BACK TO REALITY...

I WISH THAT THE BLACKHAWKS MAGICAL SEASON WAS STILL GOING ON. I WISH THAT WE AS CHICAGO FANS HAD SOMETHING ELSE TO INDULGE IN BESIDES TERRIBLE BASEBALL ON BOTH SIDES OF TOWN AND FREE AGENT WATCHING. I CAN WISH ALL I WANT, BUT NO MATTER HOW HARD I RUB THE MAGIC LAMP, WERE STUCK. AT LEAST THE HAWKS WON. IF THEY HAD LOST WE WOULD JUST BE SITTIN HERE SAYIN "ANOTHER CHICAGO FAILURE". I'M GLAD THAT'S NOT WHAT IT TURNED INTO. IT IS REFRESHING THAT THE VICTORY PARADE HAPPENS TO TAKE PLACE WHEN THE CROSSTOWN CLASSIC BEGINS THIS SEASON. THAT'S A SHOT OF IRONY IS IT NOT? SPEAKING OF THE CROSSTOWN CLASSIC, UNLIKE ANY OTHER YEAR IN WHICH SOX AND CUB FANS WOULD QUARREL ABOUT WHO IS THE BETTER BALLCLUB, MR. ZKI AND MYSELF WILL TRY TO CONVINCE EACH OTHER THIS SATURDAY THAT OUR RESPECTIVE BASEBALL TEAMS SUCK MORE THAN THE OTHER. I'LL HAVE A PRETTY CONVINCING ARGUMENT THAT THE CUBS ARE THE WORST TEAM IN CHICAGO RIGHT NOW AND ZKI WILL TRY TO COUNTER THAT WITH HOW PITIFUL THE SOUTHSIDERS ARE. IT SHOULD BE FUN....FUN AND VERY DEPRESSING. ALSO ON THE SHOW WILL BE THE MOST TALKED ABOUT SEGMENT ON SPORTSTOWNCHICAGO.COM. THAT'S THE SATURDAY PUKEFEST. WE HAVE BEEN OFF FOR 2 WEEKS SO WE HAVE PLENTY TO PUKE ABOUT AND WE KNOW THAT YOU DO TOO. VERY HEAVY BLACKHAWKS DISCUSSION AS WE PONDER WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT FOR THE B'HAWKS. CAN WE TURN THIS INTO EVERY YEAR EXTRAVAGANZA? DYNASTYS HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE, WHY NOT HERE, WHY NOT NOW? SEE YOU SATURDAY @ 10:30.

FLYERS FEELIN F*CKED

IF I WAS A FLYER FAN, IT WOULD PROBABLY MEAN THAT I WOULD RESIGN IN PHILADELPHIA, WHICH SUCKS BY ITSELF. IT WOULD ALSO MEAN THAT AFTER 2 GAMES IN THE STANLEY CUP FINALS THE FLYERS ARE IN A DEEP HOLE THAT COULD GET DEEPER IF THE PUCK DOESN'T ROLL THERE WAY COME WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN PHILLY. SO THE BLACKHAWKS TOOK CARE OF HOME ICE IN 2 VERY DIFFERENT FASHIONS. GAME ONE WAS YOUR TYPICAL 49-49 FOOTBALL GAME WHERE DEFENSE WAS OPTIONAL. A 6-5 FINAL SCORE WAS NOT WHAT A FAN OF EITHER TEAM WOULD HAVE PREFERED, BUT SINCE I'M A FAN OF THE TEAM WITH THE INDIAN ON THE FRONT, I'LL TAKE IT. GAME 2 WAS A MUCH MORE PHYSICAL 6-3 TYPE FOOTBALL GAME WHERE DEFENSE WAS THE TRUE STAR NO MATTER HOW POTENT OR SUCCESSFUL EITHER OFFENSIVE WAS. ANTTI NIEMI IS CONTINUING TO ETCH HIS NAME INTO BLACKHAWK STARDOM WITH ANOTHER SOLID PERFORMANCE. MARIAN HOSSA HOPEFULLY HAS GOT SOME PEOPLE OFF HIS BACK WITH A GOAL IN THE 2ND PERIOD. HE WAS NEVER ON MY SH*T LIST, HE DOES PLENTY OF OTHER THINGS THAT HELP CONTRIBUTE TO THE BLACKHAWKS SUCCESS, NOT JUST SCORE GOALS. SO THAT'LL BRING THINGS TO GAME 3 WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE. IT DOESN'T SCARE ME THAT THE BRUINS BLEW A 3-0 LEAD AGAINST THIS FLYER SQUAD. WE WIN GAME 3 IT'S OVER, BABY. AND CONSIDERING THE WAY THE HAWKS HAVE BEEN PLAYING ON THE ROAD THIS PAST MONTH, I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT WE WILL BE HEARING A HEAVY DOSE OF CHELSEA DAGGER FROM LATE WEDNESDAY TO GAME 4 FRIDAY. LET'S GO HAWKS!!!!

