This year’s Open is from Aug 29 to Sept 11, has $60,102,000 prize purse, with $2.6m to the two winners in singles. Last year was $57m/$2.5m, and 2020 was $53m/$3m. Day 1 Serena def Danka Kovinić 6-3, 6-3 Day 2, Day 8, Gauff defeat Zhang Shuai Day 11, men’s doubles semi Getting ready for the opening day, driving in the last nail […]
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The national anthem 国歌
I love many national anthems. Top the list is the The Star-Spangled Banner, China’s March of the Volunteers 义勇军进行曲, which I was born to listen; and the French La Marseillaise … Many sporting events starts with The Star-Spangled Banner: Mets Marlins: 2024.3.20
Is this a discrimination?
Sport bars is a major scene of New York, or any big city. This Bravo Pizza (360 7th Avenue @ 30th St.) displays almost all the logos of New York teams but Islanders. I know it’s Rangers’ territory but … Rangers Yankees Mets Jets Knicks Where is Islanders? Some other bars we used to go: the […]
Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays, 1:0
1 E 161 StreetBronx, NY 10451 My first time to Yankee Stadium, attending the last regular season game against Tampa Bay Rays. It’s a must win for Yanks (92-70), which they did, and meaningless one for Rays (100-62), which is the best in baseball this season (they won AL Pennants last year, 2020). It’s a […]
US Open, Day 11
US Open 2021 offers a free day for the fans today. We watched four matches, two main draw men’s doubles semi and two wheelchair men’s singles, quarter final @ Armstrong. Either it’s a rainy day or New Yorkers don’t care for freebies (as no free lunch … inferior …), the stadium is very empty. We stayed on to watch […]
Day 9 at the Open
The second week at the US Open tennis 2021. I got a Louis Armstrong ticket @ $135 (Sec 6, row C), parking at the commuter lot is $25, in lieu of the normal rate of $5, or it’s free for Benz. We picked up our breakfast from Flushing to have at the Open. The leek or chives pan […]
Same dog different day
I’ve seen this dog at Mets or Citifield many times. A bit surprise to see him or her at the 2021 US Open too.
US Open, 2021
A great photo of Serena who’s absent at the Open; seen on FB US Open began yesterday, August 30, ending next Sunday, Sept 12. The prize is $57.5 million and the two singles winners take home $2,500,000 each, little less than 2020, $3 mil. I got my day session (#3) ticket to Ashe at the window (ticket/box […]
Playing through the pain …
During the 6th inning of Mets vs Miami Marlins, one of the commentators said that one of the older player had said to a younger one (I’m only half watching, multi tasking, as usual) that if you want to be a super star, not just a good ball player, you’ve to play through pains. It’s […]
US Open and Citi Field: blue skies and white snow
The NTC and Mets under the snow.
