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      Highlights from the Wednesday that was

      June 5, 2008 /

      Red Wings are Stanley Cup Champions after defeating the Penguins 3-2 in Game 6. How great was Chris Osgood’s save with six seconds left in the 3rd? If that puck goes in and the Wings lose in overtime again, Pittsburgh might have beaten Detroit in Game 7 on momentum alone. What a great series.

      MLB Musings:

      Red Sox 5, Rays 1. J.D. Drew comes up big on consecutive nights, finishing the night 2 for 3 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored. Boston has now taken the lead in the AL East – think they’ll give it back anytime soon? Doubtful – even with Big Papi out.

      Reds 2, Phillies 0. Is there anything more frustrating to a pitcher than to pitch great and still get the loss? Brett Myers takes a no-no into the seventh inning, only to receive zero run support and his seventh loss on the year. How good has Edinson Volquez (8-2, 1.32 ERA, 91 K’s) been this year? What a nice surprise he’s been for the Reds. Joey Votto continued his tear too, hitting two doubles and driving in two RBI.

      Padres 2, Cubs 1. Chicago’s streak ends at the hands of a great Greg Maddux outing (7.0, 3 hits, 1 ER, 4 K’s). The Cubs won nine straight and still only lead the Cardinals by three games in the NL Central. Who would have thought that division would be so good this year?

      Brewers 10, Diamondbacks 1. Arizona is an absolute mess after starting the first month and a half as the best club in baseball. They can’t pitch, hit or play defense. (Three errors yesterday afternoon in Milwaukee.)

      Here’s John Smoltz on the decision to end his season due to shoulder surgery:

      General Sports, MLB, NHL

      Highlights from the Tuesday that was

      June 4, 2008 /

      MLB Musings:

      Red Sox 7, Rays 4. Even though it was only one game, the BoSox have to be pleased with the way they faired without Big Papi. J.D. Drew (2-3, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 1 HR) stepped up big and Boston got another solid pitching effort out of youngster Justin Masterson, who is now 2-0 with an ERA of 2.93.

      Blue Jays 9, Yankees 3. The headline from this game is obviously Joba Chamberlain’s short outing in his first major league start. Chamberlain only lasted 2.1 innings, walked four and gave up an earned run. The Yankees would have loved to see him last four innings on a 65-pitch count, but the walks eventually did him in. It’ll be interesting to see what kind of progress (if any) he makes in his next start.

      Phillies 3, Reds 2. What, no home run for Chase Utley? What a joke. The Phils are hot and Pat Burrell is quietly having himself a solid season, batting .286 with 14 long balls.

      Cubs 9, Padres 6. The Cubbies win their ninth straight after blasting three dingers in San Diego. With all the attention Alfonso Soriano is getting at the plate (and rightfully so), not many people have noticed the nice season Geovany Sota is having (.293, 10 HR, 39 RBI). That’s quite a contribution from the first-year starter.

      Mets 9, Giants 6. In his first outing coming off the DL, Pedro Martinez picked up his first win, lasting 6.0 innings, yielding three and fanning three. He’s location wasn’t completely there, but he looked solid and the Mets have to be encouraged. This just in: Barry Zito still blows. If he doesn’t get shelled in the first inning, he flirts with disaster until finally imploding. (Last night it was the fifth when he gave up four runs in the Mets’ eight-run rally.)

      One note: John Smoltz will have season-ending surgery.

      NBA Notes:

      John Paulsen had this to say about the Pistons firing head coach Flip Saunders.

      This is what GM Joe Dumars had to say:

      General Sports, MLB, NBA

      Highlights from the Monday that was

      June 3, 2008 /

      NHL Stanley Cup: Penguins 4, Red Wings 3, 3 OT. It’s too bad nobody is watching, because the Stanley Cup Finals have been exciting this year. The Pens have been dead in the water several times this series and yet, they forced a Game 6 last night.