HOW SWEEP IT IS!!!!!

THAT'S RIGHT. A FOUR GAME SWEEP PREDICTED BY YOUR BEST SOURCE OF CHICAGO BLACKHAWK HOCKEY, EZ & MR. SKI AT THE TRIPLE DOUBLE EVERY SATURDAY FROM 10:30-1:00 ON SPORTSTOWNCHICAGO.COM. IT STARTED UGLY BUT THE BETTER TEAM DEFINTELY PREVAILED AND WE WILL HOST THE PHILADELPHIA FLYERS IF THEY TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS THIS UPCOMING MONDAY AGAINST THE HABS. MY GUESS IF THAT THIS SERIES GOES AT LEAST 6 GAMES. LET'S HOPE SO BECAUSE WE JUST WITNESSED HOW SOME REST CAN BENEFIT OUR BLACKHAWKS.

BROOMS WILL ALSO BE ON DISPLAY MONDAY NIGHT IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS AS THE BOSTON CELTICS WILL ATTEMPT TO SHUT OUT THE ORLANDO MAGIC IN 4 GAMES. EVEN ME, EZ, WHO DIDN'T EXPECT THE CELTS TO SWEEP THE MAGIC IN 4, HAS GOT THE BROOM OUT READY TO PUT THE "EVER SO POWERFUL" MAGIC IN THEIR PROVERBIAL DEATH BED.

HOW BOUT THEM SUNS??? AN EXCITING GAME 3 IN PHOENIX LED BY THE ONE AND ONLY....ROBIN LOPEZ? YES ROBIN LOPEZ. AND I WILL GIVE PROPS TO ESPN'S MICHAEL WILBON WHO SAID THAT IF THE SUNS WOULD BE A FACTOR IN THIS SERIES THAT ROBIN LOPEZ WOULD HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT IT. AND I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT NUMBER 1, AMARE STOUDEMIRE, MAKE ME EAT ALL THE VOMIT THAT I PUKED UP IN THE LATEST EDITION OF THE SATURDAY PUKEFEST WHEN I CALLED HIM OUT FOR PLAYING LIKE HOT GARBAGE. HE ANSWERED IN GAME 3 WITH 41 POINTS AND 11 REBOUNDS. NOT A BAD LINE AMARE, IF I MAY SAY SO MYSELF.

THINGS WE KNOW.....

THE BLACKHAWKS WILL APPEAR IN THE STANLEY CUP FINALS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS ON SUNDAY. NO WAY THAT THE SHARKS ROLL OFF 4 STRAIGHT, I DON'T CARE WHAT THE FLYERS DID TO THE BRUINS. IT AIN'T HAPPENING WITH THE BLACKHAWKS. THEY GOT TOO MUCH MOXY TO GIVE IT UP, ESPECIALLY IF IT GOES BACK TO SAN JOSE.

WE DO KNOW THAT THE BOSTON CELTICS WILL REPRESENT THE EASTERN CONFERENCE IN THE NBA FINALS. NOW IF YOU TOLD ME THAT THE CELTS WOULD BE UP 3-0 BEFORE THE SERIES STARTED I WOULD'VE TOLD YOU TO CHECK YO'SELF. HOWEVER, THE CELTICS NOT ONLY PLEASANTLY SUPRISED ME BUT HAVE SUPRISED THE ORLANDO MAGIC WHO LOOK ABSOLUTELY LOST AT TIMES. DOC RIVERS HAS THE CELTICS PLAYING LIKE THEY DID 2 YEARS AGO AND RAJON RANDO IS MAKING HIS CASE FOR THE MVP THIS POSTSEASON. HE WOULD DEFINETELY GET MY VOTE.

