Detroit Sports "O" Spot

It's been a great couple weeks here in D-troit in regards to the professional sports teams. Every night since March you've had some great entertainment, from Michigan State in the Final Four to the Opening Day of the Detroit Tigers.
Ok, the Tigers stink, but the Red Wings have been phenomenal. I understand hockey a little better than soccer, and have noticed that since Osgood has been in goal, they have been undefeated in the playoffs. The Wings are on a nine-game winning streak and have a chance to make it ten tonight to close out the Dallas Stars. The NHL record is 11, also held by the Red Wings.


The Detroit Pistons had a shaky start against the all-or-nothing Philadelphia 76ers. But since game 4 of that series the guys seem to have awakened and gotten serious, handling Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic pretty handily. You could say that they did it in spite of being without Billups. But, in my opinion, playing without Billups has forced them to play more as a team and with more focus, not depending on Chauncey down the stretch.

In the closeout game at the Palace last night, they set a NBA Playoff record with only three turnovers the entire game. They did that without Chauncey. The thing that troubles me about that is that it was still a very close game. But hey, a win is a win.
I really don't want to talk about the Lions, but I guess it close it out I have to. I was pretty happy with the draft. Overall I was surprised they didn't take a wide receiver in the first round because that would have been the absolute worst move possible and one I would fully expect them to make. Instead they made acquisitions that actually might make them better. Is this some sort of misdirection? Is Matt Millen messing with my head?
All in all, as one sports writer here in Detroit put it "It's a Detroit Sports Orgasm". With the doomed economy and auto industry, the crime rate, the housing market collapse, and the most ridiculous mayor since Marion Barry of Washington DC, at least the sports can give this town some sort of hope, and some distraction from the miserable reality.
As I write this, the Wings are losing 2-1 in the third.