What SPORTS did you watch today?

Dammit.  I see the Cubs beat the Pirates again today.  Man, I'm really starting to hate Chicago.  They were probably printing up World Series tickets before the season even began.

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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.

That last sentence sums it up perfectly.  That's the "Maddon Way".

Real weird lineup for the Cardinals tonight.  Totally right-handed.  Molina is playing first, Aledmys Diaz is leading off, Gyorko is play third.  Very strange but considering the "usual" lineup (there really isn't an everyday lineup so far this year) only managed 3 hits last night. why not give it a shot.

Well Leake lived up to his name again tonight as he retired the first 10 Phillies then sprung a "Leake" in the 4th and allowed 4 runs.  He's out now and the Cardinals just knocked out the Phils' starter as it's now 4-3.

But Leake has been a total bust so far this year.  Sheesh...he's been awful.

Watched the Penguins beat the Caps 3-2 in overtime to take a 3-1 series lead.

Cards shut out the Phillies 4-0 behind Jaime Garcia.  Brandon Moss hit a mammoth 465ft homerun that almost made the second deck in right.

Stars vs Blues.

The game is going to OT and I'm going to bed.

Watching the Pirates vs the Cards

It's 1-0 Buccos in the 5th but the bad news is the Cardinals' starter Carlos Martinez left in the 4th after some kind of injury.

tohostudios wrote:

Watching the Pirates vs the Cards

It's 1-0 Buccos in the 5th but the bad news is the Cardinals' starter Carlos Martinez left in the 4th after some kind of injury.

Me too. All I have to say is Welcome back Jung Ho Kang!

Yeah, his second homer was a bomb.

And I have to laugh. When I was a kid, I knew a girl named Hazel Baker.

That is an odd last name isn't it?

I watched the Cards beat the Pirates on a Matt Carpenter walkoff homer. A typical game between these two teams; back and forth and right down to the wire.

I just caught Msrte tying it up then Carpenter hitting that homer off Shugel (who?)

Now watching Washington at Chicago.

Add this Strop character to Cubs I Hate. What's the deal with wearing your hat crooked on purpose? Man, every time I watch a Cubs game I find another reason to build my hatred of them. And it all starts with Dick Maddon.

I'm waiting for the Pens vs Caps game but right now they have the crappy Kentucky Derby "post game" on.

I saw the Blues won today to go up on the Stars 3 games to 2. Every time the Blues scored they sounded a horn at Busch Stadium during the Cards game.

Watching Arizona and Atlanta

Watching the Pirates vs Cards.  The announcers were just talking about how evenly matched these two teams have been over the last several years.  Since 2013 they've played 62 times and they're 31-31.  Doesn't get any more even than that.

Well both bullpens brought the gasoline today but the Cardinals pen used the higher octane version.

10-5 Pirates.

Just switched over to the Cubs/Nats game.  Damn Nats had a 3-1 lead and I thought they'd finally hand Arrieta a loss.  Nope.  Tied at 3 now and going to extra innings.

Cavs sweeping the Hawks

tohostudios wrote:

Well both bullpens brought the gasoline today but the Cardinals pen used the higher octane version.

10-5 Pirates.

Caught that game from Jaso's homer to the end (doing Mother's Day stuff). The Pirates bullpen has been rather suspect this year.

Watching the Royals and Yankees

Today I had the Cleveland/Houston game on in the background while I worked from home.  Houston ended up winning 5-3 in 16 innings.