      NFL Notes:

      The Cowboys gave Terrell Owens a 4-year, $34 million extension. He’s 35 and probably won’t see the end of this contract, but he’s coming off his best season in six years and surprisingly, he hasn’t been too much of a pain in the ass.

      MLB Musings:

      Phillies 5, Reds 4. Reds’ rookie sensation Jay Bruce now has three home runs in three games. That would be impressive if it weren’t for Phillies’ and possibly league MVP Chase Utley hitting five dingers in five games. Utley is just plain sick.

      Cubs 7, Rockies 6. That’s eight in a row now for the Cubs and perhaps what’s most impressive about this streak is that they’ve often trailed in games and had to come back. When a team trails early, but has the confidence to continue to battle back, that’s a scary thing. Carlos Zambrano is now 8-1 – so much for him being overrated huh, mass media?

      Indians 13, Rangers 9. Here’s a stat line for you: Casey Blake – 3-5, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 runs. Seven RBI? Blake had over half of the Tribe’s run production.

      Brewers 4, Diamondbacks 3. Nobody should fall asleep on the Brewers. They’ve now won four straight and if it weren’t for the Cubs’ impressive win streak, they’d be back in the hunt in the NL Central.

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      One-legged boy fulfilling love of playing baseball

      June 2, 2008 /

      The Kentucky Herald-Leader posted a fantastic story about an 8-year-old boy Adam Bender, who plays catcher for his little league baseball team – on one leg. Young Adam lost his leg to cancer when he was 1, but that hasn’t stopped him from playing the game he loves.

      Adam shyly deflects question about himself. He admits that he “loves baseball” and “loves catching,” but he doesn’t think he’s doing anything out of the ordinary.

      Astros coach Dan Wyse said he went out of his way to get Adam on his team “because he’s a good kid, a good catcher, and what he brings attitude-wise, he’s an inspiration to everybody.”

      Michelle Bender appreciates the effect her son has on people young and old.

      “Adam has helped other kids see that a person with a disability can be fun to hang out with, and play with, and they can still be a part of a community or part of a team. It’s developed the kids’ compassion.

      “And if he can inspire even one family to allow their kid to try something they normally might not try, that’s great.”

      Adam tried using a prosthesis but didn’t like it because he felt it slowed him down. He is adamant about not using a wheelchair.

      “He wants to play ball like everybody else,” Michelle said. “He’s always had that ‘nobody’s going to stop me’ attitude.”

      Do yourself a favor and read the entire article and watch the video clip of Adam playing. With all the garbage going on in sports these days, this young man is a total inspiration and a reminder not to hold anything back in life.

      General Sports

      Highlights from the Sunday that was

      June 2, 2008 /

      The Lakers are gearing up for their NBA Finals series with the Celtics and ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has the preview. Hey, who doesn’t love what Stephen A. Smith brings to the table? His shtick isn’t played out or anything.

      MLB Musings:

      Cubs 5, Rockies 3. The Cubs are ridiculously hot right now. How hot? Jim-Edmonds-is-actually-producing-hot. That’s how hot.

      Red Sox 9, Orioles 4. Bartolo Colon is now 3-0 on the season after allowing four runs in six innings Sunday and while his ERA is a bit high at 3.50, he’s quietly becoming a nice offseason signing by the Red Sox.

      Rays 4, White Sox 3. Gabe Gross (who?) tripled home two runs in the fifth inning and then hit a walk off dinger in the 10th to beat the Chi Sox. Ozzie ain’t happy.

      “There’s only one message I’m going to send. Just get ready because I expect movement on Tuesday.”

      “I expect [general manager] Kenny [Williams] to do something Tuesday. Because if we don’t do anything Tuesday, there’s [going to be] a lot of change in the lineup. That’s all I’m going to say about the offense,” said Guillen, whose comments were spiced with an occasional expletive.

      But the manager wasn’t finished.

      “It could be me. It could be [hitting coach] Greg Walker, the players, anybody,” Guillen said. “I’m sick and tired watching this for a year and a half. I’m not protecting anybody anymore.”

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