I'm feeling a serious case of red, white and blue flu coming on.
I know, I know, you're still trying to clean up the mess that Dom Brown created in left field last night, butchering a fly ball that opened the door for the Marlins to bolt to a 3-0 lead from which the Phils never recovered. A.J. Burnett deserved better.
And your fever is building toward tonight's NBA Draft, where the Sixers are sitting pretty with the No. 3 and 10 picks in the 1st round.
But right now all those people around the office sniffling and complaining of other aches and pains are likely looking for an easy out so they can catch the USA vs. Germany World Cup game.
I think this could be the day when soccer "arrives" as a major sport here in the States.
The numbers from Sunday night's key game vs. Portugal were off the charts, setting all kinds of records for viewership. At last count some 24.7 million people around the globe tuned into that 2-2 tie, 18.2 million on ESPN alone.
But that was a night game, and on a weekend to boot.
Today's game, in which a tie or win will send the U.S. into the next round, will be played in the middle of a work day. Which is one of the reasons I think the Internet will be exploding with people streaming the game at their cubicles.
Here's a look at how much buzz the game is creating.
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So do you have soccer fever? Let us know what you are doing to check out the game.
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