Summer Sabbatical

Hi again! Today I will be starting sleep away camp so I will be offline for the summer and I will be back in August. It has been a year since I started this blog and i am nearing the big 200 posts and I thank you very much for following and commenting with such nice words and opinions. Have a great summer!

WHAT A GAME!!!!!!!

Game 6 in the Heat Spurs game will always be remembered. Here’s what happened. In the 1st quarter LeBron struggled from taking too many jump shots, despite that the Heat led 27-25 going into the 2nd Q. In the 2nd the Heat struggled scoring only 17 points while the Spurs jumped ahead when they scored 25 to take a 50-44 lead. In the 3rd the Spurs turned in 25 and the Heat scored only 21 so the Spurs had a 10 pt lead going into the 4th and that’s when everything happened. The Spurs kept scoring away with the Heat barely scoring, but then James started hitting tons of layups without his head band and the Heat were back in the game. Then with time running down Manu Ginobili missed a free throw and Kawahi Leonard missed one. Then with the clock running down and 5.2 seconds left James missed a 3, then Chris Bosh who was a big factor dished it out to the King of 3’s Ray Allen who hit probably the best and most important 3 of all his career 3’s which are the most in NBA History. The game got forced into OT and the Heat won to force a game 7. The players were all saying at the end of the game that was the best game I ever played in. I feel really bad for those fans who left the game and tried to get in. You seriously looked very silly. This game reminded me of game 6 of the 1986 World Series between the Red Sox and the Mets because it teaches you to never give up no matter the margin. This game also reminds me of that World Series because they started to set up the trophy ceremony for the Spurs like the Sox. Until Allen hit the 3 and Buckner missed the Mookie Wilson grounder.

Who will win game 7?

3 OT Thriller

In Hockey the Stanley Cup started in Chicago. The Bruins scored in the first when Milan Lucic scored on a David Krecji assist. Then in the second period Milan Lucic scored on another goal assisted by David Krecji. Brandon Saad scored for the Blackhawks in the second period assisted by Marian Hossa. Patrice Bergeron scored in the 3 rd for the Bruins assisted by Milan Lucic. Then the Hawks came running back with 2 goals by Dave Bolland and Johnny Oduyna to tie the game at 3 and put it into OT. The Bruins and Blackhawks had many open chances but didn’t score until Andrew Shaw scored on a slap-shot deflected then it hit Shaw’s knee and beat Tuuka Rask. Tuuka had 59 saves and 63 shots on goal. A great performance.

Neal, Leonard and Green?

Who was making the headlines in game 3? Was it James? No! Was it Wade? No! Was it Bosh! No! Was it Parker Ginobili and Duncan? No! Was it Kawaii Leonard, Gary Neal and Danny Green? Yes! Last night the Spurs beat the Heat 113-77 in a 36 pt blowout. Leonard, Green and Neal combined for 65 points and Neal and Green combined for 13 of the 16 Spurs 3’s. I have a good feeling if the Spurs win the Finals the MVP is most likely Danny Green who stepped out of nowhere and is playing AMAZING! He was not a headline from the start to Game 1 of the Finals. But now he is.

Who will win the series and the MVP?

Mr.Unreliable

I think if their was an award for most unreliable player it would go to Mets closer Bobby Parnell. I feel like every time he tries to get the save he blows it. He has a terrifying fastball that’s close to topping 100 but the rest of his pitches don’t work! Last night the Mets played the Nationals to try to break their 3 game skid from the fish. They led 2-1 going into the ninth but Parnell stepped in, let up the tying run, loaded the bases and lost the game from a fly out. Please Mets, DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!

