Bulls Rules... Yanks Bomb

Bulls
In a game that went back and forth a little more than it should have, the Bulls did take care of business in the end with a Cavs team trying to play spoiler. With the win, the Bulls have clinched the #1 seed in the East for the first time since Jordan. The team is confident and I think they can beat any team in the league in a 7-game series. The Eastern Conference is loaded though, so it will still make some good matchups. The Bulls, Heat, Celtics and Orlando have great lineups. 5-8 also play hard. And you have to count the Knicks as a top team as well. They're sort of the dark horse in the final 8 because they didn't have Carmelo at the beginning of the season. They've got a shot at knocking off the Heat or Celtics. The Bulls should be able to take the Pacers in the first round unless they get too relaxed. The Pacers are a fast team, so whichever team capitalizes on fast breaks more will win.

Yankees
The Yankees started the weekend on a bad note as they dropped an exciting offensive battle against the rival Red Sox. The loss embarrassingly gave the Sox their first victory of the season. Phil Hughes got pounded in his second game in a row. He was taken out in the 2nd inning. The Yankees lost 9-6. It was a repeat of that game against the Tigers where the offense battled back and pitching gave it all back. Hopefully Hughes can recover from this. It's quite common for a pitcher to come off a great year (18 wins in Hughes case) and then lose his edge.