Song of the Week XXI

This week, our song comes from the band Switchfoot. The song is Happy is a Yuppie Word. The song also inspired the title of the album, Nothing is Sound. The song follows a fairly anthem-style sound. It is very song with strong drum and guitar riffs throughout the piece. Lyrically, the song is deep as is the norm for Switchfoot work, providing a message about the modern world. That's all for this week, and we'll run this again next week.

5/29 Baseball

Today we have a full slate on the schedule, as well as an additional game with the Red Sox and Tigers playing a pair. We lead off with the first half of the doubleheader, and the second will be near the end.

Comerica Park: Detroit Tigers hosting the Boston Red Sox in the first game of the doubleheader. On the mound are Clay Buchholz and Andy Oliver. Boston drew first blood with Adrian Gonzalez's sacrifice fly leading to Jacoby Ellsbury scoring. The Red Sox added on in the second inning with a solo home run by Mike Cameron. Boston got another solo shot in the third, this time by Dustin Pedroia. Detroit got on the board with a solo home run by Andy Dirks in the fourth. Brennan Boesch tacked on his own solo shot in the sixth for the Tigers, and they tied it with a Jhonny Peralta single to score Miguel Cabrera. The Red Sox took a 4-3 lead in the ninth with a pinch-hit solo shot by David Ortiz, enough to win the game. Matt Albers got the win, Jose Valverde took the loss, and Jonathan Papelbon closed out for the save. Cameron and Dirks were the top batters. Scroll down for the second game in the doubleheader.

Rogers Centre: Toronto Blue Jays welcome the Chicago White Sox. Pitching today are John Danks and Ricky Romero. Chicago struck first with a solo home run by Carlos Quentin. Toronto replied with a Jose Bautista single to tie it as Yunel Escobar crossed the plate, took the lead on a grand slam by Aaron Hill, also scoring Corey Patterson, Bautista, and J.P. Arencibia, and supplementing the lead with Edwin Encarnacion's solo shot. The White Sox got one back with Paul Konerko's single driving in Juan Pierre. The Blue Jays added on with Escobar singling home Rajai Davis before Patterson lifted a two-run homer to finish Escobr's trip. Toronto kept it up in the fifth as Jayson Nix doubled Encarnacion and Davis in, before Patterson singled to finish his trip. Arencibia helped the Blue Jays cause in the sixth on a single to bring in Juan Rivera. Chicago added on a two-run homer by Ramon Castro, also scoring Alex Rios. The final would have the Blue Jays up 13-4, with Romero taking the win and Danks taking the loss. Castro and Patterson are the top batters. The Blue Jays took the series 3-1.

Citi Field: The New York Mets host the Philadelphia Phillies. Vance Worley and Jonathon Niese take the ball to pitch. New York replied with a Justin Turner groundout that allowed Jose Reyes to reach home, followed by Angel Pagan reaching base and Jason Bay scoring on a Jimmy Rollins error, Josh Thole singling in Daniel Murphy, and Ruben Tejada's single to finish the trip by Pagan. The Mets added on with Murphy singling home Carlos Beltran, Pagan doing the same for Bay and Thole doubling in both Murphy and Pagan. Philadelphia answered in the third with Placido Polanco singling in Dane Sardinha. New York went back at it with Reyes tripling Thole home in the fifth. The Phillies got another run with a solo shot by Raul Ibanez, followed by Sardinha doubling in Ben Francisco, and Dominic Brown finishing Sardinha's trip with a single. In the ninth, Philadelphia cut the score to 9-5 with a Francisco double scoring Ibanez, but it wouldn't be enough and Worley would suffer the loss while Niese grabbed the win. Sardinha and Reyes were the top hitters. The Phillies still took the series 2-1.

