Tuesday’s Thoughts
While wondering if Tupac is living in New Zealand here's what's going on in my head this morning:
* What can you say about Bartolo Colon? There was no one more critical than me when the Yankees brought him along to start the season. Now he is the team's second best starter. Colon did yesterday what Burnett and Nova couldn't do, put the hammer down after the team staked them to early leads. Where would the Yankees be without him??
* Interesting story over the weekend about Ivan Nova. It looks like a bad start on Friday against the Angels could mean his removal from the starting rotation. Will be interesting to see who the Yanks will bring up. One thing for sure it won't be one of the Killer B's.
* Can anyone explain to me why does there need to be such a long break between the Conference Finals and the Finals in the NHL and NBA??? Whatever excitement that is generated from the Conference Finals slowly goes away with such an extended break. I remember when there was no more than a day or two break. Of course I'm sure the culprit is television. So much for the fans.
* Much has been made about the Stanley Cup Final games starting at 5pm Vancouver time. Quite frankly it's much to do about nothing since the same thing happened with the World Series last year in San Francisco.
* The Boston-Vancouver should be a good one. Both teams like to play physical and have great goaltending. The key will be special teams. The Boston power play has been terrible while the Canucks really improved against San Jose. The other interesting match-up with be the Sedins against the defense pair of Chara & Seidenberg. The Canucks have never won the Cup. Boston has not won since 1972. Unfortunately, I am picking the Canucks in 6.
* If there is any justice the Mavericks and Mark Cuban will win the NBA title. I can only hope.
* Isn't it a total joke that the NHL & NBA champions will be crowned in mid to late June. Once again thanks television.
* Jim Tressel resigned yesterday amidst an SI report which chronicled a history of violations under Tressel going back to his days at head coach at Youngstown State. If you have the opportunity read the story it is incredible particularly because of his pristine image. Tressel's resignation is only the tip of the iceberg. I'll have more on this tomorrow but the NCAA should put the hammer down big time on Ohio State and the alumni should also call into question the dopey Athletic Director Gene Smith, who up to a week ago was defending Tressel. Bottom line is that Tressel and the University lied to the NCAA in order to keep their star quarterback on the field in order to try to win a national championship. More on this tomorrow.
* If you were a team in need of a shortstop would you trade for Jose Reyes and what would you give up for him??
* And finally, if your a Yankee fan hasn't it been a pleasure not listening to the self-promoting, controversy-creating Michael Kay during this West Coast trip??
CC To The Rescue!!
CC Sabathia once again proved why he is the Yankees ace by going eight innings and allowing only one run as the Yankees avoided the sweep with a 7-1 win over the Seattle Mariners. Andruw Jones delivered a base-clearing double that put the Yanks ahead 5-0 and they never looked back. Jones may have staked a claim for more at-bats with the clutch performance.
Sabathia's performance cannot be overlooked since the Yankee bullpen was used up on Saturday with the extra-inning loss. The Yankees will need to do whatever it takes to make sure that CC remains with the team as at the end of this year he could exercise his option out of the Bronx.
A couple of encouraging things from yesterday's game: Nick Swisher finally hit a home run and hopefully we can see more of it. Edwin Nunez continues to show that he can hit big league pitching now hopefully someone can work with him on his baserunning as he was picked off second base on Friday and made a terrible slide into third base yesterday on his first major league triple. I thought the kid dislocated his shoulder.
The Yankees head to Oakland today for a 3 game series with the Athletics and they'll have to face Cahill, Anderson and Gonzalez. It won't be easy.
Make sure you check out Tuesday's Thoughts as there is plenty of things to talk about.
RISP Issues Continue For Yankees
While getting to both of the Mariners' pitching aces, the New York Yankees today face the prospect of being swept after dropping the first two games of the series - 4-3 on Friday and 5-4 in 12 innings on Saturday. Two issues have reared their ugly heads: starting pitching coughing up leads and failure to come up with big hits with runners in scoring position.
AJ Burnett and Ivan Nova had opportunities to clamp things down but failed. I have more of an issue with Burnett. He needs to stand tall. He needs to be an ace. He needs to pitch like an $80-something million pitcher. Both pitchers could not maintain the leads they were given and the bullpens, particularly Boone Logan and Luis Ayala on Friday didn't help the cause.
