Archive for May, 2009

A Stanley Cup Final Grudge Match

As usual, the Stanley Cup Finals have arrived with about as much celebration as the “Best Sound Mixing” award at the Oscars. Such is expected from NHL fans. But for those who do care, the NHL has something special. For the first time since 1983 and 1984, the same two teams are meeting in the finals back to back years.

Say it ain’t so: NBA playoffs better than Stanley Cup Playoffs?

As a hockey fan (and not particularly a basketball fan), this may be blasphemous to say. But the NBA playoffs have been more interesting to me than the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Road, Sweet, Road

There’s no place like home, right? Well, for the Phillies, that’s correct - just not in the way you’d expect. The Phillies are one of three teams in baseball that has a winning record on the road while being below .500 at home.