Nationals Park: The Washington Nationals host the San Diego Padres. The starters today are Dustin Moseley and Yunesky Maya. Washington opened with Jayson Werth singling in Roger Bernadina, and followed with Laynce Nix's sacrifice fly to score Ian Desmond. San Diego started scoring in the fourth with a Ryan Ludwick single to knock in Jason Bartlett. The Padres added on with the fifth inning single by Brad Hawpe to force in Logan Forsythe and Bartlett both, and Chase Headley doubling in Ludwick. The Nationals replied with Bernadina doubling in Rick Ankiel. Washington tied it with Michael Morse reaching on a fielder's choice and Werth coming home to score. San Diego took a 5-4 lead with Ludwick's single allowing Jorge Cantu to come home. This was the final, and Luke Gregerson got the win, Drew Storen suffered the loss, and Heath Bell closed out for a save. Ludwick and Werth were the best batters. The Padres took the series 2-1.

Tropicana Field: The Tampa Bay Rays welcome in the Cleveland Indians. Justin Masterson and Jeremy Hellickson will oppose each other. Tampa Bay opened the scoring in the third with Johnny Damon singling in Reid Brignac and Evan Longoria dashing home on a passed ball. The Rays added on with a two-run homer from John Jaso in the fourth, also scoring B.J. Upton. Tampa Bay kept going in the fifth on a Ben Zobrist groundout to score Longoria, and Sam Fuld singling in Damon, followed by Sean Rodriguez coming home on an error. The final was 7-0, with Hellickson winning and Masterson losing. The top hitters were Travis Buck and Jaso. Tampa Bay took the series 2-1.

Minute Maid Park: The Houston Astros hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks. Josh Collmenter and J.A. Happ go to the mound today. Houston opened with Jeff Keppinger scoring on a balk. In the fifth, Astros pitcher Happ added on with a solo home run. Arizona entered the scoring in the sixth on a Chris Young sacrifice fly to bring in Justin Upton. The Diamondbacks got the lead in the eighth with Xavier Nady doubling in both Ryan Roberts and Young, followed by Juan Miranda's single to finish the trip around for Nady. The final would be 4-2 Arizona, with Aaron Heilman winning, Jeff Fulchino taking the loss, and J.J. Putz converting the save. Nady and Happ were the best hitters. The Diamondbacks swept 3-0 for the series.

Miller Park: The Milwaukee Brewers host the San Francisco Giants. Aces Matt Cain and Yovani Gallardo will pitch. Milwaukee opened with Ryan Braun singling in Rickie Weeks, and Casey McGehee doing the same for Nyjer Morgan. The Brewers added on with a third inning Prince Fielder single, scoring Braun. Weeks helped Milwaukee out in the sixth with a two-RBI double to bring in Yuniesky Betancourt and Gallardo. The Brewers kept it up in the seventh with Fielder's single allowing Braun to score. The final would be 6-0, with Gallardo winning and Cain losing. Freddy Sanchez and Weeks were the best hitters. The Brewers took the series 2-1.

Target Field: The Minnesota Twins play host to the Anaheim Angels. Dan Haren will oppose Carl Pavano. Minnesota opened with a single by Jason Kubel to drive home Denard Span. Anaheim got the lead in the third with Erick Aybar's two-RBI triple to knock home Alexi Amarista and Jeff Mathis, and he scored on a Trevor Plouffe error. Minnesota replied with Justin Morneau singling in Alexi Casilla. The Angels answered back with a fifth inning Aybar single to score Mathis. The Twins pulled closer with a Casilla groundout leading to Plouffe scoring. Anaheim replied with a Bobby Abreu double to score Aybar. Mark Trumbo added one more run for the Angels with a solo home run. The Twins got a run back with Span singling in Matt Tolbert, followed by Morneau singling in Span, but it would only wind up creating a 6-5 loss. Haren won, Pavano lost, and Jordan Walden picked up a sloppy save. Aybar and Morneau were the best hitters. The Angels took the series 2-1.

Wrigley Field: The Chicago Cubs welcome the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jeff Karstens and Ryan Dempster are pitching. Pittsburgh led off after a long delay with Lyle Overbay doubling in both Andrew McCutchen and Neil Walker. Chicago answered with a solo home run by Aramis Ramirez and Koyie Hill sacrificing to score Carlos Pena. The Cubs took the lead with Starlin Castro sacrificing himself to score Kosuke Fukudome. The final was 3-2 Chicago, with Karstens losing, Dempster winning, and Carlos Marmol converting the save. Overbay and Ramirez were deemed best hitters. Pittsburgh took the series 2-1.