WE DO KNOW THAT IF THE PHOENIX SUNS WANT TO AT LEAST BE COMPETIVE AND SEND THIS SERIES BACK TO LOS ANGELES THERE GOING TO HAVE TO PLAY, OR AT LEAST ATTEMPT TO PLAY DEFENSE. SCORING 110 POINTS IS FINE, BUT GIVING UP 120 ISN'T GONNA GET IT DONE IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS. THE SUNS SHOULD KNOW THIS MORE THAN OTHER ANY TEAM IN THE NBA. BUT I GUESS IF LAMAR ODOM KEEPS GETTING "LUCKY" THEN THERES NOTHING THE SUNS CAN DO.

MUCH TO EARLY TO SAY THAT WE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT OUR 2 BASEBALL TEAMS IN CHICAGO OTHER THAN THAT THE PLAY AS OF LATE HAS BEEN BELOW AVERAGE. HOWEVER, WHAT BETTER TIME THAN NOW TO AT LEAST ATTEMPT TO TURN IT AROUND THAN NOW? CUBS TRY TO WIN THE 3 GAME SERIES WITH THE RANGERS TOMORROW AND THE SOX ATTEMPT TO SWEEP THE FISH. HUGE SERIES LATER THIS MONTH AS THE SOX PLAY 3 AT CLEAVLAND AND 4 AT TAMBA BAY. CUBS WILL SEE FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR THOSE DAMN REDBIRDS FROM ST. LOUIS.

IT IS ALSO KNOWN THAT THE TRIPLE DOUBLE WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO THE MASSES NEXT WEEK DUE TO THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SO BE SURE TO CHECK THE BLOG REGULARLY TO STAY UPDATED ON EVERYTHING THAT IS RELATIVE TO THE SPORTING SCENE IN CHICAGO. ALSO COMING SOON THE 2010 TRIPLE DOUBLE MLB ALL STAR PREVIEW SHOW. EVERYTHING ABOUT MLB AND THE BEST OF THE BEST AS WE WILL TELL YOU WHO SHOULD BE INVITED TO THE MIDSUMMER CLASSIC IN ANAHEIM IN EARLY JULY. STAY TUNED.....

BAD Baseball, Hoops & Commited Indian

Hawks take game two in the western finals, by Saturday's show we'll know the fate of game three which is here in Chicago Friday evening, hopefully good news and a Stanley Cup final to look forward to where our scrappy opponent will be Philly or Montreal, of whom the Canadiens will have something to say about that eastern series being down 0-2 currently.

Cubs and Sox have won, both with sweeps of their series versus the rockies and tigers respectively, too bad they weren't both four game sets. Lou just continuing to provide stellar audio which we'll for sure play and comment for you Saturday, Zambrano back to rotation...soon, long relief will have to do for now.

Boston taking game two from Orlando going up 2-0 in east finals, Lakers try to duplicate that feat tomorrow...

Until Saturday, stay tuned sportstownchicago.com
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4 GAME 1'S

THERE ALL DONE. NHL AND NBA PLAYOFF CONFERENCE FINALS ALL HAVE CONCLUDED GAME NUMBER ONE. AND HERE IS WHAT WE LEARNED...

HAWKS VS. SHARKS

THIS IS GOING TO BE THE BLACKHAWKS TOUGHEST OPPONENT THUS FAR AS THE CHASE FOR LORD STANLEY'S CUP CONTINUES. THERE'S PLENTY OF 2ND GUESSING GOING ON IN SAN JOSE AS SHARKS HEAD COACH TODD MCLELLAN DECIDED TO GAMBLE ON THE FACE OFF IN THE DEFENSIVE ZONE THAT LEAD TO EVANTUAL GAME WINNING SHOT BY DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN BY NOT CHANGING HIS LINE AND LEAVING HIS FIRST LINE OUT THERE. IT CAN BE ARGUED THAT GAME 1 SHOULD'VE WENT INTO OVERTIME AND WE WOULD BE DOWN 0-1. HOWEVER THE WAY THAT NIEMI WAS PLAYING BETWEEN THE PIPES MAYBE WE WOULD'VE WON ANYWAY. A HUGE GAME ONE WIN NONETHELESS.

FLYERS VS. CANADIENS

IT APPEARS THAT THE HABS NETMINDER JAROSLAV HALAK CAN INDEED BE RATTLED AS THE FLYERS TOOK GAME ONE IN A DOMINANT FASHION SHUTTING OUT THE CANADIENS 6-0. HALAK GAVE UP 4 GOALS ON 14 SHOTS AND WAS PULLED EARLY ON IN THE 2ND PERIOD. THE PRESSURE IS SURLY ON MONTREAL NOW....AS IT WAS WHEN THEY STARTED OFF IN THE PLAYOFFS AS THEY BEAT BOTH THE CAPITALS AND PENGUINS ON THE ROAD IN GAME 7'S. THIS IS NOT A SITUATION THERE NOT ACCUSTOMED TO AND PERHAPS THEY PLAY BEST WHEN BEHIND THE 8BALL.

