Back on the internet

Guess what everyone!? I'm back on the internet here at my apartment! So crisis resolved and I can get back to much more frequent blogging.

The Lakers beat the Celtics last night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. I think the Celtics need to be much more consistent and smart to take Game 2. It's basically a must-win for the Celtics with Games 3-5 in Boston. It's going to be very difficult for them to take all 3 at home just because of how good both teams are. And it wouldn't be ideal to come back to LA down 3-2. So let's hope the Celtics take Game 2 in LA Sunday night (6 p.m. MT, ABC).

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final tonight to even up the series at 2 games each. The Flyers jumped out to a 4-1 lead and really seemed to feed off the crowd. A pivotal Game 5 is Sunday night in Chicago at 6 p.m. MT on NBC. The Blackhawks are going to be really pumped up for that one on their home ice in front of about 22,000 rabid fans. I'll be interested to see who wins.

I don't know what in the world is going on with the Stanley Cup and NBA Finals being scheduled on the same night and at the same time but that's what is happening on Sunday. Neither series is being played Saturday or Monday night so it seems that something should have been worked out. It's very frustrating to me, but at least this is the only time this year that the two series will overlap.

In baseball, Detroit Tigers (28-26) pitcher Armando Galaragga had a perfect game taken away from him on a blown call by first base umpire Jim Joyce on Wednesday night. Galaragga covered first on a throw from first baseman Miguel Cabrera and clearly caught the ball and put his foot on the bag before Indians (20-33) short stop Jason Donald got there. Joyce ruled Donald safe however. It was a travesty. I think in that situation that if it's even close and you're not sure as an umpire that you have to call the guy out because now history has been tampered with when it should have been something really amazing. It'll always be a perfect game in my mind. I feel really bad for Joyce, and it's clear that he feels awful about what happened.

I think Commissioner Bud Selig should reverse the call and grant Galaragga a perfect game, which he has power to do, but Selig has opted not to do so. This move (or lack thereof) from Selig is not surprising to me at all since he has been content to sit on his hands for most of his tenure as Commissioner. I agree with White Sox (23-31) broadcaster Hawk Harrelson that extraordinary circumstances call for extraordinary measures. Even though such an overturn has never been performed before and certainly should not become commonplace, I think it is the right thing to do in this situation.