What SPORTS did you watch today?

I watched Mike Leake suck again. He hasn't had a good outing yet. Cardinal announcers are making excuses saying things like "Historically, April is always his worst month". Well it better be because he's been a total bust so far.

No local teams on right now so I'm watching the Nationals at Cardinals. Nat's are winning 4-1 in the top of the 6th.

Garcia pitched well after that horrible first inning but it wouldn't have mattered anyway because the offense didn't how up.

I'm flipping between the Pirates/Reds and Pens/Caps games.

Just a few minutes ago I remembered the Pens and Caps game. I missed the whole 1st period.

PBC on Fox.

Man, these have been some violent and suddenly ended fights.

Good night for Pittsburgh sports. Both the Pens and Pirates won.

tohostudios wrote:

PBC on Fox.

Man, these have been some violent and suddenly ended fights.

I didn't get to watch it but I wanted to really see the Berto/Ortiz fight but I had to watch the Pans/Caps.

Watching the Pirates/Reds. Currently 5-4 Reds with the bottom of the 9th coming up.

NBA Playoffs

Texas 4A Region 1 Track & Field - Woo!

And the Cardinals lose again.  Martinez and Scherzer were dueling for 5 innings but then the Nationals exploded.  Looks like it's going to be a long season...

Now flipping over to the Blues/Stars game.

akeldama wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

PBC on Fox.

Man, these have been some violent and suddenly ended fights.

I didn't get to watch it but I wanted to really see the Berto/Ortiz fight but I had to watch the Pans/Caps.

That fight was short but good with both guys going down again. Berto won by knocking Ortiz down twice in the 4th. Ortiz got back up but you could tell he was on dream street. The ref asked him if he wanted to continue and Ortiz just stared at him so the ref called it.

tohostudios wrote:

And the Cardinals lose again.  Martinez and Scherzer were dueling for 5 innings but then the Nationals exploded.  Looks like it's going to be a long season... 

From what I've seen of the Cards, they seem a bit off this season. They're resilient though. They'll bounce back.

And the Pirates lose in 11 innings. 4 errors and poor bullpen pitching will do that. Up next? A 3 game series with the Cubs.

Watching Portland and Golden State on the tube at the moment.

This is a great time of year to be a sports fan.  NHL playoffs, NBA playoffs, MLB in full swing and the NFL draft.

007 wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

And the Cardinals lose again.  Martinez and Scherzer were dueling for 5 innings but then the Nationals exploded.  Looks like it's going to be a long season... 

From what I've seen of the Cards, they seem a bit off this season. They're resilient though. They'll bounce back.

They've been totally upside-down from a "typical" Cardinal team. The starting pitching which was supposed to be a strength has instead been spotty at best. The defense which is usually a Cardinal forte has been worse than atrocious; they lead MLB with 24 errors. And the hitting, which was supposed to be the Achilles heel is tied for 3rd in MLB in homeruns and is averaging over 5 runs per game.

I must be a jinx.  I flipped over to the Blues game and STL was leading 3-1 in the third period.  Now we're going to OT tied at 3.

EDIT:  I guess I'm not a jinx after all.  I just watched the Blues win 4-3 in overtime.

I saw the game between the Blues and Stars.

I actually heard the P.A. playing "The Headless Children" by W.A.S.P. and "Madhouse" by Anthrax; pretty surprising.

That reminds me...I saw something today I need to post in the Unexpected Usage thread....

Flipping back and forth again between the Pirates and the Penguins. Pirates are doing lousy, the Pens are faring better.

Watching the Pirates vs the second coming of Cy Young and the Cubs. Good god do the Pirates look pathetic.John Niese,who's pitched rather well up to this point, has liked awful. Hit batter,numerous walks will not help you beat the Cubs. 6-0 in the top of the 5th

007 wrote:

Watching the Pirates vs the second coming of Cy Young and the Cubs. Good god do the Pirates look pathetic.John Niese,who's pitched rather well up to this point, has liked awful. Hit batter,numerous walks will not help you beat the Cubs. 6-0 in the top of the 5th

Much as it pains me to admit it, the Cubs DO look like they're all they were cracked up to be.

They've been losers for so long that I really don't resent them winning except for the fact that Theo Epstein (former Bosox GM) put this team together and they're managed by Joe Maddon (who I think people worship as a guru even though I've always thought he's a dick)

I sure wish the Cardinals and Pirates would finish ahead the the Schlubs by season's end but is sure doesn't look very likely at this point of the season.

Watched the Giants and Reds game last night.

tohostudios wrote:

They've been losers for so long that I really don't resent them winning except for the fact that Theo Epstein (former Bosox GM) put this team together and they're managed by Joe Maddon (who I think people worship as a guru even though I've always thought he's a dick)

There was some scuttlebutt going around here when the Pirates were looking for a new manager (and ultimately hired Clint Hurdle) to hire Maddon. I'm so glad they didn't because he is, like you said, a dick. The other night's game had a few hit batters. Kyle Lobstein nailed a Cub player (an inning or 2 after a Bucco got beaned) causing Maddon to climb out of the dugout yelling expletives at Hurdle.

It's just good clean baseball when his team does it, it's dirtier than shit when an opposing team does it.