Then there's the season long problem: failure to hit with runners in scoring position. The Yanks were 2-15 with runners in scoring position for the two games. Not sure how or when this is going to turn around. Until it does, the Yankee warts will continue to show.
As we head toward the month of June, its tough to believe that this team is going to turn it around. I firmly believe that something needs to happen, whether that's a trade or an infusion of youngsters from Scranton. Sometimes it's only a couple of players, like in 2005 when a struggling Yankee team sat Tony Womack and brought up Robinson Cano and placed Chien Ming-Wang into the starting rotation which infused some youthful exuberance that propelled the Yankees into the playoffs.
I could be wrong but I don't see this team winning the AL East and if they do make the playoffs it won't be a long stay.
CC Sabathia will try to salvage the series this afternoon.
Bruins Advance/Anniversary of Misery
In an exciting Game 7 Final, the Boston Bruins defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 1-0 to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1990. Dwayne Roloson was outstanding in the Lightning net robbing multiple Bruins to keep the game scoreless for over two and a half periods. In a game that was penalty free, the Lightning high powered trio of Lecavalier, St.Louis and Stamkos were unable to solve Tim Thomas. What can you say about the courage of Steven Stamkos. After taking a deflected shot off the nose, Stamkos came back to play a regular shift throughout the balance of the second period and all of the third. With an obvious broken nose and cotton used to prevent blood from oozing out, Stamkos was still a threat throughout the game.
With the Bruins victory, an interesting Stanley Cup Finals develops. The Canucks, in their 40 year history, have never won a Stanley Cup. The Bruins have been Cup-less since 1972. One drought will end. What will be exciting to watch is the match-up between the Sedins and the lock down defense pair of Zdeno Chara and Dennis Seidenberg. The two goalies, Tim Thomas and Roberto Luongo, have been outstanding and I would expect both to perform well on the big stage. Both teams can play physical so it should really be a lot of fun to watch.
The key could be special teams. The Canucks power play has been very good, seeming to get better as the playoffs went on. The Bruins power play has been putrid throughout the playoffs. In fact, the Bruins power play has been a problem for most of the regular season which led to the trade that brought Tomas Kaberle to Beantown. The acquisition of Kaberle has not been successful in jump starting the power play. As an aside, despite Kaberle not working out the way the Bruins envisioned, as part of the trade the Bruins will now have to give the Leafs their 2nd round pick in 2012 as a result of reaching the Stanley Cup Finals.
I'll have my Stanley Cup prediction in the Tuesday's Thoughts column as the series doesn't open until Wednesday.
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Yesterday marked the 28 year anniversary of Kerry Fraser's blown high sticking call committed by Wayne Gretzky in Game 6 of the Leafs-Kings Western Conference Final. For those of you who don't remember, the Leafs had stormed back on the efforts of Wendel Clark to send Game 6 into overtime. A Leaf victory would have moved the Leafs into the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1967.
In overtime, Gretzky clipped Doug Gilmour with a high stick drawing blood which was evident to all watching. All except referee Kerry Fraser. Moments later, Gretzky scored a power play goal propelling the Kings to a Game 7 which they won at Maple Leaf Gardens. Many will say the Leafs still had Game 7 to win the series. While that is true, the Leafs had all the momentum at the end of Game 6 as a result of Clark's hat trick which brought the Leafs back to tie the game. The Kings were on their heels and the Forum crowd knew it. There is no doubt in my mind that the Leafs would have scored with the man advantage, particularly if it was for four minutes and the NHL's best player being in the penalty box. But it was not to be thanks to Kerry Fraser and the misery of Leaf fans such as myself continues. Thanks Kerry.
Jeanneret, Wilson, Game 7 & the Mets
Yesterday in Western New York, it was announced that Rick "Pork Chop" Jeanneret was going to scale back his announcing duties with the Buffalo Sabres to only home games and about 10 road games. This was such big news in Fire City that its been on all the local television networks. To me, its great news. The only thing better would be if he was retiring.
