When I woke up this morning the sun was shining, the birds were singing, and the Sports Gods had done their job (well, one out of three isn’t bad). Since February 2002 the Sports Gods have been very kind to the Boston sports scene. Granted, there would some tough losses (2003 Red Sox, 2007 Patriots, 2010 Celtics), but the Gods can’t come down on our side ALL the time. It’s been an amazing run and it’s a travesty that the “Great 00’s” haven’t been done by Channel 4. You bring back all the news personalities from the 80’s and you remake this:
It would be a ratings bonanza. Who wouldn’t want to see Lobel and Neumy together again?
Moving on to the present, last night the despicable Canucks were battered yet again by the Bruins at the Garden and now we have a Game 7 on Wednesday night in Vancouver for the Cup (a big one). Things couldn’t get much better for Boston fans. On Sunday afternoon the Red Sox annihilated the Blue Jays, running their streak to nine in a row and showing the league that they might be who we thought they were in spring training. They are 6-0 on their current road trip (sweeps of NY and Toronto) and they can extend their AL East lead with a good showing in Tampa. With a lineup that’s on fire and Beckett and Buchholz starting two of the games, they have a great chance to finish the trip 8-1. I’m guessing Terry is sleeping a little better these days.
On to the NBA, roughly six hours after the Sox win we were treated to the dismantling of the Heat by the Dallas Mavericks and the crowning of Dirk as the NBA’s top dog (for the moment). With the Celtics obviously enjoying their vacation, having the Mavs win was a nice consolation prize. The arrogance of the Heat was too much for most fans to handle and to see them go down in flames AT HOME was a beautiful thing. We also were treated to LeBron’s press conference where he informed us that we can all go back to our miserable lives and stop bothering him since the season is now over. Stay classy LeBron. If I were LeBron, I would grab a giant bag of popcorn, ease onto the couch and pop in some tape of Jason Terry. You know, the guy who outscored you 107 to 106 in the series and played like he had nothing to lose (even though a tattoo was on the line). I’ll never understand how someone as supremely talented as LeBron could simply vanish on such a grand stage. At least Eddie House went down swinging (or chucking up 3’s).
Then last night the Bruins completely undressed Roberto Luongo and forced him to the bench after allowing 3 goals in 8 shots. He may want to keep his goaltending pearls of wisdom to himself. Talk about a fraud. It will be very interesting to see: A) if he starts tomorrow night, B) if he decides to wash his hair between games, and C) how short his leash is if he does in fact start. I’m optimistic about Game 7 and Tim Thomas is the reason. He’s been incredible for this run and he’s got one more in him. I can just feel it. Screw the stats and the Bruins trouble in Vancouver. They’re bringing the Cup home with them! The Red Sox and Mavs have been nice, but the Bruins winning is all that matters right now.
Quick Note: Mark Cuban tweeted on Monday morning that he was in bed with the championship trophy. That’s good stuff.
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