When I first heard Cinco de Mayo was also the day of The Kentucky Derby this year, I vowed to celebrate "Cinco de Derby."
Get the fancy hats and mint juleps ready for the 138th Kentucky Derby. Previews begin on NBC at 4pm ET and don't blink, the race is 6:24 p.m. ET.
But first, don't forget to cheer on the New York Rangers in the conference semifinals at Washington starting at 12:30.
Quite honestly if you like sports, your team might be playing today. We have baseball: The Red Sox at 1pm, the Mets at 4:00 and the Yanks at 7:00.
The NBA has matchups. My Mavs play at 7:35pm.
And there is soccer. The New York Red Bulls are playing for the first time without Thierry Henry against the Galaxy in Los Angeles. But you might want to tune in at David Beckham is supposed to make a return to the Galaxy tonight. Mr. Spice himself.
If you like Football- (the European kind) as I'm writing this the Premier League match between Arsenal and Norwich is already over, ending in a draw.
THE BIG game over in London town is at Wembley where Chelsea is taking on Liverpool in the 131st FA Cup Final at 5:15 pm. (That's London time.)
It's a classic race of red and blue between two old rivals. Read this post where I sort of compare the teams to the Yankees and Red Sox.
Actually having the derby on the same day as big soccer match ups reminds me of a match at Stamford Bridge. One of my female friends from London had never been to a match so I was explaining which team we were cheering for and which goal post they were aiming. She made the comment: "These men are like race horses, THOROUGHBREDS."
Click here to check out last year's Cinco de Mayo blog. It ended up being about Manchester United.
