Loving this...not believing it.

I'm reading through the sports news, the emails, and the cheap cigar adverts in my inbox today, and I come across this headline:

"Celtics looking to slow Bryant in game 2"

You might ask, is this a Craigslist ad?

Is it a joke?

As much as I dislike Kobe Bryant and his Laker lackeys, I find this to be really funny. REALLY funny. So, I click on the headline to read more. Inquiring minds want to know! There is more!

"Celtics scheme ways to overcome Kobe in game 2"

Now we're scheming!! I wonder what we're coming up with in the locker room. I'm imagining Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett heating up a kettle of tar to dump at the doorway into the court. Maybe some banana peels. Koopa shells...I could go on. You get it.

How about instead of trying to slow one man down, you try and up your entire squad's game so that they have a shot at matching this one man and all his greatness. And by that, I mean man the hell up and don't let this one crybaby take you down that easily. At least let the other four in on the fun.

In the mean time, I'm still giggling about this scheming stuff...writers these days.

Sunday Funday!

I should probably start watching this game instead of writing about it, so we'll make this short.

The Chicago Blackhawks and the Philadelphia Flyers are beginning Game 5 as we speak, tied in the championship series 2-2. Both teams seem to fare better on their home turf, naturally. Chicago seemed to have this under wraps, but the Flyers have definitely gotten a little more than their feet wet at this point in the series.  Can the 'Hawks recover from their ego bashing back to back road losses now that they're home?

Oh, this is almost as good as LOST....

The World Cup 2010 has almost arrived!

So, let's be really honest here. I'm an American girl. What do I know about the World Cup? Not much. However, I acquired this really neat South African friend, and I now know more about soccer and rugby than ever before. Which wasn't hard considering all I knew about soccer was the co-ed team I played on in middle school and high school. Rugby? Seriously? There's this dance that New Zealand does...forget it...

I've done my research on this FIFA World Cup, and now know that it is the 19th of it's kind, and my liver is terribly underprepared. Another fun fact is that South Africa has spent the past four years building up these five massive stadiums all over the nation just for this month long event. 

So, we'll see how this works. I know there are eight groups of four teams each...ya, ya, ya, and we will be at some bar drinking at 7am on Friday, June 11th to watch South Africa lose to Mexico. But hey, there's a first time for everything! Kind of...

The Griff Retires

Not much to say about Ken Griffey, Jr., other than he was pretty badass in his heyday. After 22 pretty decent seasons, The Griff decided to hang up the bat [on G-dubs face...jk] for good at the ripe old age of 40. The 630 home run hitter, and shoe-in hall of famer, didn't appear at Safeco Park in Seattle this evening, but instead, released a statement announcing the news.

Right on, I know the Pac Northwest will love you for life. Best of luck to you in your future endeavors...assuming you have some!

And, it continues...

Remember that time I had a sports blog?! Oh, right!! Baseball season started, and I seem to have forgotten all of you. I kid, I kid.

I'm alive, and well. New digs, new computer, new boyfriend. Okay, that last part is a lie. But I did get rid of the old one. No offense to him in any way...

Moving on...let's get down to business.

The NBA finals are giving us the showdown that everyone loves and hates to see. It's probably the biggest rivalry in basketball. It's The Boston Celtics versus the Los Angeles Kobe...I mean, Lakers! We all know how I feel about Kobe Bryant and his little cronies, but what you may not know is that my father's side of the family hails from Boston, and that allows me to default my team of choice as such. Done.

In deathmatch #12 (yes, they have battled in 12 series against one another), we can look at overall numbers, or we can look at today's team. I prefer to look at the overall numbers since they make the Lakers look massively inferior. The Celtics have only lost three finals ever. Lakers, 15. Which makes a draw for them, only winning 15 titles ever. Celtics - 17 of those shiny ass rings. Yep.

This series will be fun to watch regardless of who wins. Don't forget to watch for the Kardashian clan in the audience. You know, if you're into that sort of thing. Game one starts tomorrow at 6pm PST.

May the best team -- ahem, Celtics -- win!