Happy Monday!
This week on 15 Minutes of Fame – we break down the opening games of the Stanley Cup Final, discuss the news involving Nick Lidstrom & Tim Thomas and look at the coaching situation in three NHL cities. As well, we talk about the NFL bounty story and the NBA Draft Lottery!
In the GABBYs: Johan Santana, Cal FC, the Charlotte Bobcats, Mayweather & Pacquiao, Jonathan Lucroy & New York TV station WABC. The Punchline this week is Terrell Owens.
Prince Fielder (Barbara Moore, Wikimedia Commons)
The Milwaukee Brewers recorded six runs in the fifth inning en route to a 9-6 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game One of the National League Championship Series on Sunday.
Down 5-2, the Brewers recorded a League Championship Series record by collecting five extra base hits in one inning. Prince Fielder and Yuniesky Betancourt each recorded two run home runs, while Jerry Hairston Jr., Jonathan Lucroy and Ryan Braun all doubled.
It was a subpar performance by Brewers’ starter Zack Grienke, who gave up six runs to the Cardinals in six innings, including a three run home run in the fourth inning by shortstop David Freese.
The Brewers have been criticized for their excessive celebrations. Other than Nyjer Morgan’s controversial comments after the Brewers victory over the Arizona Diamondacks when Jamie Campbell of Rogers Sportsnet needed to apologize, I haven’t had any problem with it.
Game two from Milwaukee is tonight. Two former Blue Jays will get the start for each team– Edwin Jackson for St. Louis and Shawn Marcum for Milwaukee. Marcum struggled mightily against the Diamondbacks in the NLDS, so it will be interesting to see if he can rebound.
George Kottaras (Wikimedia Commons)
Canadian catcher George Kottaras of the Milwaukee Brewers became the first player in Major League Baseball to hit for the cycle this season Saturday night.
Kottaras, a 28 year-old catcher from Scarborough, Ontario, collected the four different hits in Milwaukee’s 8-2 trouncing over the Houston Astros.
With the win, the Brewers at 83-57 continue to lead the St. Louis Cardinals by 8.5 games in the National League Central.
On the year, Kottaras is batting .273, with four home runs and 14 runs batted in, in limited playing time. He has had only 88 at bats all season long in backing up Jonathan Lucroy, who has had a fine season himself, batting .275 with ten home runs and 54 runs batted in.
The first Canadian to hit for the cycle was George Wood of Pownal, Prince Edward Island, on June 18, 1883 for the Detroit Wolverines. He was followed by the great Tip O’Neill of Springfield, Ontario, who hit for the cycle twice in his career– on April 30, 1887 and May 7, 1887 for the Saint Louis Cardinals. It is amazing that O’Neill hit for the cycle twice in a week!
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