May 9th Update

Hamilton has decent game

- Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton went up to bat five times Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles. In his third at bat Hamilton doubled to right field, a decent result for most hitters.  Hamilton however, is the reigning A.L. MVP and is definitely not most hitters.  The double was the only time in his 5 at-bats that he did not hit a home run, tying a record set by 15 other Major Leaguers with 4 HR in a single game.
- Each of Hamilton's home runs came with one man on base giving Hamilton 8 runs batted in, the most for any player this season. Hamilton's power surge lead the Rangers to a 10-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
- Hamilton's outburst is the most home runs since Carlos Delgado hit 4 home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2003. The big game catapulted out of a tie with Yankees' outfielder Curtis Granderson for the Major League lead in home runs, with 14. The 8 RBI's extended his lead over Blue Jays' Edwin Encarnacion for the major league leader in this category too.
- Oh and if our title threw you off, we meant that Hamilton had a decent game the way that there's a decent amount of water in the pacific ocean or how Starbucks sells a decent amount of coffee every year.   Guess we need a thesaurus.


Teams staying alive in NBA playoffs

- Tuesday night had a chance to be historic.  No time before in NBA history had 4 different teams lost a best of 7 series on the same night but all 4 series that were played last night had 1 team leading 3-1.  In the end though, most of the losing teams were able to quote Monty Python and the Holy Grail, "I'm not dead yet!  Cough, cough... I'm getting better," as they fended off elimination for one more game.
- The Chicago Bulls won easily, the Atlanta Hawks won a nailbiter and the Denver Nuggets almost gave up a late lead but still won.  Only the Orlando Magic, who were seemingly doomed as soon as superstar Dwight Howard announced he would miss the entire playoffs following a back surgery, saw their season end last night.
- The only 2 series going on tonight are the mismatch between the dominant Miami Heat and the injured/inconsistent New York Knicks and the terrific Memphis Grizzlies-L.A. Clippers matchup.
- The #1 and #2 seeds in the West, Tim Duncan's San Antonio Spurs and Kevin Durant's Oklahoma City Thunder both swept their opening series 4-0 and are waiting for their next opponents.