1. Blame me
In the sixth inning of Wednesday’s Sox game, I blurted out “Nobody in this room say, ‘Javier Vazquez has a no-hitter going for the Sox’ because you’ll jinx it.” I’m such a fool.
2. Subtle distinction
If a pitcher does hold the Royals hitless, is it still called a no-hitter? Oh absolutely, just not a major-league no-hitter.
3. It’s come to this
Not that Kansas City is stinking up the league with 10 straight losses, but six retired military generals just called for Buddy Bell’s resignation.
4. Just not fair
Hey Mr. Albert “10 homers in 48 at-bats with 17 walks” Pujols, please slow down. You’re blowing the curve for the rest of the class.
5. Stop him!
The Blackhawks have a 14.2 percent chance of landing the No. 1 draft pick. If that happens, there’s an 87.9 percent chance that draft pick flees the country.
6. More fun with math
NHL attendance was up 2.4 percent from the last season before the lockout and up a remarkable 100 percent from the season of the lockout.
7. Gamblers anonymous
Congrats to Tom and Katie even though I lost $10 in the baby name office pool. What can I say? “Bubba” just felt right.
8. Heavy sarcasm
The top teams at the end of the NBA and NHL regular seasons are from the same city for the first time. Pistons and Red Wings. Oh joy. I’m so happy for you, Detroit.
9. On the above
“It’s always cool to be a part of anything that hasn’t happened before,” said Pistons president Joe Dumars. Oh good, then the Pistons WILL drop out of the NBA playoffs for no reason whatsoever. Sweet.
FIVE MORE …
. . . of my erroneous sports-related baby name guesses:
— LeBron
— Gretzky
— Mookie
— Urlacher
— Tiger
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