I'm Glad I Didn't Sleep Through April

The NBA playoffs are usually void of drama and upsets because of the best-of-7 series from the first round through the NBA Finals.  Like I wrote about here and here, I have historically counted out teams like the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies from advancing in the playoffs because the best-of-7 series favors the more talented, deeper team which after an 82-game regular season tends to be the

Quick Hits #5

Chicks Dig the Long Ball:   The New York Yankees have set a club record with 27 home runs in their first 14 games.  They have 6 different players that have at least 4 home runs each. That's an impressive achievement given the storied history of the club - their nickname is not the Bronx Bombers for nothing!Jorge Posada has contributed to the Yankees record start by slugging 4 home runs from the