10 Awesome Things That Happened This Weekend (5/10-5/12)

10. Grizzlies Grind Out Game 3 Win Over Thunder
9. Knicks Can’t Shoot in Indiana
            ESPN and ABC should’ve billed this doubleheader on Saturday as “games so atrocious you’ll almost wish you were watching college basketball”. New York needs to ditch iso-ball in order to turn their series around, while there is a little too much Reggie Jackson involved (which wasn’t a bad thing for the Athletics and Yankees during the 1970s) for Oklahoma City to have a prayer of advancing past Memphis.

8. Brooks Orpik Grips and Rips the Penguins Into Round 2

            Orpik picked a great time to net his first goal of 2013.

7. Jon Lester One-Hits the Blue Jays.
6. Shelby Miller One Hits the Rockies
5. Adam Wainwright Carries No Hitter Into the 8^th
            Here are three more reasons why MLB hitters need to get back on the juice. Honorable mention goes out to Chris Sale, who tossed a one-hitter Sunday night after this post was written. Just for grins and giggles, every time we post about multiple no-hit bids in a single weekend, I’ll list some home run totals from the steroids era (you know, when baseball was tons of fun). Here’s everyone that hit 30+ dingers in 1996.

1: Mark McGwire (52)
2: Brady Anderson (50)
3: Ken Griffey (49)
4: Albert Belle (48)
5: Juan Gonzalez (47)
6: Andres Galarraga (47)
7: Mo Vaughn (44)
8: Jay Buhner (44)
9: Barry Bonds (42)
10: Gary Sheffield (42)
11: Todd Hundley (41)
12: Greg Vaughn (41)
13: Ellis Burks (40)
14: Ken Caminiti (40)
15: Vinny Castilla (40)
16: Frank Thomas (40)
17: Sammy Sosa (40)
18: Cecil Fielder (39)
19: Rafael Palmeiro (39)
20: Jim Thome (38)
21: Dean Palmer (38)
22: Alex Rodriguez (36)
23: Geronimo Berroa (36)
24: Mike Piazza (36)
25: Henry Rodriguez (36)
26: Ed Sprague (36)
27: Terry Steinbach (35)
28: Robin Ventura (34)
29: Eric Karros (34)
30: Ryan Klesko (34)
31: John Jaha (34)
32: Barry Larkin (33)
33: Manny Ramirez (33)
34: Dante Bichette (31)
35: Jeff Bagwell (31)
36: Joe Carter (30)
37: Steve Finley (30)
38: Benito Santiago (30)
39: Jeff King (30)
40: Chipper Jones (30)
41: Bernard Gilkey (30)
42: Ron Gant (30)
43: Tim Salmon (30)
 

4. Kyle Busch’s Car Gets Tight, Matt Kenseth Steals a Darlington Victory

            Kenseth hasn’t won at a rate like this since the year before his championship-winning season in 2003.

3. Tiger Woods Shows Sergio Garcia Who’s Boss, Wins Players Championship
            Was there any doubt that Sergio would choke on the 17^th hole?

2. Maple Leafs Come Back From 3-1 Series Deficit, Defeat Bruins

            Boston looks like they could use the benefit of a reverse jinx right now.

1. Down Late, Golden State Rallies to Even Series Against San Antonio

            Win or lose, there isn’t a more entertaining team in all of sports right now than the Golden State Warriors.