What an amazing finish to an amazing season! Two goals in the last minute and 20 seconds to go from behind by one goal to ahead by one goal and win the Stanley Cup. They made hockey fun to watch and I didn't think I'd ever say that.
The Bad:
It was reported last night that science fiction and fantasy writer Richard Matheson had passed away at the age of 87. Matheson wrote 25 novels, many of which were made into movies, including The Shrinking Man and I Am Legend which came out just a few years ago as a movie with Will Smith. I remember him mostly as the author of several TV screenplays, including the Twilight Zone episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" which starred a young William Shatner, and the classic "The Enemy Within" episode for Star Trek. His Twilight Zone episode "Steel" was remade last year as "Real Steel" a movie starring Hugh Jackman about boxing robots.
He was to be honored on Wednesday by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films with the Visionary Award. In 1910, he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. If you are looking for something good to read, try I Am Legend. None of the three movie versions do it justice.
And the ...
The Cubs announced Tuesday that Carlos Marmol has been designated for assignment, meaning they have 10 days to trade or release him.They brought up an outfielder from Triple A Iowa to take his place. The last straw seems to be the blown save on June 16 when he entered the game with a 3 - 0 lead in the ninth and left two home runs later with a 4 - 3 loss to the New York Mets. He made the 2008 NL All Star Team, but had difficulty finding the plate in the last couple of years. Good luck to Carlos, and I think I speak for all Cubs fans when I say, "This should have been done last year."
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