Sunday Recap and Other Things

So we will not see a rematch of last year's NBA championship series. We will also see a new NBA champ as Boston got blown out by Orlando yesterday. The LA Lakers did their part in beating Houston, setting up what could be a Kobe vs. LeBron NBA Final. If both LA and Cleveland get by their next opponents.

The BlackHawks lost their opener against the defending champs Detroit in the opener of their conference finals series. I'm not sure if the young 'Hawks really have a chance in this series, but will gain the experience of having gone this far. Not that's any consolation if/when they lose to Detroit.

The Cubs fell to Houston yesterday as a furious ninth inning rally fell short. A big series with St. Louis is next for the week; I didn't realize how short handed the Cardinals were, but they remain in a race they were never expected to be in. Carlos Zambrano made a rehab start yesterday and expects to be back by late week.

I forgot to mention yesterday in the baseball recap of a big game in baseball history (reading the NY Times reminded me of this). On May 17, 1979, probably the craziest game in baseball history was played at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Phillies beat the Cubs 23-22...in nine innings no less. Yes, the wind was blowing out and if you see the box score alone you can see how crazy it was. I actually remember seeing the boxscore in the Philadelphia Inquirer 30 years ago today and was mesmerized even then by the craziness of it. With the quality of pitching the way it is today, I wouldn't be surprised to one day see a game like that again.

A short one day, but I figure I can keep interest in Riff again if I post every day. Even during a busy week for me.

Jp