Quote of the day
"The one thing I want to remind myself -- and I have -- is that this game is tough enough to play and I don't want our guys having extra baggage during that series. I need to be very cognizant of that, that whatever feelings I'm having, I'll deal with 'em." -- Terry Francona, on today’s return to Fenway Park as Indians managerDaily blurb
The Pacers hung with the Heat for the entire game, almost prevailing at the end. However, with 2.2 seconds to go, they gave LeBron a virtually uncontested layup to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Was this game a sign that the series will be closely contested throughout? Or, might this already have been the game to break the Pacers’ back? We’ll see.
In two starts this month, the Indians have scored 9 runs off of Justin Verlander in 10 innings. Unfortunately for them, they’ve given up 17 runs in those two games. So it’s not so bad that they split those two games. Ubaldo Jimenez was the Tribe starter in both of those games, and his ERA now stands at 6.04. Amazingly, Cleveland has won in six of his nine starts this year.
In GuruGolf, Boo Weekley remains the popular favorite, in spite of last week’s +11. Once again, he tees off in the afternoon, so we’ll have to wait to see whether GuruGolf patience is rewarded.