BACK AGAIN

The NHL Playoffs were severly draining to not only the Pens, but the Floss as well. Looking back, it happened really fast, but what a ride the Pens had. I didn't expect Detroit's experience to kill the Pens as much as it did. The home ice was a huge factor too. If we start in the 'Burgh and take 1 of 2, I think the series might have went differently, but the Wings earned everything they got. Too many great memories from this season to think of. I never associated the start of summer with hockey in my life, but I have a feeling that Crosby and Co. will change that for the next 10 to 15 years of my life.

SHHHH....DON'T TELL ANYONE, BUT THE PIRATES ARE A BASEBALL TEAM

Did anyone even know baseball was going on during the hockey playoffs, probably not, but the Pirates actually are fielding a team...IN JUNE. It might seem stupid to get excited about a 33-34 baseball team on June 13th, but honestly why not? If the Pirates reach .500 tonight, it would be the first time since 1999 they had been .500 this late in a season. It might seem like a very marginal accomplishment, but anything that could happen for the first time in 9 years is worth noting. The Pirates have a chance at 2 All Stars, possibly 3 if the X-Man, N-Dog, and J Bay tear it up for the next month. Scary as it may sound, the Pirates hitting nucleus is quite solid. This team really does have talent. If Doumit can improve his defense, he becomes one of the best all around not just power hitting catchers in baseball. Steady Freddy is going to give you close to .300 and 75 RBI's a year. Jack Wilson is Mr. Dependable at short. A low average, great defensive player. Bay, Nate, and Nady are one of the top outfields in the NL, probably all of baseball. The offense only has 2 holes, both corners of the infield. Adam LaRoche should be benched and possibly burned in hell because he is such a disappointment. Jose Bautista is average, but hasn't been consistent enough. The Pirates have no immediate player to step in at third for the long term. Just stop gaps such as Gomez or Go Home and Doug "not even trying to spell that one". Doug ManCaveItch has added a grit to this team. Any player that will come out and call out dirty, trailer trash Randy Johnson is good in my book. So third base looks like it will be Pedro Alvarez if the Bucco's sign him(if they don't, there should be a boycott). Don't count out Pitt's own Jimmy Negrych, a 5'9, 3 or 2B player who is currently at tops of the Carolina League in high A ball with an average of .358, .15 points higher than Matt Wieters. He has over 20 more bases than anyone on the Lynchburg Hillcats as well. Sorry for the Pitt plug. To go into the pitching situation would be more difficult than conducting triple bypass surgery. It is a very fragile situation that will ultimately bring this team out of legitimate contention for a wild card spot. Steve Blass was saying on air the other day that a few years ago the Pirates popped champagne bottles in the Chicago Cubs visitor lockerroom's because they guaranteed less than 90 losses. So for anyone discounting how big .500 is to this team is just FUCKING lying to themselves. LETS GO BUCS. WE BELIEVE.

KOBE

Kobe Bryant is one of my favorite NBA players. I used to buy into the MJ comparison. Not after last nights performance. You can't just look at the numbers either. Re-watch the last minute or so, Kobe is sleeping. MJ wouldn't have let that happen.

SIDENOTE ON BSV'S

Today the Floss got the ears lowered at a SuperCuts. As the sexy, dirty haircutter was cutting my hair, a thought popped into my head. She would make a great BSV. She talks longer to her clients than a BSV needs too. No offense to her or hairdressers as a whole, but stereotypically they are just as trashy as most BSV's. This could work out well.

-Flosssssssssssin'