We have several monitors in the sports department and it's my job to make sure I'm up to date on all the events taking place. So can you imagine how enjoyable it is to get paid to watch Tiger Woods battle Phil Mickelson in one eye and keep posted on the Astros in the other. I'm a golf nut so I really enjoy watching the creativity of the best players in the world negotiate the conditions in a major. But then I get irritated with the Astros lack of pitching as they get blistered by the Brewers again losing two of three. The Brew Crew ended up hitting 10 homeruns in the three game series as Milwaukee scored 19 runs in the last two contests (so much for team meetings...they don't help if you can't pitch.)

It's hard not to get emotionally involved in all that is going on right now in the Houston sports scene. It should be an incredible weekend of baseball. For the first time in the history of Minute Maid Park, the New York Yankees will visit in the regular season to begin a three game series with the Astros. It's sold out and many are thinking the series will set attendance records. One interesting note, the last time the Astros and the Yankees played in the regular season was in New York in 2003 and six Astros pitchers combined to no hit the Bronx Bombers 8-nothing. It was the fist time in 44 years, the Yankees were no-hit at home.

Rice is opening their College World Series experience on Sunday in Omaha, Nebraska. They will face Fresno State and this is beginning to be a habit for Owls head coach Wayne Graham. He's been to the World Series seven times in the last 12 years.

Add to all of this the two time defending MLS Champion Houston Dynamo hosting the first place New England Revolution Thursday night at Robertson. That'll be a kick.

The Comets are in action Saturday night so plenty of things on the plate and a multitude of things to watch and cover. It's a tough job but somebody's got to do it.