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington: The Texas Rangers play host to the Kansas City Royals. On the mound are Danny Duffy and Alexi Ogando. Texas got going in the second with Mike Napoli doubling in Michael Young. The Rangers added on with a solo home run by Ian Kinsler in the third inning. Kansas City got on the board with Wilson Betemit doubling in the fourth to drive in Melky Cabrera, Mitch Maier singling in Billy Butler, and Brayan Pena wiping the bases clean with a three run shot, scoring Betemit and Maier. Texas got a run back with Napoli launching a solo shot. The Rangers tied it in the eighth on a two-run homer from Young, also driving in Andres Blanco. The Royals retook the lead as Alcides Escobar hit a sacrifice fly to bring around Chris Getz. Texas tied it back up with a solo home run by Nelson Cruz, and won it 7-6 on Elvis Andrus single that brought home Napoli. Greg Holland had a hold before Aaron Crow and Joakim Soria both blew saves, Soria's being the loss. Arthur Rhodes picked up the win. Pena and Napoli were the top batters. Texas took the series 2-1. 

Coors Field: The Colorado Rockies host the St. Louis Cardinals. Kyle Lohse and Jhoulys Chacin get the ball to pitch. St. Louis led off with Jon Jay's two run homer to score Ryan Theriot, and Yadier Molina singling home Lance Berkman. Colorado got on the board with Eric Young's sacrifice fly to bring home Chris Iannetta. The Cardinals replied in the fourth with a solo home run by Cobly Rasmus.The Rockies got a run back as Ty Wigginton doubled in Todd Helton. Young snagged another run for Colorado by singling to knock around Ryan Spilborghs, but St. Louis held on to win 4-3. Lohse picks up the win, Chacin takes the loss, and Fernando Salas converts the save. Rasmus and Wigginton were the top hitters. The Cardinals took the series 2-1.

Overstock.com Coliseum: The Oakland Atheltics play host to the Baltimore Orioles. Zach Britton and Guillermo Moscoso are pitching. Oakland led off with a Josh Willingham single to bring around Daric Barton. Baltimore opened the floodgates with Felix Pie singling in J.J. Hardy, Nolan Reimold walking to force in Mark Reynolds, Nick Markakis grounding out to score Robert Andino, and Vladimir Guerrero doing the same to finish Pie's trip. The Athletics got one back with Conor Jackson singling home Cliff Pennington, followed by Willingham's three-run homer to score Coco Crisp and Jackson as well in the bottom of the fifth. Oakland added on to their lead with Barton's sacrifice fly to bring home Mark Ellis. The final would be 6-4 for the Athletics, giving Moscoso the win, Britton the loss, and Brian Fuentes collected the save. Oakland swept the series 3-0.

Safeco Field: The Seattle Mariners welcome the New York Yankees. CC Sabathia and Jason Vargas get the starts. New York opened in the second with a solo home run by Nick Swisher. The Yankees added on with a third inning Robinson Cano single knocking in Curtis Granderson, Andruw Jones' three-run double to score Alex Rodriguez, Cano, and Swisher, and Eduardo Nunez tripling in Jones. New York added on in the fourth with Mark Teixeira singling in Granderson. Seattle got on the board in the sixth with a solo home run by Justin Smoak. The final stood 7-1 New York, with Sabathia winning and Vargas losing. Granderson and Smoak were the best batters. Seattle took the series 2-1.

Dodger Stadium: The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Florida Marlins. On the mound are aces Ricky Nolasco and Clayton Kershaw. Los Angeles opened with a two-run homer by Rafael Furcal, also scoring Kershaw, followed by Jay Gibbons singling in Andre Ethier, and Dioner Navarro doing the same for Matt Kemp, all in the third inning. The Dodgers added on with Kershaw's fielder's choice leading to a Gibbons run, and Furcal singling in Navarro, followed by Casey Blake's two-RBI single to score Kershaw and Furcal. The 8-0 score would be the final, with Nolasco losing and Kershaw throwing a two-hit complete game for the win. Logan Morrison and Furcal were the top batters. The Dodgers took the series 2-1.

