Speaking of Sports

It's happy time in Pittsburgh as the streaking Pirates evened their won/lost record Saturday with a second consecutive victory over the Marlins on the road.  Andrew McCutchen homered--he's extra base hits in seven straight games.  And the Pirates' latest addition, rookie sensation Gregory Polanco had two hits and two RBIs the afternoon after his phenomenal game Friday night, with five hits and his first Major League home run that won the game in the 12th inning.  All that plus a run-saving catch, while his mother watched from the stands--the first time she'd seen him play as a pro in the US.  Polanco is another great story and helps make the Pittsburgh Pirates one of the most thrilling teams to watch in baseball.

Meanwhile the SF Giants are in a horror movie at home.  With the best record in MLB, they've lost 5 out of their last 6, and two this weekend in the ninth inning with their closer on the mound and poor fielding behind him.

In the NBA finals the San Antonio Spurs are one win away from the championship, having dominated Miami Heat in the past two games, losing only one game by two points.  I'm rooting against Miami, and have to hand it to the old guys in San Antonio.  I don't think the next game is a lock, though.  But they'll win the series.

The big NBA news is that Derek Fisher is the new head coach of the New York Knicks, working with head guy Phil Jackson.  I don't know if this means I have to become a Knicks fan but I will no longer be ignoring them. What a string of characteristically New York bullshit teams they've had.  Fisher was always one of my favorite players with the Lakers, and of course I've followed Phil since the Bulls.  Meanwhile the Lakers still don't have a coach, and it's more and more likely that Kobie has seen his last NBA finals unless he gets himself traded to, say, the Knicks.