Quick Post while I'm sitting here at work.


The soccer game went well. The have official rules, so only three subs a game and once you're subbed out, you're done. Anyway, I started the game and played the first half and twenty minutes in the second half. A few minutes into the second half, with a 1-0 lead, I turned on "The Tucker Show." I beat about four people in a row went on a breakaway sidestepped teh goalie and sent up Heracio for a goal. It was pretty crazy and I was in utter ectasy.

Okay, just kidding. But I really did give the assist to Heracio who put us up 2-0, and I did really beat one guy.

The entire league is Hispanic. I went a little early to my game to watch a few others, and out of the 6 different teams I saw, I was the only white kid.

Took me a while to earn trust with the other guys handling the ball, but by the beginning of the second half it was second nature to yell "Si! Medio," and have the ball passed to me.

I felt I was right about average with everyone. There were definitely a few guys better than me, but I could tell I was more skilled than many as well. One thing I was surprised about was their lack of physicality (If that's a word). It seems like people are always dogging America for being rather weak and not playing physical, but I don't recall being pushed off the ball once, and I know I ousted a couple guys a few times.

Anyway, it ended as a good game. We won 4-0.

The neat thing about this league, is that every team's uniforms are of some professional team in Mexico. If I was caught up on my Spanish I'd let ya know what team I am, but I've never seen the jersey before so I have no idea. Len, maybe you'd know.

I'll get around to posting picture when I get some. I left my camera behind enemy lines back home, so I am waiting for that to be shipped out. Maybe I'll have father come out to the next game and take some pictures, and I'll grab the ones of my wakeboarding from Paige and McKenzie.

That's really all I have for now.



Your own Pele,

Tucker