Well, it’s official: LeBron has his first ring. After 7 failed attempts in Cleveland, the man called “King James” needed two additional seasons to accomplish his goal, and now we’re all Witnessing LeBron’s championship, his first as a member of the Heat. It seems like only yesterday that LeBron James took his talents to Miami in a very abrupt (some might say selfish) way. Some applauded his willingness to take a pay cut to play where he felt he had the best chance of winning; most criticized the very public and self-centered way he chose to make his exit from Cleveland. More
The main reason I’m excited about this, is because when Mike Tyson inevitably gets tired of taking orders from Spike Lee, he will inevitably punch Spike Lee, sending him into the karmic coma he deserves for tweeting the home address of the wrong George Zimmerman.
Matt Cain has thrown the second perfect game this season. That sentence alone was, until the last few seasons, enough to make any baseball fan spin in their seat. Now consider some more interesting tidbits about this season:
There have been two no-hitters in addition to the aforementioned perfect games (Jered Weaver on May 2, Johan Santana on June 1).
There has also been an interleague no-no (Kevin Millwood, Charlie Furbush, Stephen Pryor, Lucas Luetge, Brandon League, and Tom Wilhelmsen on June 8).
By the way, it’s only the middle of June. More
100 years later, the shadow of the Great Bambino still looms tall over baseball.
Well I guess that ends the competition for the closer role, at least for now. I just hope we're not looking at another DL-busting season like a few years ago.