500 & 1

The night in which the Sandman got his third at bat, first walk and first RBI, Mariano Rivera reached new heights when he got his 500th career save! He's only the second person in MLB history to have done so, behind Trevor Hoffman! Insane! And how did he celebrate? The only way Mariano does - by not showing a lot of emotion. Just a nice smile and hugs from all of his teammates.

He did, however, showed a little more than a smile when he was walked by K-Rod in the ninth inning to walk in his first RBI! Classic!

But that's just one of two milestones reached by a Yankee over the weekend. Two nights earlier, Alex Rodriguez got home run No. 564 to move past Reggie Jackson for 11th on the all-time home run list. Even Jackson was there to commemorate such great feat.

And to add icing to the already tasty cake, the Yankees swept the Mets!

Congratulations to Mariano and Alex and the Yankees!. Now, let's play more ball!

Changing sports, have I told you how much I love soccer, Dear Roxy? I watched two great matches over the weekend, one with not such a great outcome.

Let's start with the latter. The USA team lost against hated Brazil in the Confederation Cups final in South Africa. Playing great in the first half, US went up 2-0 against Brazil! 2-0! Too bad they were playing that team. Brazil quickly scored in the second half to cut the margin in half. And before it was over, they had scored 3 goals, breaking millions of US hearts in the process. US played great, but Brazil played better when they needed to. But no one can say US didn't play their hearts out. This US team, the same one that beat the best team in the world - Spain - is one to watch for. I can't wait to see what they do against Mexico in the World Cup qualifiers.

And congratulations to Once Caldas of Manizales for beating Barranquilla's Juniors in Colombia's Apertura Championship, one of two championships played in the country each year! Hopefully America de Cali will win the second one. :)

Where have you been?

-Criss

Photos: Tyler Kepner & Frank Franklin II