N.B.A. and N.H.L. playoffs are here, Phillies and high school sports

It's been a while since I put a blog up so I thought I better get my butt in gear. I've been very busy with my writing for the paper so that's one of the reason's why I haven't gotten the chance to get a new blog up. Sorry about that, I'll try to do better and get at least one up a week.

The playoffs are here, and both the Sixers and Flyers made the playoffs. The Flyers won a very exciting seven game series over the Washington Captials, and move on to face the Montreal Candians in the second round. They played well, but have a very tough challenge in front of them, and if the Flyers want to make it to the next round. I feel that the Flyers need to take it to a higher level and get the early lead by winning both games on the Candians home ice. That will be a tough challenge, and I'm not sure if they are up for that. Let's hope, they've played very up and down at times during the regular season but let's hope that overtime win will propel them to another series victory.

Now, the Sixers on the other hand, are the seven seed facing the second seed Detriot Pistons which will not be an easy task. With the Pistons having RIP Hamilton from Coatesville, and Chancy Billups and Rasheed Wallace wining this series could be very difficult. It wasn't that long ago that the Pistons won the N.B.A. title and the leadership is there to propel them to the next round, but the Sixers are a young and up and coming team team. Mo Cheeks is a very good coach and has done a very good job coaching this group, and I was surprised that they won game 1 on the road at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Sunday. I thought the Sixers might win one game and that coming at home. They lost by quite a bit tonight, but have a home game Friday night at the Center and then again on Sunday, let's hope that they can win both games, but I would be satisfied with a split.

The high school spring sports season is at it's half way point, and Boyertown baseball continues to roll through the PAC-10. They were undefeated headed into the game against Upper Perk this afternoon and have tough double header game Friday night against a young upstart Pottstown Trojans team. The Bears also have a non-league game Saturday afternoon at Owls Field against Wilson-West Lawn who is coached by Boyertown grad Jeff Evans.
Next week will be the big test for the Bears facing Owen J. Roberts, Monday night at Bear Stadium and travelling to Ram Stadium on Wednesday night.

OJR is two games out of first place, and if they want to stay in the hunt for the PAC-10 title, they desperately need a win. The Bears for some reason do not play well at Ram Stadium, and haven't won there since joining the PAC-10. The Bears defeated the Rams a few weeks ago, thanks in part to some great pitching and key hitting from the Bears. I think this will be the year that they break the curse at Ram Stadium and maintain their two game lead in the PAC-10.

The Phillies are a game over .500, and swept a two game series against the Rockies who knocked them out of the playoffs last year as they faced the Brewers tonight at Miller Park. Chase Utley has been playing very well and has seven home runs including one tonight against the Brewers. So far, Utley is having a M.V.P season, and let's hope he can continue. He's picking up the slack for Ryan Howard who's batting .190 so far this year with four home runs. Let's hope as the weather warms up, so does Howard's bat. He's getting paid a lot of money, but not living up to the money he's making.

Pat "The Bat" Burrell who is more up and down than a roller coaster is having a very good season so far, and surprising everyone including me. So far in the young season, he's batting .357 with seven home runs, 22 R.B.I. an on base percentage of .471 and a slugging percentage of .729. Let's hope he can keep it up, and pick up the slack for Mr. Howard.

Well, the Phillies are back to a .500 record after losing game one of a two game set to the Brew Crew 5-4. They had a runner 90 feet away from tying the game, but couldn't get him home. They will now head to Pittsburgh to face the Pirates before headed back to CBP to welcome the Padres, and the lowly San Fransico Giants. The Padres and Giants have a combined record of 17-25 and if they can't win those two series they are in trouble.

That's all for now enjoy the nice weather, and as Harry Kalas would say I'm OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HHERRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

GO BEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =0)