Is Hockey On The Tube

There's just an incredible amount of variety when it comes to sports television and we all have our favorites.
It occurs to me that I still love baseball.
I know this is hockey central but I can't take my eyes and mind away from the diamond.
You can take the sport out of the city and sadly I guess out of just about everyone else in my hometown, but not me.
I'm a classic channel changer and I move around a lot but I still seem to focus in on baseball and especially with the baseball package on the internet where I have a choice of every game.

When I noticed Mark Buehrlie of the White Sox and Felix Hernandez of Seattle were working on no hitters, my attention was easily diverted away from the NHL playoffs.
Same with Cole Hamels outing last weekend not to mention the latest ARod exploits.

The NBA also holds my interest.
I can't look away from a golf major.

The NFL would easily win in a battle for my TV heart.

I know that almost everyone has forgiven the NHL for the lost year and while my love of hockey has been rekindeled with the "new" NHL, hockey still sits in my back seat.

This job has helped bring me back to the game.
Let's face it, how are you going to talk about something for four hours if you don't know what you're talking about.

In watching any sport I'm always looking for a memory.
Something special.
A moment in time.

Nothing of that sort for me so far in this year's NHL playoffs, nor was there last year.

The lack of upsets in the first round this year at least points to a possibility.
Good thing I have two eyes.

How Come The Habs Aren't On TV Tonight ?

I looked all over the dial and couldn't find the Habs playoff game anywhere
found a whole lot of baseball though.

For the record
I picked Ottawa to win the Cup before the season started
so I guess I'll stick with that.

As far as baseball is concerned
here's why you'll be laughing at me come October:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

NL EAST - New York Mets

Hitting is too good and they've got money to fill in the rotation if El Duque’s too old and/or Mike Pelfrey & Joe Maine are too young or ineffective

NL CENTRAL-Milwaukee Brewers

They finished at the bottom of the league
in hitting,fielding and pitching last year

They will win sooner or later with all that talent

NL WEST-Los Angeles Dodgers

Addition of Jason Schmidt & healthy Randy Wolf

young players all over the place and still coming

however several old guys need to stay healthy

solid rotation and bullpen

NL WILD CARD- Atlanta Braves

The return to form of Tim Hudson is a key

Bullpen most improved in the League

Young hitters keep getting better

Andruw Jones a big season in walk year

NL NOTES

Phillies bullpen will do in a pretty good team

Nationals will be baseball’s worst

Cardinals will fall a long way from championship

Rockies & D’backs coming on.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

AL EAST - Boston Red Sox

Best rotation in the league

Enough hitting to get by

No worries with Papelbon closing once more

AL CENTRAL-Cleveland Indians

MVP candidates in Travis Hafner & Grady Sizemore

Emerging stars in Josh Barfield & Andy Marte

Good young starters - Veteran bullpen

AL WEST- L.A. Angels of Anaheim

They’ve got VLAD

Top end starters especially if Bartolo Colon returns strong

Up and coming hitters in Kotchman & Kendrick

Smart manager in Mike Scioscia

AL WILD CARD - New York Yankees

This team will score plenty

excellent bullpen

Got to believe they’ll paper over starting rotation

if they can somehow find the money

AL NOTES

Don’t discount Twins, Blue Jays, White Sox

and especially Oakland, always more than it seems