Greetings from San Antonio!

San Antonio has all but sealed the deal after a stellar performance in Game 2 over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Thanks to yet another high octance performance by Tony Parker (probably wants the series over so he can relax before his wedding), the Spurs had their way with the Cavs Sunday night. The Bleacher Report's Rip Summersby offers commentary on how perhaps the nation has misjudged King James and that maybe the rising superstar isn't all that he is cracked up to be. ESPN's new flawed Player Ratings were released today with some rather strange results. Magglio Ordonez was rated the highest rated player and Josh Beckett was not considered a top five pitcher at this point in the season. Let me make clear that these rating reflect how players have done up to this point in the season and do not take into account prior history. Biggest flaw? Adam "Strikeout King" Dunn is a projected All-Star while Ken Griffey Jr. will be watching from home.

Appearently many Sopranos fans are feeling rather slighted by the way the famed series concluded Sunday evening. Hal Boedeker of the Orlando Sentinel offers commentary on how he felt there may not have been enough bang to satisfy fans insatiable thirst for blood.

Ken Griffey Jr.: Home Run King?

Alas, George Kenneth Griffey Jr. has battled (knock on wood) many injuries over the course of his illustrious yet frustrating career. Yet, at the age of 37, he continues to provide his Cincinnati Reds with a plethora of home runs which leads one to imagine how many he would have if he had never gotten hurt. He is quickly approaching Mark McGwire as he hit number 578 out of the yard over the weekend.

A question arose the other day in the office whether or not a certain gift was proper for a male friend who was turning 25 from a female. Clearly, I thought this was a horrific gift for obvious reasons. The females in the office begged to differ.

I viewed Ocean's 13 over the weekend and came away rather pleased with what I saw. Very stylish, fun film that exceeded most expectations and was a vastly superior film to Ocean's 12. My soon-to-be USC film school attending friend agreed with my sentiments regarding the film. As I predicted, the film won the box-office title with nearly 40 million dollars and looks to do fairly well over the course of the summer. Thanks to reader Neil M. from Takoma Park, MD for this fact: Ken Griffey Jr. never struck out a single time over the course of his high school career.