jet lag much?

so yeah, being 7 hours away from my normal time zone has had multiple effects on me. the waking up everyday at 6am sucks, but what's worst is that sports are all played when i can't pay any attention to them. i know, i stayed up until 5am to watch TMF (the mighty fed) pound Roddick in Australia.. but that's TMF. I like LeBron and all, but he's not TMF. So as a result i have little to say about the NBA playoffs anymore, but i'll contribute what i can. So here goes:

(1) Eastern Conference Finals: the series is now tied. i am impressed. choi basically said all that need be said about game three. and game four, well i didn't see it but reading the stat sheet it looks like some pieces around lebron stepped up and helped carry the team. and then lebron responded by thanking them and dropping 13 in the fourth. all this without hughes playing mind you, so that's saying something.
For the pistons though, i guess one thing you can take away from the game is that billups heated up a bit. so maybe that helps as they return to the Palace.
If the Cavs find a way to win game 5... wow, i'd find a way to watch game 6.

(2) Major League Baseball: a few brief thoughts
- keep an eye on Tim Lincecum (thanks c-wod)... kid has pretty sick stuff and has lasted at least 7 innings in his last four starts. also was carrying a sub 1.00 ERA in the minors before his call up... fantasy baseballers, if he's available i say grab him.
- ryan freel... thank god he's okay, but that's why we call for the ball boys.
- the nl central: the only time anybody in the nl central will win a game for the rest of the season is when two nl central teams play each other mandating that someone win. i'm not sure you could amass a nl central all-star team that could compete with some of the other teams in baseball.

(3) French Open. This is obviously the one sports event to which i have been paying uber-close attention. Partly due to the fact that it actually happens while i'm awake, and partly due to the fact that the burger king near me shows the matches everyday... so i pay homage to the king and watch TMF (or sharapova this morning, somebody tell her that part pant, part dress, part jumpsuit outfit looks like hell). So without further delay, notes on TMF v. M. Russel:
- TMF was in control of this match the entire time. He was not broken at all and never looked in danger of having Russel break him. Some will say, 'why was the match so close? 6-4 in two sets?' these people should remember that: (1) its pretty tough to break serve. (2) M. Russel might be the best american clay player, despite his being relatively old. he was the last american to reach round 4 at the Roland Garros , mind. (3) TMF likes to 'work on things' in the earlier rounds of Grand Slam events so that he can get his game tweaked just the way he likes it for when he meets, oh say Rafa in the final.
- One thing i hope TMF is/was working on was serve returns. Granted Russel has a pretty big serve, but Fed sailed some returns and looked to be struggling a bit with serves hit right at his body.
- overall TMF looked good. the tony roche situation is no longer hanging over him, and he looks relaxed and ready to play tennis. his backhand is deadly too. but mentally, an aspect which is so important to the game, it appears he's ready to give that career grand slam a whole hearted shot.

alright, that does it from this side of the globe. i'll try to be more frequent in my updates now that i get to go somewhere with internet everyday for class. who knows though, maybe i'll end up in paris this weekend to watch my boy in person.