The tradition continues…

I have a tradition that every year I go to a new stadium with my dad, cousin Luke and my brother who started this year. I have been doing this for 4 years including the trip to Philly today. So far we have gone to Camden Yards for the Orioles, Yankee Stadium and Citi Field. On this trip in Philadelphia , I went to Pat and Geno’s for Philly Cheesestakes. I liked Pats better because Geno’s was too cheesy. We also went to see the Liberty Bell. Citizens Bank Park was very nice. The Phillies exploded in the first and second innings scoring Seven runs. No one scored for the next Five innings until Norchika Aoki hit a single to score Ricky Weeks. The Brewers scored four more runs through the ninth and lost 7-5 when J. Segura popped out with the bases loaded. I had tons of fun in Philadelphia. I can’t wait to figure out which stadium we’ll go to next year!

Subway Sweep

Last night the Mets completed a amazin’ Subway sweep on the Yanks. Lets look back at this great series… The Mets starting pitchers were amazin’ in this sweep with an ERA of 1.72. In game 1 it was Jon Niese who threw a ‘good’ outing striking out 4 and letting up 1ER and David Wright and Daniel Murphy teamed up to win the game with a HR and a RBI single to win 2-1. Then in game 2 Matt Harvey the Dark Knight pitched and struck out 10 earning a ND because in the 9th David Wright was a hero again when he hit a single to score the tying run for the 2nd game in a row then Lucas Duda finished with a walk-off single on Mo Rivera to break his perfecto save record this season. They also made history by being the first team to get 3 straight hits on him without getting out. The Mets won again 2-1. In game 3 it was all the Mets batting when they teed off against David Phelps scoring 5 in the 1st. Jeremy Hefner got the win striking out 5 and letting up 3. Then in Game 4 the unhelpful Dillion Gee was very helpful striking out 12 and only letting up a Robby Cano HR and got the win. He had some help from Marlon Byrd who has been on FIRE lately hit his sixth HR and John Buck got an RBI. Both of these players were in the R.A Dickey trade so these players have been very helpful this season.

Will the Mets keep this playing up?

Multi Money

Baseball: Yesterday not 1, but 2 players hit 3 HR’s in their games. Lets start with Nationals Ryan Zimmerman. His 1st HR was in the 1st, it was hit to left-center and 429 feet long. In the 4th he homered to center on another solo that went 413 feet. Then to top his performance he hit his 3rd HR in the 5th inning he hit to Right and scored Denard Span to put the Nats up 6-2. Despite his performance the Orioles came back with 7 runs. Chris Davis did not have 3 HR’s but he did have 2 and had 3 RBI’s to put him at 19 HR’s on the year. Now we go to Chicago for the 2nd HR performance from Cubs Catcher Dioner Navarro. He started in the 2nd when he hit a solo HR to left center that went 388ft. Then in the 4th inning he drove in Scott Hariston on a 370 foot HR to left. Then to finish his performance he drove in Anthony Rizzo and Alfonso Soriano home when that baseball went screaming for 455ft into right field. The Cubs won 9-3.

Now something amazin’ happened last night when the Mets beat the Yanks at Yankee Stadium to lead the series 3-0. If the Mets win today this will be their 1st time sweeping the Yanks in 4 years. In this series the Mets have knocked the Yanks out of 1st place,beat them with a walk off 2 run inning off Mo and won 9-4 at Yankee Stadium. This has been a Amazin’ series for the Mets. Finally something to root about.

No first game jitters.

Yesterday Brittney Griner made her debut in the WNBA with the Phoenix Mercury against Elena Delle Donne and the Chicago Sky. Griner set 2 records in her first game. One of them was most dunks in a game with 2 and tied Candace Parker for most career WNBA dunks with 2. In her first game she already broke a career record which will be dominated by the end of the season. She had 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks. Delle Donne had 22 points and 8 rebounds to lead the Sky to their first win of the season and her first career WNBA win.

Also in B-ball last night the Spurs beat the Grizzlies to win the series and clinch a spot in the NBA finals with a 93-86 win. The Spurs this season are 0-2 against the Heat and 2-0 vs the Pacers. This is the first NBA finals for the Spurs in the last 6 years.