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Friday, June 03, 2005 

Birthday, Houston, and Basketball

Posted by: Bradley McDonald

Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes yesterday. I'm awaiting the cards that are sure to be overflowing with money. I was expecting to wake up old and decrepit, but 27 doesn't feel much worse than 26. In fact, I feel fresh and energized (but that could be due to the two cups of coffee I've had already).

My girlfriend treated me to The Melting Pot last night. I love the cheese fondue there and the fact that you can cook (and play with) your own food. I'm a hands-on kinda guy that gets easily bored, so I always have fun at The Melting Pot.

My parents even called me from Alaska to wish me happy birthday. Maybe they do love me after all.

Houston
As I told you earlier, I'll be traveling to Houston this weekend for more birthday treats. My (wonderful) girlfriend Jaime bought tickets to the Astros/Cardinals game Saturday, thinking Roger Clemens was going to pitch. Well, he is now slated to start Sundays game, so I'm in negotiations now to attend that game, too. This series is a rematch of the National League Championship Series last year, but I doubt it will be nearly as exciting. The Cardinals are just as good (if not better) than last year and the Astros are horribly worse. The loss of Jeff Kent and Carlos Beltran has affected the offense more than anybody thought. Of course, losing Jeff Bagwell to injury didn't help and the other guys just aren't hitting the ball. But the Astros have won two out of three games since Kris has become a converted fan. I'm hoping she's the good luck charm they needed.

Sooo...I'm calling for a sweep of the Cardinals! You hear that, Kent Curry? YOUR BOYS ARE GOING DOWN! :)

Anyway, Houston is always a fun road trip (it's only 4 hours away). I've got a lot of friends over there, so it'll be good to see some of them.

NBA
The Spurs, having made the Suns look like a second-rate team, are now awaiting the winner of the Heat/Pistons series to play for the championship. Miami took a 3-2 advantage over Detroit last night, but Dwyane Wade injured his ribs and is questionable for the next game. I wouldn't mind seeing a Pistons/Spurs matchup in the Finals. Those two teams are two of the best defensive teams in the league and I would love to see them pound away at each other. I'm all for excitement and high-powered offense, but there's nothing like watching a group of guys who get just as fired up over defensive stops as they do dunks.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Look for me again on Monday.

10:28 AM |

I hear that Bradley McDonald and I will be more than happy to receive your PUBLIC apology on Sunday after the Astros 3rd consecutive loss to the Redbirds.

KDC

Posted by Anonymous Anonymous | Fri Jun 03, 12:17:00 PM 2005   

The check is in the mail, of course.

Too bad about Dwayne Wade. Milwaukee has claimed his as our own, you know, because HE DID PLAY for Marquette. Keep us posted on his progress, please.

Thanks!

Posted by Anonymous Kris | Sun Jun 05, 09:59:00 PM 2005   

The Suns didn't look like a second rate team. Their bench wasn't nearly as deep and the biggest factor, playoff experience, decided the last quarter of each game. The Suns center-point is only 22 and he is already making people around the league take notice. In the abscence of injury or lockout, you can expect them to be back and possibly take it all next season.

Posted by Anonymous Sean | Mon Jun 06, 12:43:00 AM 2005   

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