In the interest of full disclosure, I am not a Sabres fan and so I have no particular affection for Jeanneret. In fact, I can't watch a Sabres game when he broadcasts them. His ridiculous screaming and big time homerism is beyond disgusting. And I can honestly say I have never heard him be critical of the Sabres. With Center Ice you are able to get many different NHL feeds. Jeanneret is not alone. Jack Edwards (Boston), Howie Rose (Islanders) and the "Chief" Bobby Taylor (Tampa Bay) are right up there with Pork Chop for being flat out terrible. And just to be clear, Sam Rosen & Joe Michaletti (Rangers), Paul Steigerwald (Pittsburgh), Ken Daniels (Detroit) and John Forslund (Carolina) do a great job and are a pleasure to listen to even when they are playing the Leafs. By the way, the first Sabres play-by-play man, Ted Darling was a consummate pro as opposed to the ridiculous Jeanneret.
In case you are wondering why I call Jeanneret Pork Chop its because it sounds like he has one stuck in his throat when he's screaming one of his ridiculous goal calls.
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An interesting column this morning in the Toronto Star by Damien Cox pertaining to the contract status of Ron Wilson. I truly believed that Wilson would have been given a one year extension with the understanding that if the team started off badly Wilson would be replaced since MLSE would have no trouble eating a year of the extension. But as Cox points out, apparently ownership is not willing to do that and Brian Burke is reading the tea leaves after seeing what happened with the Raptors and Bryan Colangelo.
MLSE it seems is looking for results and Burke has done a very good job of turning the hockey team's roster over big time. It's now going to be up to Wilson to get things going right from the start. If the Leafs make the playoffs, Wilson will remain. A slow start or failure to make the playoffs will mean a new man behind the Leafs bench. Stay tuned.
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Tonight's Game 7 between Tampa Bay and Boston has all the makings of a classic. I'm really looking forward to it as it will be interesting to see whether the Bruins will take advantage of home ice. Tim Thomas could be the key to this game as he certainly has the ability to steal one for the Bruins. The Lightning will be a challenge for the Bruin netminder in that Tampa has the better offensive talent. Vinny Lecavalier and Marty St. Louis have been there before. Must see TV tonight on Versus. Thank God we don't have to put up with Jack Edwards.
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Finally, New York's other baseball team, the Mets, have become the latest baseball franchise that's turned into a circus as ownership has gone off the rails (Dodgers the other one. Nice job Mr. Selig). The Wilpons have been treading water as they took a big hit financially when their buddy Bernie Madoff got pinched. With financial troubles, the Mets have gone about the business of decimating the franchise. Fred Wilpon has come out blasting Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran and David Wright signaling that the fire sale could begin as early as July at the trade deadline. There's no question Jose Reyes will no longer be a Met. Beltran could be moved in July and Wright could also be traded. If I were him, I would be hoping so.
As you know I am not a Met fan. However, no fan should have to pay to watch the current edition of the New York Mets. By the way, tickets to Citi Field are not cheap. I envision plenty of empty seats throughout the summer. If I said I was feeling sorry for them I'd be lying. You reap what you sow. Good luck Mr. Met!!!!
Yanks, NFL, & Game 7
The Yankees closed out their homestand with a 7-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Andruw Jones broke out with 2 two-run homers and Mark Texiera chipped in with a homer. Curtis Granderson continued his hot hitting and certainly making a case for being the team's MVP in the early going this season.
Freddy Garcia pitched a solid game yesterday providing the Yankees with another quality start. They now will embark on an 11-day 9 game West Coast trip beginning Friday night in Seattle. It won't be easy as they will face rookie phenom Michael Pineda and on Saturday Felix Hernandez. The Yanks will counter with AJ Burnett on Friday and Ivan Nova on Saturday.
This West Coast trip will be a big test. The Yanks have had a very favorable schedule, playing the most home games in the majors up to this point. The Mariners have won 8 out of their last 10, while the Yanks have won 7 of their last 9. They'll be playing in ball parks not necessarily homer happy. Big test for the Pinstripers.
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Read an article yesterday about the National Football League Coaches Association (NFLCA). I didn't know such an organization existed. Apparently, it is comprised of all coaches who work in the NFL. What was most interesting is the fact that they have come out against the NFL lockout. In fact they have filed a brief with 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the players.
