All in all, a very enjoyable Masters over the weekend. Congrats to Angel Cabrera who won on the 2nd playoff hole yesterday. Kenny Perry had the title all but wrapped up, but finished with a bogey on both 17 and 18. Chad Campbell was elliminated after the first playoff hole, and Cabrera ultimately got his 2nd major win against Perry on the 2nd playoff hole. Angel Cabrera battled all day after playing horrible on the front nine. Tiger and Phil put on a pretty good show, showing life until their dreams were shattered. For Mickelson, it came on 12 after knocking his tee shot in the water and making double. For Woods, it came on 17 where his tee shot again failed him, ultimately leading Tiger to a bogey-bogey finish. Mickelson played great, turning in a 30 on the front nine. Ultimately, Mickelson again choked down the stretch. I don't think Tiger's endurance is quite back to 100 % yet. Woods without question played his worst golf of the tournament on 17 and 18 throughout the weekend. Physically, Woods is in the best shape out of any PGA Golfer, but Woods has never had a lay-off like this between majors and I think the mental toughness got to him a little bit there at the end. Hopefully the U.S. Open is just as good.
The NHL Playoffs are all set, here are the match-ups
EAST
1) Boston
8) Montreal
2) Washington
7) N.Y. Rangers
3) New Jersey
6) Carolina
4) Pittsburgh
5) N.Y. Rangers
WEST
1) San Jose
8) Anaheim
2) Detroit
7) Columbus
3) Vancouver
6) St. Louis
4) Chicago
5) Calgary
Remember-The NHL re-seeds after each round, unlike the NBA. Here are my 1st round picks.
EAST
-Boston in 5
-Washington in 6
-Carolina in 6
-Pittsburgh in 6
WEST
-San Jose in 7
-Detroit in 4
-Vancouver in 6
-Calgary in 7
NHL Good Story-Congrats to Columbus on making their first ever playoff apperance. Also, congrats to Chicago on returning to the postseason for the first time in a long time.
NHL Bad Story-The Colorado Avalanche sucked. Today the team fires GM Francois Giguerre. The team says that the season was "unacceptable". You think? Colorado finished dead last in the West.
A little Baseball.....
-The Red Sox and Angels brawl after Josh Beckett threw inside to an Angels batter after he had called time. Due to everything the Angels are going through right now with the death of teammate Nick Adenhart, why would Boston even go there? The Angels are full of emotion due to last week's tragedy and what happend yesterday was one of the dumbest things I've ever seen.
-Dodgers OF, Manny Ramirez wants to retire as an Indian. Ramirez has also contacted Jim Thome about joinig him. Both players could be free agents after next season. Leave it to Ramirez to say this before the Dodgers even play their home opener.
-A very bad start for Arizona Pitcher, Brandon Webb. Webb was placed on the DL because of shoulder problems.
NFL News....
The Steelers lock up their defensive stud. James Harrison agreed to a 6 year deal worth about 52 million.
NBA West Puzzle....
-The Nuggets clinch the Northwest with a win or a Portland loss. Denver should also lock up the #2 seed. Denver should beat Sacremento and would need Houston to lose one of their remaining two games. Denver can also go the easy route and just win their remaining games. In division winning purposes, if 2 division winners have the same record, Denver holds the tiebreaker against San Antonio, however Denver does not hold the tiebreaker against Houston.
To limit the confusion, unless there is a MAJOR UPSET, this is how the West will finish. Well, kind of.....but this is the best I can do.
1. L.A. Lakers
2. Denver/Houston
3. Denver/Houston
4. Portland/San Antonio
5. Portland/San Antonio
6. New Orleans/Dallas
7. New Orleans/Dallas
8. Utah
In the East-a little more easy.
1. Cleveland-Can clinch home court adavantage throughout entire NBA playoffs with win
2. Boston-Has clinched #2 seed
3. Orlando-Has clinched #3 seed
4. Atlanta-Has clinched #4 seed
5. Miami-Has clinched #5 seed
6-8-Philadelphia, Chicago and Detroit have all clinched playoff births but not their seeds.
Very sad news as I am posting this. Longtime Phillies broadcaster, Harry Kalas has passed away at age 73. Kalas has also done work for the NFL and NFL Films. Kalas was one of the best in the business for sure. The last postseason game he called was the Phillies win to clinch the 2008 World Series against the Rays. R.I.P.
PICKS-5-3 on Friday night. The overall blog record ATS is now 136-89-3.
NBA
Cleveland -4 @Indiana
New Orleans +8 @Houston
Oklahoma City +14 @Portalnd
@Golden State + 5 1/2 San Antonio
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