Other thoughts

- Having been at the Frozen Four all weekend I was unable to watch games 1 & 2 of the Stanley Cup playoff series between Boston and Montreal. I saw highlights and spoke with Old Man Pike who filled me in on the scoring of those two games. It seems as though Boston may be starting to turn this Montreal problem around. Coming into the series they were 0-11 in their last 11 contests with Montreal. However, in the final regular season match-up Boston pushed Montreal to overtime before falling in shootout. In game 2 on Saturday, they came back from down 2-0 to force another overtime when the refs apparently took the game from them (I did not see it but the words "diving" and "cheap penalty" were thrown around on highlights I saw). Last night, the Bruins took their first lead on Montreal all season and were able to close the deal in OT. They are finally healthy and they are gaining confidence each time. Should they win game 4, this series could go either way.

- How silly is it that some guy buried a David Ortiz jersey in the new Yankee Stadium? Or was it sillier that the construction crews actually took time out to find it and dig it back up to remove it from the foundation? Why would the guy tell anybody he did it before they were done? If he keeps his mouth shut until the stadium is complete then it would still be there. (No comment on the possible link between this and Ortiz's inability to hit anything but air so far this season...I think that has more to do with the ability to swing without pain which has altered his motion more than anything else.)

- Last night I remembered why I dislike Red Sox games on ESPN. I have to listen to Joe Morgan go on and on about his opinion on everything. Sometimes its valid analysis but most times he just spends his time tearing players apart. I am not saying this with a Red Sox bias (I will admit I am more sensitive to it during Sox games), he does it to all teams at all times. It seems that ESPN pays him just to say negative things and stir up debate instead of actually breaking down game action.