The NFLCA cites in the brief that the NFL has been negotiating contracts with coaches with a stipulation that they will not get paid if league operations were suspended. In addition, they point out that several coaches who are on the hot seat entering the 2011 season will be at a disadvantage in securing their current jobs because of the limited amount of time they will have to prepare for the upcoming season.
So let's see, the league has its two key employee groups, the players and the coaches, in oppostion to the ridiculously contrived labor situation that has been created by the NFL and its owners. When will Roger Goodell show some stones and bring the hard line owners to the realization that they are killing the golden goose? Goodell acknowledged that the League is losing fan interest. Ratings were down for viewing the NFL Draft. Goodell was obviously disturbed by the negative fan reaction toward him at the Draft. Whatever happened to a Commissioner taking action "in the best interest of the game." He will do nothing because he's nothing more than a lackey for the owners.
The talk now is of eliminating pre-season games, the elimination of the Rookie Symposium and the contemplation of expanding rosters because teams will not have enough time to evaluate rookies. The NFL needs to get sent a strong message: if a portion of the season is canceled or the season altered in any way, fans should boycott games.
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Friday night has all the makings of must see TV as the Boston Bruins will host the Tampa Bay Lightning in a Game 7 for the right to represent the Eastern Conference against the Vancouver Canucks in the Stanley Cup Finals. Last night, the Lightning showed their offensive firepower by scoring 2 power play goals and quickly responding to a 3rd period Bruin goal to win Game 6 5-4.
TD Bank Garden will be rocking. It will be interesting to see how this one unfolds. Will Tim Thomas be able to save the day for the Bruins?? Will Dwayne Roloson hold up in net for the Lightning?? Will the Boston power play show up when it counts?? Can Tampa's big 3 lead the way offensively??? Time will tell and I can't wait!!!!
Yankees Comeback, Canucks Advance
Last night in the Bronx it was a throwback to 2009. Trailing 4-1 after the 6th inning, the Yankees chipped away winning in walk-off fashion on a single by Mark Texiera. I think its only the second time that I've seen AJ with his patented cream pie. The game had many positives and hopefully it will lead to some good things.
First, how about CC Sabathia. This guy is a stud. If you want to know what an ace is just look at Sabathia. After struggling through a rough 4th inning, Sabathia slammed the door on the Jays and went the distance. It was poetic justice that he was able to get a win. We hear so many times that an ace gives his team a chance to win even when they don't have their best stuff. Well, CC did the job last night. Newsflash to Yankee management: you better keep this guy!!!
After undergoing a rough beginning of the season, Jorge Posada delievered with a pinch hit double in the 9th that started the Yankee comeback. Hopefully, that gets him back on track. Russell Martin continues to hit well forcing me once again to give credit to Mr. Cashman for making this shrewd pick-up.
Mark Texiera came through in the clutch and the Yankees are going to need more of that from him, ARod and Cano if they are to win the AL East. But how about Curtis Granderson. This guy has been unbelievable. Last night he had 4 hits, driving in the tying run but just as important his steal of 2nd base in the 9th allowed him to score on Texiera's single. Granderson has been the most complete player on the team this year. Laying down a sac bunt against the Mets which set up a big rally, stealing bases and hitting home runs. By the way, he has put to rest the "he can't hit lefties" demons. As I've stated before, this guy is a class act and its nice to see a good guy do well.
Here's hoping this marks the beginning of more consistent winning baseball by the Pinstripers.
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The Vancouver Canucks eliminated the San Jose Sharks last night 3-2 in double overtime. The Canucks are going to be tough to beat. Roberto Luongo seems to be on his game and the Sedins along with MVP candidate Ryan Kesler are getting better as the playoffs roll on. A Boston-Vancouver match-up would be a dandy matching Luongo against Tim Thomas. Both teams play physical. The Lightning will have something to say about that tonight, but regardless the Canucks may be the first President's Trophy winner in awhile to win the Stanley Cup.
Tuesday’s Thoughts
While trying to survive my allergy-ridden morning, here is what's on my mind this morning:
* Another night, another brutal Yankee game. Last night, Bartolo Colon had a bad sixth inning and the Blue Jays went on to defeat the Yankees 7-3. Fortunately, both Boston and Tampa lost so the Yanks remain tied for first with the Rays.
