World Cup may not be a good idea for an office pool, though I’m sure some have tried. That’s the trouble with these summer sports. They aren’t conducive to office pools. And we know how important those are.

I’m admittedly looking forward to football already. I mean the preview issues are out in full force. Have been since January. The college World Series is over already. I know that because I heard the last clink of the bat last night on the news. Aluminum bats. They’re just so wrong. It’s like having fur on a football. I do wish I could have joined my good friend, Gene, in Omaha for the Series though. That would have been fun. Maybe someday I’ll do that as long as I don’t have to wear Red. But then again, if I don’t wear Red they know you’re not from Nebraska and well, it all seems so stressful. I think I’ll head out to find some football previews now. If I can find one without Nebraska on the cover.
(PS. Gene, you know I’m kidding!)

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It’s nice to know we are in good company when it comes to incompetent referees and umpires. The solution is simple, of course. Yet instant replay continues to meet opposition in baseball and World Cup soccer, where the officiating has been absolutely atrocious. I’m always amazed at how often things that can be easily solved just aren’t, mostly out of greed of some kind. So instead we are left with the outcomes of important games meaning absolutely nothing. Kind of takes the fun out of it, doesn’t it?

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Are you beginning to catch a bit of the fever that has hit the U.S. lately? Fans are flocking to the sports bars in droves to catch the excitement of the World Cup. And, ya know, it feels pretty good. We could certainly stand a pick-me-up these days. Between the sour economy and the mess in the Gulf, life has become a bit of a downer. I say embrace the whole thing with the same crazed giddiness found around the rest of the world. Grab your vuvuzelas and go Bonkers. It’ll do us all some good.

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Just click HERE or on the cartoon to see my latest World Cup cartoon on ESPN.com

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Blame it all on David Beckham. Actually it’s not quite that simple. After decades of our kids playing soccer, the US is beginning to catch up with the rest of the world. The World Cup numbers don’t lie. The US vs. England match TV ratings were higher than the last episode of the series LOST which set records. And here’s one I saw the other day. Number of fans who watch the World Cup Final…719 million. Number who watch the Super Bowl…198 million. I think Cup fever is catching, if the FIFA officiating or the vuvuzelas don’t kill it.

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