Morning Dump 6/1

Holy hell, it's June already. First of the month.

And this morning, being a crud day for Pittsburgh sports, and a Monday of a five-day workweek, coming off a short week last week, will be a bitch fest.

- I'll just let Seth at the P-G handle the links today for the Pens's game last night.

- The Pens played better in Games 1 and 2 this year in Detroit, but in the end the outcome was the same. Now they have to win 4 outta 5 against them. It's not impossible, but it is very difficult. For the optimist point of view: It was also once said that it was impossible to break onto the heavily protected boat in this, but it was done.

Osgood was beat more times last night than Julia Roberts in that 'Sleeping with the Enemy' movie.

He's been on the good luck side of posts and his other players diving into the net to cover a puck (I swear that one that Zetterberg covered up was in, we just couldn't see it).

Regardless, in the grand scheme of things, all the Wings did was do what they were supposed to do, win their home games and hold serve.

This feels like the Washington series all over. We lost the first 2, but could have very easily won one or two of them if a bounce goes here or there.

We've gotta take care of business at home. That's all there's to it.

- Pensblog recap of the game here.

And now onto the damn Pirates...

Ok, let's recap the weekend series against the basement dwelling Astros. Yes, like a bunch of assholes, we lost the series. Our schizo offense is maddening and made me want to throw my remote through the tv. Well, that and that lameass fans that sold out PNC Park on Saturday just to see fireworks.

So on Friday, Brian Moehler, he of the 8+ era, throws his first complete game since 2000 against us. Vomit.

Then on Saturday, we go against Wandy Rodriguez, who had the second best era in the majors, and we tag him for a run/inning. Well done.

That was then followed up on Sunday, when Pirate killer Mike Hampton, held us to 3 hits. Vomit again.

Basically, I can't figure it out. Who the hell can? Some nights they may as well put a batting dummy up there and get the same results.

- Oh, and this week in Pirates' futility, the last time we were .500, in 1992, 'Sister Act' had just come out. Me? This week in 1992 I probably upped my OBP in Teener League to about .750.

- This makes me want to vomit even more:

"Consider this: Maholm's quality start -- six or more innings, three or fewer runs -- was the starting rotation's 29th of the season, second-most in all of Major League Baseball. Only the Toronto Blue Jays have more, with 30. And yet, in those quality starts, the Pirates' record is a pedestrian 15-14, including 5-12 in the past 17."