Astros vs. Yankees is the perfect baseball series

Bob LeveyLate Saturday night, after the Yankees and Astros both took a 2-0 lead in their divisional series (against the Twins and Rays, respectively), I tried to pinpoint the exact moment when each series was capital-O Over. Sure, as I write this on Sunday afternoon, neither series is technically “over” yet, but they're Over all the same…and everyone knows it.
For the Yankees, it wasn't a difficult question. They came into the series with 10 straight playoff wins against Minnesota dating back to god knows when, and the postseason relationship between the teams had practically become abusive. With the Yankees holding homefield edge in the five-game series, the Twins clearly needed to get the road split and avoid heading back home down 0-2. They lost game one, and hope was finally drained empty in game two, in the third inning, when Didi Gregorius hit a grand slam home run to make it 7-0 Yankees. Considering the strength of the Yankee bullpen, and with the starter Tanaka look..

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The camera man who captured this hilarious chirp from Montreal Canadien Max Domi deserves a pay raise

NHL players get very creative when it comes to chirping, and absolutely nothing is off limits. Watch any “NHL trash talk” compilation video on YouTube and you're left wondering how some guys can take the verbal abuse. In addition to possibly being crunched against the boards every time you get the puck, you also have to endure what essentially amounts to fifth-grade bullying. Fun!
While the chirps about one's physical appearance, personal statistics or contract situations are all hilarious and imaginative, sometimes the best chirps are the ones that are short and to the point. That's where Montreal Canadien Max Domi comes in. Domi, son of legendary chirper, fighter and complete nut job Tie Domi, is one of the better chirpers in the NHL, evidenced by his all-time great “waivers” line to Ottawa's Zack Smith last season. His chirp to Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Kasperi Kapanen on Saturday night was much more succinct, and it's easily the funniest thing you&#039..

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