The Basement View

If you are a Mets fan—put the panic button down. Don’t panic. Even with the Cespedes injury, even with Mickey Callaway on the hot seat, and the vets on the team not playing to the level that they are capable of—there is still time to right the ship. Cespedes’ ludicrous injury on his ranch may be something out of a Sunday morning cartoon, and the ownership, front office, and coaching staff might all be certifiable buffoons, but it doesn’t matter. The team that is being put on the field daily is too talented not to win games. Don’t concern yourself with what is going on in the Bronx, because quite frankly even the people in the Bronx don’t know how the hell the Yankees are pulling off this run with $80 Million plus on the shelf. The Yankees run is almost as ludicrous as determining whether or not Cespedes fractured his ankle with help from a horse or if it just happened by his own accord.     The bottom line is this, with a 6-1 come from behind win tonight against Washington, the

The NBA is at a crossroads. Following the end of the Conference Semi’s fans are reminded yet again of the magnitude of this upcoming summer and how it will impact every move each team in the league makes for the next decade. With Boston and Houston feeling the agony of defeat again, you learn just as much about this upcoming summer as the two teams that advanced to the conference finals. For Houston, Chris Paul has one more year under his current extension before he contemplates retirement. James Harden is a year older, even with a possible second MVP, surrounding him with the correct talent has proven a tough task (unless you are Sam Presti and Oklahoma City…), and the championship window for Houston is closing at a speed faster than it takes a spaceship to get to the moon. Harden is an incredible player and the impact his career will have on the league will be tremendous, but unless something drastic changes in Houston over the summer Harden and the Rockets will find themselves i