Warriors Take Series 4-1

Portland played a tough series, last night's game was 125-121, but they still lost. Curry and company get a few days off now, waiting for OKC and San Antonio to settle their series. Last night? Curry sunk the definitive 3 with 25 seconds left. MVP! MVP!

OKC Wins, Leads San Antonio 3-2

It's kind of funny, most fans thought San Antonio was going to give Golden State a run for it's money in the playoffs. Now the Spurs HAVE to win their next two games just to advance. It's been a lot tougher series than they imagined.

And I'l type OKC a few more times just for the fun of it.

OKC! OKC! OKC!

Other sports news?

The Twins lost, again, this time in the ninth.

The Royals lost Raul Mondesi for 50 games yesterday for a PED violation. Once more, it was an over-the-counter medication that he bought in the Dominican that did him in. Since it appears that it was accidental, the suspension is for 50 games rather than 80. Mondesi is the first player to get pegged for "unintended use." The rule for all ball players? Don't buy it or take it without checking. Ever.

I'm waiting for some evil cook or caterer  assistant to lace all the food with banned, but essentially harmless, supplements at the Olympics or at training camp.  The nation or team may lose ALL their players or participants to long term bans. Imagine a New England patriot fan putting HGH in the Indianapolis Colt's beef stew to get back at them for the deflation gate scandal. The day is looming.

There's a rumor  out there that the UFC is for sale. They deny it, of course, but a 4 to 5 billion dollar price tag has been reported, along with 4 interested buyers. The current owners bought the organization in 2002, for (little finger on cheek) two MILLION dollars.

Stephen Curry was elected the first unanimous MVP in NBA history yesterday. He received all 131 first place votes.

Curry Back Late, Warriors Win!

Stephen Curry didn't start, but he sure finished, scoring 17 of his 40 in OT.

Go Warriors!

Bryce Harper On Base SEVEN Times Yesterday

AND he didn't have one official at-bat. That's six walks and one hit-by-pitch. No one wants to pitch to him.

It was a good strategy by the Cubs. They won in 13.

Grizzlies

Cranky Curtis' teammate from college, Dave Joerger, has been fired as the head coach of the Grizzlies. Both accuse each other of not getting the support they needed. The Grizzlies and Joerger that is. Not Curtis and Dave.

In other sports news...

Bartolo Colon, the rather rotund  pitcher for the Mets, did something yesterday that he has never done before. At the age of 42 years and 349 days, he hit his first career home run. No major leaguer has ever hit his first homer at an older age. Randy Johnson was 40 when he did it.

And,  just in case you're wondering, the Twins lost last night.

So did Golden State, still without Curry.

The Wild have a new head coach. Bruce Bordeau was fired by Anaheim April 29th after losing game seven in the playoffs to the Predators. So he was unemployed for about a week...

Sports

I got nothing. Just like the Twins.

Milone And Fien Released, More Roster Changes to Come

The Twins are sick of losing. Losing BIG to a team that's just as bad as them means big roster moves are coming. The Twins are talking with Darin Mastroianni again, and they've got free agent catcher Juan Centeno on their radar, too. That means that John Ryan Murphy and his .077 batting average are not long for this world either. Eddie Rosario's .188 batting average is in danger of getting shipped back to AAA, too.

The Twins are desperate. They should be. I still can't believe that Tom Brunansky hasn't been fired yet. The Twins biggest problem two seasons ago was that every minor leaguer they brought up couldn't hit. So what did they do? They hired their AAA hitting coach to be their major league hitting instructor.

Twins fans everywhere are asking, "WHAT hitting?" I predicted this would be a problem when he was promoted.

The Twins are a mess. And replacing failed roster spots with ex-major leaguers who haven't found a home yet is not going to be a solution. It's not just going to be a long summer. This problem is going to take years and years to fix.

In the meantime, enjoy Netflix. Or Hulu. Or Amazon Prime. Or long walks in the evening. Just don't expect to spend any of your valuable summer free time with the Twins.

Is contraction still an option?