10. The World Didn’t End
As most of you should know by now, we are still here. Whatever you do, don’t trust an 89-year-old man named Harold.
9. Carl Edwards Wins Sprint Cup All-Star Race
Edwards was easily the class of the field, which made this year’s All-Star Race less exciting than usual. Nevertheless, let me make for why the NASCAR All-Star Race is the best all-star event in sports.
It’s pretty simple really…the winner gets $1 million. NASCAR doesn’t play around with the whole “celebration of the sport” gimmick. It’s all about the cash. Would you like to see an NBA All-Star Game where players actually play a little defense? Throw up a $1 million reward to be divided up among the winning team, and you would have yourself the most hotly contested basketball game in the history of man. Baseball should take a page out of the NASCAR book too. You will never convince me that an outfielder from the Pirates would give a crap whether or not the National League is going to win home-field advantage or not.
Let’s watch a couple of videos for comparison’s sake. Here is the final play of the 2011 Pro Bowl.
Now watch the final lap of the 1992 Winston as Dale Earnhardt, Kyle Petty, and Davey Allison duel for the win.
Allison was knocked unconscious in this crash and ended up getting hauled off to the hospital. The car was hauled to victory lane on a flatbed. I rest my case.
8. Former Teammates Roll Lance Armstrong Under the Bus
I’m not sure what Lance did to piss people off, but he’s getting attacked from all sides. My question for you is, does it matter if he took steroids or not?
Regardless of whether or not Armstrong was doping, he still managed to win seven straight Tour De France races after almost dying from cancer. More important to me, the majority of cyclists in the field were also doping. Ultimately, cycling has been proven to be a dirty sport in general. That doesn’t make Lance Armstrong any worse than anyone else.
7. Jose Bautista Hits Two More Homers Saturday
Amazingly, in the post-steroids era, Jose Bautista finds himself on a 72 homer pace through 40 games. After the #8 item on this list, is it wrong for me to suggest that we ask Bautista to pee in a cup everyday for the rest of the year?
6. Canucks Take 3-1 Lead Over San Jose
After a spirited effort in Game 3, the Canucks blew San Jose out of the water after three straight power play goals in the 2nd period of Game 4. Giving the Sedin twins a man-advantage is not a recipe for success.
5. Animal Kingdom Fails to Win 2nd Leg of Triple Crown
And by doing so, he guarantees that No Credentials will not mention horse racing until April of 2012.
4. Chicago Cubs Play at Fenway Park For First Time Since 1918
Now that the Cubs have played at Fenway, I vote for killing inter-league baseball for good. Until both league’s adopt the same stance on whether to have a DH or not, it makes no sense for a meeting between the AL and NL before the World Series.
3. Down 3-0, Lightning Storm Back Against Bruins to Even Series
Boston needs to show some serious mental fortitude after getting a little too content and blowing Game 4. Tampa Bay has too much firepower to step off the accelerator.
2. Mavericks Take Game 3 in Oklahoma City
For a while last night I thought was watching Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. After two offensive showcases, defense finally showed up. The Thunder did a great job on Dirk Nowitzki until the 4th quarter. Oklahoma City needs to bring the same defensive intensity for the rest of the series. They won’t shoot 1 for 17 from three-point range again. I like the Thunder to win Game 4.
1. Heat Defend Home Court, Take 2-1 Series Lead Over Chicago
Chris Bosh showed up in a big way with 34 points in this game. Chicago needs to reestablish their dominance in the paint to get back into the series.
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