Comerica Park: The Detroit Tigers set up for game two of the day against the Boston Red Sox. Aces Josh Beckett and Justin Verlander will get the ball. Detroit led off with Brennan Boesch doubling in Andy Dirks before coming full circle on a Miguel Cabrera single. Don Kelly padded the Tigers lead with a single to score Cabrera, producing the 3-0 final that gave Verlander the win, Beckett the loss, and Jose Valverde the save. J.D. Drew and Cabrera were the best hitters. Boston took the series 3-1.

Turner Field: The last game of the day has the Atlanta Braves hosting the Cincinnati Reds. Johnny Cueto and Jair Jurrjens are on the mound. Cincinnati struck first with a second inning solo home run by Jay Bruce. Atlanta took the lead with a two-run Martin Prado homer, also scoring Jordan Schafer. This would decide the game, with the Braves winning 2-1, Jurrjens picking up the win, Cueto taking a complete game loss, and Craig Kimbrel making the save. Bruce and Prado were the top hitters.

Eastern Conference Final: 3 Boston Bruins VS 5 Tampa Bay Lightning

Game 1: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In net: Dwayne Roloson for Tampa Bay and Tim Thomas for Boston. Tampa Bay led off with Sean Bergenheim potting his eighth of the postseason, courtesy of Dominic Moore and Victor Hedman. Nineteen seconds later, the Lightning got another goal, as Brett Clark notched his first of the playoffs, an unassisted goal. Tampa Bay kept going as Teddy Purcell netted his second of the postseason, also requiring no help. Boston got on the board with Tyler Seguin scoring his first of the playoffs, with helpers provided by Michael Ryder and Rich Peverley. After a scoreless second period, the Lightning got back to work with a power play goal by Marc-Andre Bergeron, his second of the postseason powered by Clark and Martin St. Louis. Tampa Bay added an empty netter by Simon Gagne, his third of the playoffs guided in by Teddy Purcell. The Bruins made it 5-2 with Johnny Boychuk registering his third of the postseason, with the lone assist by Seguin. Moore, Clark, and Roloson (31 for 33 saves) were the three stars. Tampa Bay got out to an early 1-0 series lead.

Game 2: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In net: Dwayne Roloson for Tampa Bay and Tim Thomas for Boston. Tampa Bay opened the scoring thirteen seconds into the game with Adam Hall netting his first of the postseason, with help from Vincent Lecavalier and Nate Thompson. Nathan Horton tied it for Boston on the power play with his sixth of the playoffs, thanks to Dennis Seidenberg and Tomas Kaberle. The Lightning took the lead back with seven seconds left in the first period as Martin St. Louis notched his seventh of the postseason, helped along by Steven Stamkos and Lecavalier. The Bruins tied it in the second period on Tyler Seguin's second of the playoffs, coming off of Michael Ryder. Boston took the lead with David Krejci potting his sixth of the postseason, courtesy of Seidenberg and Horton. Seguin tallied again later in the period for the Bruins, his third of the playoffs and second of the game guided in by Horton and Adam McQuaid. Tampa Bay got one back as Lecavalier put away his sixth of the postseason on the power play, powered by St. Louis and Stamkos. Ryder answered back with a pair of goals, his third and fourth of the playoffs, the first coming on the power play via Seguin and Kaberle and the latter aided by Chris Kelly and Seguin at even strength. Mike Smith relieved Roloson for the third period. The Lightning got back to work in the third with Stamkos registering his fifth of the postseason, assisted by Victor Hedman and Hall. Tampa Bay made it 6-5 with Dominic Moore sinking his third of the playoffs, made possible by Lecavalier, who completed a sock trick, and Sean Bergenheim. This was the final, with Seguin, Lecavalier, and Ryder taking the three stars. The series heads south tied at 1.

