2 times. In keeping tradition, Rooney breaks his foot only right before England desperately needs him for an important match or tournament [say, for example, Euro 2008 qualifiers, Euro 2004, and the 2006 World Cup]. Yahoo has a decent article about this here.

Mitch is running the table in our EPL league, almost doubling up everyone else's points. I wish I could say something witty here about this, but I can't; it's too painful for a Yankees fan to win in EPL football, even if it's fake.

Found a good guide to the EPL for Americans, located here, that is worth checking out.

David Beckham is still sidelined, which is frustrating many fans. To be fair, he's here for five years and he's hurt right now. Let's give the ankle a bit of time to get better and let him play a few matches before we dismiss him. If you've ever sprained an ankle, you understand how hard it is to come back to this at 100% before you're truly ready. People need to prepare themselves that this season might be a wash, but that it's going to pay huge dividends over the years...we hope.

[By the way, check out Mitch's site [here] for some great links and funny videos.]