Game Six of the Western Conference Finals was everything I could've hoped for...and then some. BOTH teams getting called for too many men on the ice, Lotsa goals, chaos with one net empty for the last minute and a half... It just doesn't get better than this. The third period, in particular, was worth the price of admission alone. The Red Wings started the period trailing 3-0 and outshot 26-13 (a 2:1 ratio, for you math nerds out there). Naturally, Detroit did everything they could to take the lead (or at least force overtime) and almost succeeded. Sometimes, outscoring your opponent 3-1 and outshooting them 16-3 in one period just isn't enough. Anaheim won the game 4-3 and the series 4-2. For the record, Detroit goalie Dominik Hasek had a .667 save percentage in the third period tonight...
Right before the game started, I was able to catch the NBA Draft Lottery. A rather mundane event, but still oddly captivating. What probably helped was the fact that the draft order was announced pretty quickly, with the deputy commissioner rattling off picks 14 through 4 in the span of two or three minutes. Naturally, they cut to commercial to manufacture some "drama" before revealing the top three picks in the draft. Did it work? Well...no, not really, because every friggin' countdown/list show in the universe does that. But hey, thanks for playing, ESPN and NBA. Incidentally, the number one pick in the draft went to the Portland Trail Blazers, which means that the Boston Celtics' little tanking strategy DIDN'T WORK!
And the Yankees lost to the Red Sox. Whoopty crap. But hey, the Twins won! Woo hoo!
Altanta Braves center fielder Andruw Jones went 0 for 5 at the plate with 5 strikeouts Sunday afternoon in Boston. Now THAT takes talent.
Words really can't describe this.
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