We are at another great time in Sports where we're separating the wheat from the chaff in the NHL and NBA and in the heat of things for baseball, though it lasts 162 games, which really helps to diminish the luster. The summer movie season has officially started with the arrival of Wolverine and Star Trek, both are decent, Star Trek being a little better if you have to decide and don't want to toss a coin.
Playoff hockey is very good to watch. They fight for every inch of the ice, I'm just a little depressed that fighting takes an ENORMOUS drop in the playoffs, AKA it doesn't happen. I was watching the Bruins Hurricanes in OT for game 7 and was entertained the whole time. Give it a shot, only the best are left in the finals of the East and West, the Red Wings and Blackhawks is going to be great. I'm a little worried the Red Wings will have too much experience for the WAY younger and less experienced Blackhawks. On the other side you have the Penguins who tasted some Stanley Cup, but face another team that actually won it a few years back with Carolina. Both should be great series and worth at least a look. Hockey has improved ratings every year since the strike and has tried and succeeded in making itself faster and more entertaining. I should've posted predictions earlier, but I'll ride the Red Wings train, they just have so many quality players who have all been-there and done-that.
Basketball is looking like a no-surprise ratings wet-dream of Lebron Vs. Kobe. I wouldn't be opposed to that, but I do wish the Celtics had KG so the Cavs would have a real opponent in the Eastern Conference finals. Cavs haven't had to play many games keeping them pretty fresh, so I'll bet the fighting Lebron's to take out the Lakers in the finals. The Lakers certainly can lose to the Nuggets who have been playing great ball, but I think somehow/someway the Lakers will make the Finals and make sponsors happy. Cavs in 6 and que the Lebron being the greatest thing to put on two shoes ever hype.
In baseball news Fuck Manny Ramirez and lets go Crew. Manny Parra and Jeff Suppan have simultaneously started playing very well and the resurgeance of the offense in general has made the Brewers the class of the NL Central. All questions are answered for now, even bringing up Gamel for a real DH/ bench bat for the upcoming games vs. the AL. I was pretty skeptical, but for now the Cubs have some injuries and obvious closer problems that put them behind the Brewers, hopefully for the rest of the season.
Bottom Line: I'm just happy there's stuff to watch on TV.
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