Home Town Trifecta!!!

On the night of May 3rd, one great event after another was scheduled on television. No it wasn’t Dancing with the Stars or the next embarrassing performance from the amateurs on American Idol. This was a “Paul Snyder Dream Come True.” This was something that many sports fans appreciate but rarely have the chance to witness first hand. A Trifecta of Home town sporting events including two, count em, two playoff games. The Bruins and Red Sox start off at 7:00 while the Celtics tip off at 8:00, the following article is devoted to every reaction I encounter while watching the HomeTown Trifecta. Enjoy.


7:06 Setup Television for picture and picture (Bruins on the big screen, sox on the little screen) no offense to the Red Sox but Bruins started on time.

7:11 Bruins win first face off and get 3 straight shots on goal and there’s a scrum after the first whistle (instantly glued to my TV screen.)

7:12 Dustin Pedroia makes a gold glove stop going away from first. This man will have more hardware than any athlete under 5’7’’ with the exception Scott Hamilton.

7:16 Top of the first over, Clay Bucholtz 24 outs away from his second no hitter.

7:20 Bruins score!!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL! I can’t say it enough. I love playoff hockey, it’s like watching sudden death on crack.

7:24 3 up 3 down, no hitters intact for both sides… what a game!

7:27 ESPN shows ALDS from last year when Angels are celebrating… switched back to Bruins.

7:27:30 ESPN GODS pissed off for me turning channel…Bucholtz gets nailed with a line drive. Switch back to please them. Bye bye no-no.

7:35 Just realizing for the first time this season that Bucholtz is wearing number 11. It’s like watching Bill Mueller pitch. Heck with this Umpire’s strike zone which seems to be anything the catcher catches, Bill Mueller could pitch.

7:43 GA GA GA GA GOOOOOD BYE!! Youkilis with a solo shot into the Monstah seats. Didn’t know he had it in him, neither did the third base coach apparently after sending Varitek from second to home last night during the eigth inning of a tie game with Baltimore. Still upset that they sent one of the slowest guys on our team from second to home… Papi has more steals for Christ Sakes.

7:45 DAMMIT… Flyers score on a cheap goal. There wasn’t no athletic skill, plan, or play involved. (read the sentence again and it does make sense.)

7:47 ESPN analysts mention that tonight the Bruins, Celtics and Red Sox are playing tonight. NO WAY!!! YOU’RE JOKING!!

7:49 1st Period over, 1-1… time to watch the Red Sox for the next 15 minutes.

7:52 BILL HALL YA…. BILL HALL…. HOME RUN BILL HALL!!! Who the &%$# is Bill Hall?? 3-0 Sox.

7:54 HAHAHA McDonald hits a grounder to first. First baseman dives and misses, second baseman gets the ball and throws to the pitcher who never catches it, McDonald leaps over the pitcher’s legs, which are on the bag, missing first base in the process. Umpire calls McDonald safe… Try again BLUE… I saw that without replay from New York… time to get the eyes checked. He never touched the bag. If the catcher who backed it up throws to first base… McDonald is out by 15 feet because he was too far up the baseline.

8:09 ESPN shows Varitek sitting on the bench. Yea I’m not sure why he’s sitting either. The guy’s only offensively hot for the first time in his &$%#ing career.

8:10 Switched to TNT only to see Charles Barkley struggling to compose a sentence. Dude looks more comfortable on a golf course.

8:12 Now here’s comes the tricky part… time to make the sacrifice. I’m going to go with the Red Sox. They have the lead and basketball and hockey is harder to follow if you’re not watching it as it happens. Plus I’m still a little pissed after the Sox lost 3 straight to Baltimore.

8:14 Watched King James spread his fairy dust to the crowd. Weirdest tradition… You’d think after 7 years of doing it and never winning a championship, he’d drop the stupid tradition.

8:21 OH OH OH OH OH… OH… OH OH OH OH OH OH OH… OH OH… OH OH!!! SATAN SCORES!!!! 2-1 Bruins

8:30 Switched to ESPN for Sox update 5-0 Sox… feeling pretty comfortable about not watching this game, especially with them winning at home.

8:31 Upset that Rasheed Wallace has entered the game. I’d rather play 5 on 4, same end result with fewer missed shots.

8:38 Rasheed has 5 points and James has 1…. Something wrong with this picture… never mind… James just dunked.

8:41 Sox up now 5-3, may have spoke too soon. These aren’t the Sox of Christmas past.

8:44 Flyers score again… He wasn’t fancy… he went stick side…My Gordon Bombay fans know what I mean.

8:47 ATTENTION V-MART SHOPPERS… WE HAVE A SALE ON GROUND RULE DOUBLES TO RIGHT FIELD. AGAIN THAT’S GROUND RULE DOUBLES TO RIGHT FIELD.

9:00 Just realized that Aaron Boone is doing commentary for the Sox Game. I either can A) watch it anyway B) MLB Audio Gameday. I went with B. Ah the voice of Joe Castiglione… how I miss thee.

9:04 Tony Allen steals the ball and runs down the court… Lebron following him like a five o’clock shadow… wait for it… wait for it… OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Block from behind by Lebron… gee I didn’t see that coming. Everyone but Tony Allen saw that coming.

9:15 BLOCK BLOCK… BUILDING KICK… EXPLOSION!!! I Love Terry Crews.

9:25 Cameras found a San Jose fan at the Fleet with a Washington Nationals hat… I don’t even know where to begin.

9:32 Just said to myself… Bruins are really controlling the puck tonig…. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL LUCIC BABY!! I love watching an entire arena throw their hands up in the air… great visual.

9:34 Empty Net… HERE WE GO!!

9:35 WOW A MISSED OPEN NET GOAL… really, there’s still 34 seconds left. Not a fan.

9:38 SHIPPING OFF TO PHILLY WOAH OH OH! Up 2-0 in the series and Part 1 of the Trifecta is complete. Two to go.

9:44 Finally turned back to the Sox game. Haven’t forgiven Boone, the TV is just muted.

9:51 Silent treatment for Beltre’s first home run. Well worth it… 11-4 Sox. Turning off the Picture-in-picture. It’s all Celtics now.

9:59 Switched back on Celtics commercial…Pedroia must have grabbed his Dunkin’s Ice Coffee today… HOMERUN TO LEFT!! 14-4.

10:06 After a Big Baby Free Throw… Celtics hand Cleveland their largest deficit of the year at home. (22 points)

10:10 Repeat after me. I WILL NOT BE SUCKERED INTO A FOURTH QUARTER LEAD. I WILL NOT BE SUCKERED INTO A FOURTH QUARTER LEAD. I WILL NOT BE SUCKERED INTO A FOURTH QUARTER LEAD.

10:15 I’d love to know how the planets are aligned tonight… Because something has got into Rasheed Wallace. 17 points??

10:19 Sox up 17-4 save some for tomorrow boys!

10:35 11-0 run by the Cavs… I repeat, I WILL NOT BE SUCKERED INTO A FOURTH QUARTER LEAD.

10:40 The crowds on their feet and chanting pretty loud… I hate a visual like this. Good thing I’m not suckered in yet.

10:50 Dirty Water plays again! Sox win 17-8. Lebron WALKS (Like he’s been doing all night) his whinny self back to the locker room, Celtics beat the Cavs tie the series up at one game apiece.

After 3 hours and 50 minutes, a bowl of ice cream, and 3 bathroom breaks later, I have successfully watched, enjoyed, and blogged about the Home Town Trifecta. I also witnessed the ultimate outcome… A PERFECT 3 FOR 3! I’M GOING TO ENJOY WATCHING SPORTSCENTER TOMORROW!!!