10 Awesome Things That Happened This Weekend (4/18-4/20)

10. Bryce Harper Sent to the Pine After Jogging to First Base
            Harper normally is criticized for flying into walls with too much reckless abandon, so we here at No Credentials are going to give him a pass for Saturday’s mistake.

9. Brewers and Pirates Throw Fists

            We’ll split the blame for this one evenly between Brewers outfielder Carlos Gomez (who if not for walking out of the box and watching his ball end up in play instead of out of the park, would’ve easily had an inside-the-park home run) and Gerrit Cole (who would’ve not escalated the fight if he simply walked back to the mound).

8. Hawks Blast Pacers

            For one day, Indiana native Jeff Teague looked like the most unstoppable point guard in the NBA. We won’t bet on that continuing all series long (especially if they switch Paul George onto him), but the Pacers need to rediscover some form of offensive continuity.

7. Red Sox Complete Five Run Comeback Sunday Night
            Sadly (for New England folks), Boston couldn’t keep the good times rolling in their annual Patriots Day game. At least an American won the Boston Marathon for the first time in 29 years.

6. Wizards Rally, Take Game 1 in Chicago

            I sadly pulled my support for Washington after during the middle of the year proclaiming them a dark horse title contender. Their Game 1 performance was even more impressive when you consider the sub-par shooting effort from both John Wall and Bradley Beal.

5. Giancarlo Stanton Blasts Walk Off Grand Slam

            We try to not to make a habit of getting too excited or disappointed about April MLB results, but 2014 looks like the year that Stanton finally puts together a hammer-of-the-gods fantasy season.

4. Blues Win a Second Straight Overtime Game Over Chicago

            St. Louis is lucky to have a two-game cushion, as it looks like they’ll be without star forward David Backes for the foreseeable future.
        
3. Pavel Datsyuk Schools Bruins Defense, Gives Red Wings Game 1 Win
            Datsyuk’s goal looked like something straight out of NHL 2003, but at least Boston pummeled the Wings in Game 2.
         
2. Columbus Blue Jackets Win First Playoff Game in Franchise History
            Good for them.

1. Warriors Defeat Foul-Plagued Clippers, Steal Game 1

            The real winner here was the officials, as there was a disproportionate amount of ticky-tack fouls. We’re expecting both teams to have a little more freedom during Game 2 tonight.

EDITORS NOTE: Incredibly, this is post #500 we've made in this space. Most of my good friends would’ve probably bet that I would’ve never made it past 50. Thanks to all the loyal readers (all eight of you) who continue to read every post. Here’s to 500 more.