Thank GoatDiesel Its the Weekend! You work too damn hard all week! So on the weekends you deserve to sit on your ass, drink beer and watch sports. At least that’s what the Diesel tells himself every Friday night. Well come to think of it, I do that all week too….Anyway….I am here to give you a run down of all the great sporting events on this weekend that you CAN’T miss, well you can but I will be mad at you. I’ll put a star beside the ones I am going to be watching. Here we goooooo………………..
Saturday
*NHL Playoffs - Washinton vs. Pittsburgh (1pm ET CBC, NBC) - Look for Bettman in the crown with a huge smile and object covering his “excitement” probably a bag of popcorn
NHL Playoffs – Chicago vs. Vancouver (9pm ET CBC, VS) - Game 2 of my favourite series in the second round. I love Chicago’s youth and I love Canadian teams so I am happy the longer this series lasts. Game 1 saw the inexperience of Chicago seem to really hamper them at the start of the game but then saw them storm back in the 3rd only to be robbed my Luongo, like everyone else in the world.
*Kentucky Derby – (Coverage starts at 4pm but post is 6pm ET on NBC) – With 3-1 favourite I want Revenge being scratched from the race a few days ago with an ankle injury Pioneer of the Nile is still the dog in the horse race??? Anyway, I have my money on Regal Ransom, General Quarters and Papa Clem in no particular order but if any of them wins, you are DEFINITELY going to want to find me tonight because the drinks will be on the house!!!
*NBA Playoffs – Boston vs. Chicago (8pm ET TNT, Score) – This series has been one of the all time best first round series in NBA history. So far they have played in 7 OT periods and Game 6 was 4 hours long, Too say these teams will be tired is the understatement of the year but I can guarantee you this is ends up being the event of the night. I know for sure I will be sitting some where with a BUNCH of empties scattering around talking about how good a 3 point shooter I am and if I was 6′5 I would be the next Ray Allen.
*Boxing – Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton (9pm ET HBO) -These two little guys will going at it in Las Vegas tonight with Pacquiao looking to become the only fighter since Oscar De La Hoya to capture titles in 6 different weight classes. While Manchester’s favourite fighting son, Hatton, looks to defend his belt at 140lbs and show the world hes not “a fat, beer drinking, lucky bastard”. The Diesel will be in the crowd tonight for the fight…at a friends house….watching on TV….CHEERING FOR PACQUIAO!!!
Sunday
NHL Playoffs – Anaheim vs. Detroit (2pm ET, TSN, NBC) – After a very close game 1 Anaheim will look to prove to the world they aren’t a fluke and a lot of people forget this, almost, exact same team won the cup a very short 2 years ago. Detroit one ups Anaheim, they won LAST YEAR. I look for Detroit to overwhelm Anaheim’s aging defence and goal tending with a barrage of shots and to take the win.
*NHL Playoffs – Carolina vs. Boston (7:30pm ET, TSN, VS) – Game 1 went according to plan 4-1 Boston (the same way this series will end) Look for more of the same onslaught from Boston’s quick, young frontline and there bruising defence. I figure the sooner the better for these guys anyway, that way Eric Staal can find some bachelor parties to crash with his brother Marc.
*NBA Playoffs – Miami vs. Atlanta (1pm ET ABC) – Unless you live in Miami or Atlanta I don’t really think anyone has paid much attention to this series but DAMN its been brutal. Some times these game looks more like Monday Night Raw then NBA playoffs. This game 7 will be MUCH of the same as neither of these teams want to lose to each other. I think Wade is just too good to go out in the first round, look for Miami to take it in Atlanta then IMMEDIATELY LEAVE THE STATE!!! Looks like we finally have a new, GENUINE, rivalry in the NBA at least.
NBA Playoffs – Dallas vs. Denver (3:30pm ET ABC) -Let the second round begin! To tell you all the truth I could care less about this series. My friend DarkMan and I, who I frequent Raps games with, always end up bitching about how boring the Raps are to watch because of Bosh but we always trump that with having to deal with living in Dallas and watching the Mavs. I don’t think there is a team I WOULDN’T choose over the Mavs to watch night in night out. I hope Denver takes them in 4 and we never see a Dirk Diggler in the playoffs again, unless he is a 2 fiddle on a team.
Peace!
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Regal Ransom too eh? If Join In The Dance doesn't keep up early he might get to romp on the lead unchallenged… in the slop everyone else might not be too keen on pushing through to catch him. Like the other two picks a lot (obviously).