Game 3: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Bay, Florida. In net: Tim Thomas for Boston and Dwayne Roloson for Tampa Bay. Boston led off with a David Krejci goal, his seventh of the postseason coming via Milan Lucic and Johnny Boychuk. The Bruins made it 2-0 in the third period with Andrew Ference potting his second of the playoffs, assisted by Michael Ryder and Chris Kelly. This was the final, with Thomas (31 save shutout), Krejci, and the returning-from-injury Patrice Bergeron getting the three stars. Boston took a 2-1 series lead.

Game 4: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Bay, Florida. In net: Tim Thomas for Boston and Dwayne Roloson for Tampa Bay. Boston led off with the third of the postseason by Patrice Bergeron, an unassisted goal. Michael Ryder added on for the Bruins with his fifth of the playoffs, with Chris Kelly and Tomas Kaberle adding on assists. Bergeron soon struck again, his second of the game and fourth of the postseason coming shorthanded with no help. Mike Smith relieved Roloson after this goal. Teddy Purcell got two goals back for Tampa Bay, his third and fourth of the playoffs, with Simon Gagne taking the lone assist on the first, and Mattias Ohlund and Vincent Lecavalier helping out on the second. The Lightning tied it with Sean Bergenheim netting his ninth of the postseason, courtesy of Dominic Moore. Gagne put Tampa Bay in front with his fourth of the playoffs, coming off of Ryan Malone. Martin St. Louis solidified the win at 5-3 with an empty netter, his eighth of the postseason, guided in by Gagne and Victor Hedman. Malone, Purcell, and Smith (21 saves in relief) were the three stars. The series goes back north tied at 2.

Game 5: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In net: Mike Smith for Tampa Bay and Tim Thomas for Boston. Tampa Bay led off with a Simon Gagne goal, his fifth of the postseason, assisted by Steven Stamkos. Boston tied it in the second period with a Nathan Horton tally, his seventh of the playoffs coming off of Milan Lucic and David Krejci. The Bruins took the lead on a Brad Marchand marker, his sixth of the postseason, courtesy of Patrice Bergeron and Zdeno Chara. Boston finished it off 3-1 with an empty net goal by Rich Peverley, his second of the playoffs, made possible by Chris Kelly. The three stars were awarded to Thomas (33 for 34 saves), Bergeron, and Dennis Seidenberg. Boston takes a 3-2 series lead with the win.

Game 6: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Bay, Florida. In net: Tim Thomas for Boston and Dwayne Roloson for Tampa Bay. Teddy Purcell led off for Tampa Bay with his fifth of the postseason, coming via Vincent Lecavalier. Boston tied it with a Milan Lucic tally, his third of the playoffs, courtesy of Nathan Horton and Johnny Boychuk. The Bruins took the lead with David Krejci netting his eighth of the postseason, thanks to Daniel Paille. The Lightning retied it in the second period with a power play goal by Martin St. Louis, powered by Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos for his ninth of the playoffs. Tampa Bay took the lead on another power play goal, the sixth of the postseason by Purcell, also his second of the game, made possible by Steve Downie and Brett Clark. Stamkos added on for the Lightning in the third period with his sixth of the playoffs, fueled by Eric Brewer and St. Louis, once again on the power play. Boston answered with a power play goal of their own, the ninth of the postseason by Krejci, also his second of the game, helped in by Horton and Tomas Kaberle. St. Louis replied with his second of the game and tenth of the playoffs, assisted by Downie and Stamkos. Krejci finished his hat trick, making it 5-4 with his tenth of the postseason, with helpers provided by Lucic and Kaberle. The Bruins would fall short though, and they lost by that aforementioned score. St. Louis, Krejci, and Purcell were the three stars. This tied the series at 3, forcing a game 7.

Game 7: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In net: Dwayne Roloson for Tampa Bay and Tim Thomas for Boston. The game went scoreless through two periods, until Nathan Horton redirected the puck home, his eighth of the postseason made possible by David Krejci and Andrew Ference. This would be the final score, putting Boston on top 1-0. Horton, Thomas (24 save shutout), and Roloson (37 for 38 saves) were the three stars. With the win, the Bruins take the series 4-3 and will represent the east in the Stanley Cup.

