I know, I know. The season is still young and hitters are just beginning to find their way. You don’t want to over-react to trends both positive and negative. But SU is happy to jump the gun and tell it like it is:
- First off, what non-starting player already has two 4-hit games this year? If you guessed Eduardo Nunez on the Twins, you are a winner. He’s hitting about .460 and even Paul Molitor can’t keep him on the bench in order to start his .170 hitters. Nunez has been getting more playing time of late and is taking advantage of his chance. Long-time SU fave. Good for him.
- The Yankees are as boring as SU predicted during the winter and spring training. It is truly painful to watch them. The CIA should consider Yankee telecasts as another form of torture when they interrogate terrorists. Surely they would give up vital information by the 5th or 6th inning. Now with A-Rod possibly down with an oblique injury, they are even more unwatchable. SU predicts that they will bring up Nick Swisher now (did you know he is playing for them in Scranton?) and that will help to spice things up a little. Any deficit is too great to overcome. Girardi is limited in what he can do offensively. It’s up to Cashman to make a statement: maybe bench Chase Headley or release him? Guys are too comfortable going through the motions. Same old story.
- The Mets have had the easiest schedule in MLB history. It’s time for them to play a team with a record above .500. Phillies, Marlins, Indians, Braves – cannot get any easier. But they are starting to hit and you have to be optimistic as a Met fan.
- There will be a lot of parity this year in baseball and thus no poor start is a deal breaker. The AL East is particularly mediocre. But SU needs to be entertained.
Tough break for Stephen Curry yesterday. That fall did not look good and the results of today’s MRI will no doubt be bad news. But their roster is still excellent and they will not be an easy out. SU sees them making it to the Conference Finals just the same.
The Atlanta Hawks assistant coach, Atkinson, who has been named the new coach of the Brooklyn Nets is a big Jeremy Lin fan. SU would be very excited to see Lin go there as a free agent with a chance to start next year. Until then, check out the Hornets – Heat series. Spirited games. Kyrie Irving of the Cavs is just really, really good. If LeBron allows him to carry more of the offensive load, they will be tough to beat now – especially if Curry is done. Could be the Cavs year.
SU often criticized for no NHL talk. Well, the Rangers are out but the Islanders move on. Feel free to weigh in hockey fans.
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Good point about the Mets having an easy schedule. However, they just won 7 of 9 on the road and have gained ground on Washington who has had an easy schedule, too (in the first 7 series of their season they played the Twins, Braves, Marlins, Braves, Phillies, Marlins, and Twins)
Miami isn’t great and the Braves and Phillies are about as weak as any MLB teams in memory. The Mets and Nationals should rack up a lot of wins in the division. One of them should get the wild card no problem.
I am also a Nunez fan and hope to see him get a chance. Hard to understand why the Yankees and now Twins were never willing to give him a real chance. Defense used to be a problem. I don’t know if it still is.
There is no better entertainment in sports than NHL playoff hokey. If you are not a fan, take some time to tune in to a game, especially if you see that it is heading into sudden death OT. Last night John Tavares showed what it means to be a super star and team captain. He single handedly carried the team on his shoulders, propelling the Islanders to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 1993! He is now up there with the legends such as Bossy, Trottier, Potvin, and Smith. If you are not watching you are missing out on the most dominant athlete in New York! Let’s Go Islanders! YES! YES! YES!
OK, we HOCKEY fans may not be the best spellers but we do have the most fun at games!
Have to agree with Mr. Rosen…to a point. Playoff hockey is second to none for excitment. Just tune in to tonights Game 7 tilt between the St. Louis Blues and defending champs Chicago Blackhawks. The Blues were bounced in the past in first rounds after successful regular seasons. Tonight they may finally slay the dragon. As a Ranger fan, we can only hope that this playoff year was an anomaly, however, a major tweak is forthcoming…. (Is that an oxymoron?)…They need to get younger and faster. (can anyone say… Yankees?) Jeff Gorton, who help build the Bruins organization to a Stanley Cup, before departing, before it happened, should be allowed to makes moves without Glen Sather’s penchant for short term gratification and not mortgaging our draft picks. As far as John Tavares goes, although a Ranger fan, I watched many Islanders games going back to their inaugural season. While it is special and very satisfying to see your captain making his mark and and taking them to the next level, let’s wait a few more years (and Stanley Cups) before making grandoise comparisons. That being said, the future looks bright Indeed for JT and the entire Islander hockey club. They certainly buzzed-sawed through the Rangers this year. The Islanders are deep and will be a tough out. Finally, we tip our hats to Thomas Greiss who is seem to be standing on his head on a nightly basis and reminding us of Dominik Hasek…..Thanks for your time.
I do enjoy the extreme use of adjectives during Ranger broadcasts. It’s amazing how descriptive the games are without repeating any of the detailed explanations of the action on the ice.