City of Love

I am off to Paris tomorrow afternoon for a quick gettaway from the smut of New York City. For those of you who are uninformed, Paris is the capital and largest city of France. It is situated in the northern part of the country on the Seine river. The Paris metropolitan area has a population of 11.8 million, making it the world's 25th largest city. Paris is one of the thriving European economy's leading business and cultural centers.

French Open Final: Nadal over Federer in 4 sets. Roger is a headcase against Rafa who is healthy and motivated to get his title back. Nadal will work Fed's backhand and roll to victory after dropping the first set.

Euro/Dollar: 1.2557 as of 5/21/2010; I predict it will appreciate to 1.28 by my return (5/27/2010). The US printing press will roar non-stop.

Jerry Manuel's Job: The Yanks and Phils will poop all over the Mets and turn up the heat on Manuel. Clubhouse chemistry is on a steep decline after DWright's benching and Maine's benching after 5 pitches last night.

Manuel will keep his job for now. I don't think the Wilpons will give Minaya the authority to fire Jerry since that pair is destined to leave together. I think they'll stick out the entire season and depart after a 4th place finish in the division. Bobby V anyone?

Phils @ Mets on May 25th: I wonder how many people will show up to Citi Field to watch R.A. Dickey versus Jamie Moyer. 25,000 at best? Yikes.