perfect game and playoffs

i never realized how rare perfect games were until they threw in the stat that randy johnson's perfect game (over our beloved (so i root for the nearby orioles now too) braves) was only the 17th and he was only the 15th person to throw one. when i was a kid, i looked at nolan ryan with 7 (yes, 7) no-hitters, but no perfect game and i was disappointed in him. haha i know my opinion didn't matter and i was a kid, but i couldn't get over how he could have 7 (yes, 7) and not a perfect game. well, as now understood, it is a much rarer feat than i knew then.

as for the nba playoffs (does anyone watch nhl before the playoffs - or before the cup finals even?? i mean i keep up with the standings, but...), they're going excitingly well albeit forever long. i mean come on - how can there not have been a game monday nite?? it looks like the lakers finally realized the playoffs were going on so they could set their dials to "actually try hard". if they keep playing at the level they have for the last 4 games, they'll win the whole thing easy. although i like them, it annoys me that they waste their talent and the fans' money by not always playing their hardest. what i'd really like to see is: lakers win, malone retires with his ring, gp stays mad and goes to some other team (or back to seattle?), and kobe go to the clippers (or somewhere that has the money for him and needs the help. shaq and the bench warmers would make the playoffs next year, hey even the second round probably (shaq is that dominating). i've hears kobe for AI, but as bad as philly booed kobe in that all-star game there's no way he should want to go there and there's no way the lakers front office seriously wants the cancer of AI. he's good, puts fans in the seats (shaq would do it anyways), but he peaked in 2001.

until next time....