Wednesday World Cup kickaround

Germany in extra time 3-2. Klose with a hatrick.

The Octopus is never wrong...well except when Germany plays Spain.

I'll pick Germany 2-0 over Spain.

In one pool I picked Spain, the other Germany. Hate to ignore the octopus, but I feel it's that close. Should be a corker of a game.

I've had Spain all the way, and I've lived there. No picking against them now (although I really expect the Germans to win).

I swear I wrote the same thing two years ago.

Thought I could still make changes in TdF today. Whoops.

Germany 3-1. Sunday will be epic

I voted for Germany to go through on penalties, but on second thought Spain is more likely to prevail, for one simple reason: Casillas >>> Neuer.

My Kopf says Germany, but my corazon says Spain.

First running of the bulls today. Too much good stuff going on to keep track of...

If they had timed it right, the bulls could have chased the peleton down cobblestone streets.

I270: right there with you.

And what I wouldn't give to see the bulls chasing bike-soccer-playing cyclists on wet pavement. ESPN would have to start a new channel just for that.

In Paul I Trust. ESP in ET

Running of the bulls chasing the peloton down a grease covered U St.???? I had a buddy in another city crash on a used cooking grease spill years ago. He didn't get scraped up that bad, but he looked and smelled like bucket of KFC.

@RK, are your picks that bad? I made a few transfers but my squad isn't much different than I started with.

DR: It's ok. I'm sure I would've made some changes, but would've kept my top two picks (Cancellera, Thor). I might've dumped Andy Schleck since his bro is out.

Based on results so far, Germany should win it.

My TdF picks changed drastically. Dropped Cancellara b/c Chavanel was surely going to keep a 2 1/2 minute lead on flat roads .. which he would have had he not had a mechanical then a flat!

I did drop Tyler F. in favor of Thor, though, but then didn't put G. Thomas in the lineup as surely a newbie wouldn't do well on cobbles . . . but then Liggett said he did very well in the amateur Paris Roubaix . .

DR, I actually led the group in the practice phase, now that I look at it.

BTW, if you make changes, make sure you click the box that says to apply changes to all days.

delantero, nice move -- I saw Farrar is way at the bottom, although he did well today.

I'm happy to see I'm not the outlier, but I think Germany will will this match, too. I was surprised to read in Goffinho's article that Spain was the favorite.