Western Conference Final: 1 Vancouver Canucks VS 2 San Jose Sharks

Game 1: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia. In net: Antti Niemi for San Jose and Roberto Luongo for Vancouver. San Jose led off with Joe Thornton notching his third of the postseason, an unassisted goal. Vancouver tied it with Maxim Lapierre netting his first of the playoffs, thanks to Jannik Hansen and Raffi Torres. The Sharks retook the lead on a power play goal from Patrick Marleau, his fourth of the postseason powered by Dan Boyle and Thornton. The Canucks tied it again in the third period as Kevin Bieksa registered his second of the playoffs, courtesy of Alexandre Burrows and Henrik Sedin. Henrik put Vancouver in the lead 3-2 with his second of the postseason, a power play goal fueled by Christian Ehrhoff and Ryan Kesler. This was the final, with Henrik, Niemi (35 for 38 saves), and Bieksa getting the three stars. Vancouver's win gives them a 1-0 series lead.

Game 2: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia. In net: Antti Niemi for San Jose and Roberto Luongo for Vancouver. Please note that all goals in this game are power play unless explicitly mentioned otherwise. San Jose led off with Logan Couture's seventh of the postseason, courtesy of Dany Heatley and Ian White. Vancouver answered with Daniel Sedin potting his seventh of the playoffs, thanks to Henrik Sedin and Dan Hamhuis. The Canucks took the lead with Raffi Torres netting his second of the postseason, at even strength from Christian Ehrhoff and Jannik Hansen. The Sharks retied it with Patrick Marleau recording his fifth of the playoffs, powered by Joe Thornton and Dan Boyle. Vancouver retook the lead on Kevin Bieksa's third of the postseason, an even strength goal from Chris Higgins and Hamhuis. Bieksa would drop the gloves with Marleau later in the period. Higgins tallied his fourth of the playoffs for the Canucks in the third period, with helpers provided by Mason Raymond and Bieksa, the latter finishing his Gordie Howe hat trick for the game. Daniel notched his second of the game and eighth of the postseason for Vancouver shortly after, with Henrik and Alexander Edler droing the rest of the work. The Canucks added on again with and Aaron Rome goal, the even strength tally being his first of the playoffs, coming via Alexandre Burrows and Henrik Sedin, the latter finishing up a sock trick. Vancouver tacked on another as Raymond sank his second of the postseason, assisted by Higgins and another sock trick earner, Hamhuis at even strength. San Jose cut the damage to 7-3 with Ben Eager registering his first of the playoffs, fueled by Joe Pavelski and Marc-Edouard Vlasic at even strength. Bieksa, Higgins, and Henrik were the three stars. Vancouver lead the series 2-0.

Game 3: HP Pavilion, San Jose, California. In net: Roberto Luongo for Vancouver and Antti Niemi for San Jose. San Jose struck first with a power play goal by Patrick Marleau, his sixth of the postseason powered by Joe Thornton and Devin Setoguchi. The Sharks extended their lead with Ryane Clowe potting his fifth of the playoffs on the power play, courtesy of Dan Boyle and Ian White. San Jose kept rolling with Marleau notching his second of the game and seventh of the postseason, with the lone assist by Thornton. Vancouver got on the board in the third period with Alexandre Burrows netting his fifth of the playoffs, unassisted. The Sharks got the goal back with Boyle's third of the postseason made possible by Marleau and a sock-trick completing assist from Thornton. The Canucks answered with the first of the playoffs by Dan Hamhuis, assisted by Henrik Sedin on the power play. Vancouver pulled within one on another power play goal, registered by Kevin Bieksa as his fourth of the postseason, guided in by Mason Raymond and Jannik Hansen. They would fall 4-3 in the end, with the three stars going to Thornton, Marleau, and Douglas Murray. The Canucks lead has been cut to 2-1.