* While the Yanks are tied for first, they are only 3 1/2 games out of last place. Don't know what to make out of the state of the AL East. I guess we can conclude that Baltimore and Toronto have improved but New York, Tampa Bay and Boston have taken a step back.
* Where would the Jays be if they had held onto Shawn Marcum and Roy Halladay?
* In the last two weeks, the Yankees are 1-4 at home against the low payroll Royals and Blue Jays.
* I don't know how many times I have seen an NHL team have multiple power plays and not score only to have the other team go on to score and win. That's what happened to the San Jose Sharks on Sunday. Things look bleak for the Sharks as the Canucks can close them out tonight.
* The Boston Bruins took game 5 at home last night against the Lightning winning 3-1. Game 6 should be a dandy and I think I can see a Game 7 on the horizon.
* Guy Bouchard made the right move starting Mike Smith last night in net over Dwayne Roloson. Smith could hardly be faulted on the Bruin goals. In the end the big difference was Tim Thomas. As I've stated in an earlier post, he could end up being the difference in a series where the Lightning have the better talent.
* In looking back at the Leaf-Bruin trade involving Tomas Kaberle, I think its apparent that Brian Burke did a great job in getting a 1st rounder, prospect Joe Colborne and a conditional pick for Kaberle. Kaberle has not looked good since going to the Bruins and probably is costing himself a lot of money this off season as he is a free agent. Kaberle is a nice guy but his better days are behind him and Burke did a great job of getting in return what he did.
* Wouldn't it make some sense for the Leafs to bring back 27 year old Ian White to quarterback the power play along with Dion Phaneuf??
* Being a Browns fan, I should be really enthusiastic about the upcoming season as things appear to be looking up for the Brownies. However, the NFL continues to live up to its name. the No Fun League, by continuing this ridiculous lockout. Usually by now I'm reading about OTA's. Instead all you hear about is posturing and more posturing. Disgusting!!
* Of course, then you have American societal expert Ray Lewis. Lewis says that unless this labor situation is settled, we are going to see an increase in crime. What??? This from a guy who was involved in a murder right after his team won the Super Bowl and only escaped jail time by ratting on two other guys. Actually crime would go down since there will be less illegal gambling taking place. The only increase in crime will be those committed by NFL players!!!
* Lewis brings up a long standing sore subject with me. After his involvement in the incident in Atlanta, the NFL took it upon themselves to make him the face of the NFL. How appropriate!!! This guy is a disgrace. He should thank his lucky stars that he has extraordinary God-given talent because if he didn't he'd either be dead or in jail. I still go crazy thinking about the sideline shot of him with Jamal Lewis after Lewis had a run-in with the law. "You do like I do and don't worry about nothing". It gets me so hot thinking about it I want to spit!!!!!!!
* The only good thing about the Browns leaving Cleveland when they did is that Ray Lewis is not a Cleveland Brown. I would have had a fit!!!!!!!!!!!!!
* Tonight the Yankee game will be broadcast on MY9. It is a total joke watching the games as the broadcast feed is terrible. I've seen better productions from local cable companies and high school media students. I have an HD TV with an HD receiver and watching MY9 is like watching the game through a telescope. Better off just listening to the game.
* And finally, I don't know if there is another more annoying, self-promoting, broadcaster than Michael Kay. Another reason to listen to the radio tonight.
Yanks Do Little Things, Take Subway Series
The New York Yankees found themselves down 3-1 heading into the bottom of the seventh facing the prospect of losing the Subway Series to the lowly NY Mets. Instead of a couple of 2-run homers, the Yanks relied on singles, a sacrifice bunt and a hit batter to erupt for 8 runs and go on to defeat the Mets 9-3.
Ivan Nova allowed 11 hits but it only resulted in 3 runs and kept his team in a position to win the game. The kid deserves a lot of credit for being able to get out of jams. Quite frankly, if the Yanks had some timely hits before the 7th Nova may have gotten the win.
The way the Yankees manufactured runs in that 7th inning are what's going to be needed as we head deep into the summer. This doesn't mean that you dismiss home runs. It means doing little things when you aren't getting home runs. The fact that with this win the Yankees are 2-14 in games when they are losing after the 6th inning tells you that they need to begin manufacturing runs.
