Lacrosse, tennis and baseball

First up, lacrosse.
After watching the Chelsea lacrosse team battle always tough Ann Arbor Huron a few weeks back I figured the Bulldogs were worth keeping an eye on. I mean look at what the hockey team did with very little fanfare early on in the season.
Then I watched the Saline lacrosse team completely dominate Ypsilanti and figured there is another team with plenty of potential.
So when the two teams met on the field on Wednesday, I figured I better go check it out - this could be a real barn-burner.
I figured wrong.
I was all ready for a close, back-and-forth struggle between two first-rate schools with tough lacrosse teams. And when Chelsea scored to tie the game at 1-1, I thought, here we go. It was worth breaking all the speed limits to get here on time.
Then Saline scored three goals over the next minute and then Saline scored every time they touched the ball and then Saline put on a clinic as the Bulldogs stood around and watched. Next thing you know, Saline led 18-2. And it was only halftime.
It just goes to show you that I still don't know very much about lacrosse. But I am willing to learn and it looks like Saline might be a very good teacher. They certainly are very good. Even I could figure that out.

Speaking of learning. While watching the Chelsea-Lincoln tennis match on Wednesday, I was told that it's disrespectful to cheer when an opposing player messes up. For example, if your player hits a winner, it's OK to cheer. But if the other player hits a shot that goes out, it's not OK. Sounds like something other sports should think about doing. Although it would be hard in football not to cheer if the other team fumbled at the goal line or the opposing shortstop let one go through his or her legs.

Some quick baseball tidbits.
Did you know that Marino Rivera, Jorge Posada and Derek Jeter have established an amazing record. No three players in ANY SPORT have ever played on the same team in consecutive years longer than those three Yankees. In the era of free agency, that record might never be broken.
Baseball fans should try and see Albert Pujols whenever you can. He is hitting .333 with seven home runs and 19 RBI already this season. We are going to tell our grandkids someday that we saw Albert Pujols play the same way our parents told us they saw Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays. He could end up being the greatest player to ever put on a uniform.
A great line I heard from Bob Uecker on catching a knuckle-ball pitcher. "It's easy to catch. You just wait until it stops rolling and pick it up."