Game 4: HP Pavilion, San Jose, California. In net: Roberto Luongo for Vancouver and Antti Niemi for San Jose. Vancouver opened the scoring in the second period with a power play goal by Ryan Kesler, his sixth of the postseason, powered by Sami Salo and Henrik Sedin. Salo added on a pair of power play goals for the Canucks, his second and third of the playoffs, with Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin collecting a pair of assists each, Henrik completing a sock trick with his. Vancouver struck again in the third period with the sixth of the postseason by Alexandre Burrows, and Henrik and Daniel again provided assists, with Daniel finishing a sock trick. San Jose got on the board with an Andrew Desjardins goal, his first of the playoffs, assisted by Kent Huskins and Jamie McGinn. Ryane Clowe made it 4-2 with his sixth of the postseason for the Sharks, helped along by Logan Couture and Patrick Marleau. This was the final, with the three stars going to Henrik, Salo, and Daniel. Vancouver now has a 3-1 series lead.

Game 5: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia. In net: Antti Niemi for San Jose and Roberto Luongo for Vancouver. Vancouver opened the scoring with Alexandre Burrows' seventh of the postseason, coming off of Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin. San Jose tied it on the power play with the eighth of the playoffs by Patrick Marleau, powered by Dan Boyle and Joe Pavelski. Devin Setoguchi put the Sharks in front in the third period with his seventh of the postseason, guided in by Pavelski and Kent Huskins. The Canucks retied it with 14 seconds remaining in regulation on a Ryan Kesler goal, his seventh of the playoffs, finding twine thanks to Henrik and Alexander Edler. In the second overtime, Kevin Bieksa gave Vancouver the 3-2 win with his fifth of the postseason, a strange goal from Edler and Burrows. Luongo (54 for 56 saves), Bieksa, and Joe Thornton took the three stars. Vancouver's win gave them a 4-1 series victory and a shot at the Stanley Cup.

Fantasy Baseball All-Stars, Week 7

This week's top players are:

Catcher: Yadier Molina, 3 runs, 13 hits, 0 home runs, 4 RBIs, 0 stolen bases, .565 batting average, .615 on base percentage.
First Base: Jason Giambi, 4 runs, 5 hits, 4 home runs, 8 RBIs, 0 stolen bases, .417 batting average, .417 on base percentage
Second Base: Adam Kennedy, 3 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 2 RBIs, 4 stolen bases, .421 batting average, .455 on base percentage
Third Base: Alex Rodriguez, 7 runs, 13 hits, 3 home runs, 4 RBIs, 0 stolen bases, .419 batting average, .438 on base percentage
Shortstop: Asdrubal Cabrera, 9 runs, 11 hits, 3 home runs, 7 RBIs, 3 stolen bases, .379 batting average, .419 on base percentage
Outfield: Jay Bruce, 5 runs, 10 hits, 3 home runs, 4 RBIs, 0 stolen bases, .455 batting average, .500 on base percentage
Starting Pitcher: Michael Pineda, 14 innings pitched, 2 wins, 16 strikeouts, 0.00 earned run average, 0.43 WHIP
Relief Pitcher: Fernando Salas, 5 innings pitched, 1 win, 4 saves, 6 strikeouts, 0 holds, 1.80 earned run average, 0.80 WHIP

Song of the Week XX

In our twentieth edition of Song of the Week, we have a song from the band Aranda. The song is called Punish Me, the lead-off song from their debut album. It establishes a heavy rock presence from the beginning of the album that will last throughout. The song itself is very strong, with a slight sense of paranoia around the fact that the singer believes someone wants to punish him. Other than that, it just comes off as a strong message for the rest of the album to follow.

Sandwich Showdown XIX

This week, we go back to the basics, with a Turkey and Ham on Garlic opposing a Chicken on Herbs and Cheese. Starting with the T&H, which was a very strong sandwich all around. The dual-meat combination came in very strong. The bread quality was also at top-notch, giving a very well-prepared deli taste to the sandwich. On the other hand, the Chicken was absolutely succulent. Paired with bacon, the two meats went head to head with the other two meats. Toasted was the bread, which also matched up nicely. Overall, the Chicken gets just a slight edge, with a very well-fought sandwich battle. We will have another showdown next week.