Having Curtis Granderson bunt was the right call. The ridiculous second-guessing by the YES broadcast team was laughable. It's what we need to see more of. By the way, it was an excellent bunt showing that Granderson has many aspects to his game. Hopefully, Brett Gardner was watching.
Here's hoping that this win is the beginning of a back to fundamentals for the Yanks as they head into a series against the Blue Jays and then spend Memorial Day on the West Coast.
Check out tomorrow's weekly, Tuesday's Thoughts post.
Subway Series, Lightning and MLB
Game 3 of the Subway Series will begin today at 1 and it stands 1-1. Quite frankly, the first two games have been a microcosm of the entire Yankee season up to this point. First, they received quality pitching. Freddy Garcia only allowed 2 runs over 7 innings and lost 2-1 and AJ Burnett survived a rough start and went 6.1 allowing 3 runs and won 7-3. Both pitchers deserved to win.
I have been very critical of Brian Cashman but I must give him credit for his stance on the underachieveing over-paid Rafael Soriano. It's obvious that Cashman knew what he had in Joba Chamberlain and David Robertson. Joba seems to have found his way back and pitched superbly last night and what can you say about David Robertson. This kid has been awesome. Must be ice water running through his veins as Joe Girardi has the utmost confidence in bringing him in when the Yanks are in a tight spot. Last night, Robertson did it again as Boone Logan couldn't get an out, leaving the game with Met runners on 1st and 3rd. In comes Robertson who gets Carlos Beltran to strike out and Jason Bay to pop out. No need for Soriano. Chamberlain, Robertson and Mo. Maybe Robertson is the closer in waiting.
While the pitching has been good, the offense is another story. Yes, they did win last night 7-3. But as for most of the season, the runs came courtesy of the long ball. They are 1 for the series with runners in scoring position. The most glaring was Friday night in the bottom of the 6th. With the score tied 1-1, the Yanks had runners at 1st and 2nd with no outs and the 2-3-4 hitters up. Result: No runs scored. Top of 7th, Garcia gives up a solo homer and Yanks lose 2-1.
Not sure what the problem is but unless the Yankees can get better at scoring with runners in scoring position, if they make the playoffs they will have an early exit. Starters today: Ivan Nova against Mike Pelfrey.
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As bad as the Yanks have been playing, they find themselves tied for first place in the AL East with Tampa Bay and Boston 1/2 game out. This will be a dogfight for the rest of the season. The big surprise in the American League is the Cleveland Indians. The Indians have the best record in baseball doing it with young players such as Asdrubal Cabrera and Mickey Brantley. Travis Hafner has bounced back nicely (though recently injured again) and they are getting good pitching. Will it keep up? Who knows but they lead Detroit by 7 games, the White Sox by 9 and the defending AL Central champ Twins by 13 1/2 games. The AL West is currently the worst division in baseball as Texas leads the division with a .500 record. Seattle is in last place, 1 1/2 games out of first. Hard to say who is going to be the AL representative for the World Series. It's really up in the air but whoever is hot in late September will probably be playing late in October.
In the National League, everyone's World Series pick, the Philadelphia Phillies have the best record in the NL and lead the NL East by 1 1/2 games over Florida. The Marlins have played good baseball and are going to stick around all year. And don't count out the Braves who are only 3 1/2 games out. The NL Central has all the makings of a fun summer as St. Louis leads the division by 1 1/2 games over the Reds with Milwaukee, Pittsburgh and the Cubs all still within striking distance. This will go down to wire. In the NL West, the defending champion Giants have a 2 1/2 game lead over the Rockies. I think the Giants will run away with this division as they have superior pitching and would love to see a playoff series between them and the Phillies. Somehow I'm not so sure it is a given that the Phils will be representing the National League in the World Series.
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The Boston Bruins found themselves up 3-0 after the first period with the chance of taking a commanding lead in their Eastern Conference Final series. However, the Tampa Bay Lightning stormed back with 5 goals and have evened the series 2-2. I still think that the Lightning have the firepower to win this series. The concern though is in net. Dwayne Roloson has been pulled the last two games. If he can't find his game, Guy Bouchard will have to make a tough decision. He won't have much time and one thing for certain: Tim Thomas will be tough in the Bruin net.
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