CELTICS VS. MAGIC

NOT ONLY ARE THE CELTICS HEALTHY, THERE PLAYING LIKE THEY DID 2 YEARS AGO WHEN THEY WENT ON TO WIN THE NBA CHAMPIONSHIP. THE MAGIC ARE NO STRANGERS TO BEING DOWN TO THE CELTICS HOWEVER, LAST YEAR THE CELTS WERE TAKEN TO A GAME 7 AND LOST TO A HUNGRY MAGIC TEAM THAT HAD TO WIN THE LAST 2 GAMES TO ADVANCE. THE DIFFERENCE? KEVIN GARNETT WILL BE ON THE COURT PUMPING HIS CHEST AS OPPOSED TO DOING IT IN A SUIT AND TIE. ALSO RASHEED WALLACE IS ACTUALLY SHOWING UP IN THIS POSTSEASON. SOMETHING HE DIDN'T DO IN 82 GAMES FOR BOSTON.

LAKERS VS. SUNS

IF THE SUNS THINK THEY CAN TRY AND GET INTO A SCORING CONTEST WITH L.A. THEN IT'S GONNA BE A QUICK EXIT FOR ALVIN GENTRY'S SQUAD. KOBE ABSOLUTELY LIT THEM UP IN GAME ONE. I'M VERY INTRIGUED TO SEE WHAT THE SUNS DO TO THE BLACK MAMBA IN GAME 2. IF I'M A SUN, I'M GONNA LET SOMEONE ELSE BEAT ME. PROBLEM IS THAT PAU GASOL ANDREW BYNUM AND LAMOR ODOM AT TIMES PROPOSE MISMATCHES ON THE COURT AND INSTEAD OF LOSING BY 20 THEY'LL LOSE BY 10. THEY HAVE THEIR WORK CUT OUT FOR THEM.

SO THERE YOU HAVE IT. 4 GAME 1'S IN 2 MINUTES. 3 GAME 2'S WILL TAKE PLACE LATER TONIGHT. SOME SERIES MAY BE EVENED UP. OTHERS MAY TAKE A TURN FOR THE WORST AS HOME ICE/COURT MAY VERY WELL BE TAKEN ABRUPTLY BY CHICAGO AND BOSTON. PHILLY TRIES TO CONTINUE THEIR MOMENTUM BUT I GOT A FEELING HALAK IS GONNA HAVE ONE OF THOSE GAMES............CATCH YOU AT THE LOCAL WATERING HOLE!!!!

ONE OF THOSE DAYS....

THAT IS WHAT THIS SATURDAY THE 15TH OF MAY IS. ONE OF THOSE DAYS IN WHICH THERE REALLY ISN'T ANY MAJOR SPORTING EVENT TO CONSUME THE MASSES. NO OFFENSE TO THE MMA FANS OUT THERE BUT YOU KNOW WHEN THE MAIN NATIONAL APPEAL IS A STRIKEFORCE EVENT THERE'S NOT MUCH GOING ON TODAY. PLUS I'M CHEAP AND DON'T GET SHOWTIME! SO THIS IS A GOOD DAY TO ENJOY THE FINER THINGS IN LIFE. LIKE A WALK IN THE PARK, THROWING BAGS, PLAYING BEER BONG, GOIN OUT TO THE BAR AND HOOKING UP WITH WHO YOU THINK IS A PRECIOUS YOUNG LADY AND WHEN YOU WAKE UP THE NEXT MORNING IT TURNS OUT TO BE PRECIOUS HERSELF. DAMN BEER GOGGLES. SO HOPEFULLY THINGS GO WELL. OR AT LEAST BETTER THAN THERE GOING FOR MY CUBS. YET ANOTHER LOSS TO THE POWERHOUSE THAT IS THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES. THE F*CKIN PIRATES HAVE BEATIN US THE LAST 7 TIMES THAT WE HAVE MET. AT LEAST THE SOX GET THE ROYALS.....WHO ARE CURRENTLY BEATING THE SOX 4-1. CHICAGO BASEBALL IS AWESOME....