For the sports fan, this is a fun time of year. Baseball is underway and we can start to over-react to whoever is hot or slumping. And we have the NBA playoffs and of course, the NHL playoffs which several of you are following in earnest for your local Ranger and Islander teams. SU has a few thoughts this afternoon:
JR Smith: you gotta love JR. He already knows that Kevin Love is likely out for several games with the shoulder injury and his team is up 3-0 and leading in game 4. Hmmm, feels like a good time to throw a cheap shot and get ejected and likely suspended for game 1 of the next series. SU is a JR Smith fan but that was a selfish move. You fight all year for home court advantage and now they could easily lose that in game 1 of the Bulls series coming up.
Iman Shumpert: he played great yesterday and SU was proud of his defense and timely scoring. He is thriving in the Cavs’ system. Great pick-up for Cleveland as was Mozgov who is also playing very well. SU has been reduced to rooting for ex-Knicks as they are much more talented than the current crop of players.
As predicted, the Clippers bounced back in a critical game 4 against the Spurs. Great game. It’s a shame that this is a first round series.
SU cannot wait for A-Rod to tie and then pass Willie Mays. The ESPN announcers were going on and on how failing to resolve the $6 million bonus issue was going to ruin A-Rod and the team. Curt Schilling suggested that the Yankees and A-Rod agree that the team will just donate the $6 million to charity. Er, right. That will definitely happen. A-Rod will tie the record this week and his teammates will pour out of the dugout to congratulate him. The fans will clap politely but this will not be a Derek Jeter/Mariano type of event. This will not tear apart the team as A-Rod continues to be on his best behavior.
SU likes the Mets. Hustling bunch of no-names who play hard and are having fun. SU subscriber S. Goldman said it well in his comment from Sunday: “We also learned that the Mets are scrappy and more fun to watch than in recent years but that they will not win 115 games.” But they have built a nice lead over the Nationals and as they get healthy, we will see how they stabilize record-wise.
The Yankees have put together what may be the tallest pitching staff in the history of baseball. Long-time SU subscriber J. Levine passed along this interesting read from the Wall Street Journal.
Final thought: SU is not ready to throw in the towel on Carlos Beltran. He has been too good for too long and he is not ready to become Vernon Wells and Travis Hafner. SU says give him another 2 weeks and see if he can figure it out.
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Sports Update Intergalactic 
Howard,
You may have been selling your Yankees short. They have an excellent bullpen, good defense and (I was surprised to hear) are fourth in the league in runs scored. Their starting pitching is nothing special, but it is above average (with the exception of Sabathia, who appears to be finished). In the weak AL East, they have a chance to prevail.
Steve, I have been told that I am too negative when it comes to the Yankees. I have become a glass half empty guy. But…. I feel I have my finger on the pulse of the team and I am taking a longer term view. I know that 5-inning starts when repeated over and over again lead to burnt out bullpens. A large percentage of their runs have come via the homerun which as we know can run hot and cold. Time will tell. The roster needs to change to get me more positive. I would be delighted to be proven wrong.