AL Wild Card Game Preview

Hello there, New York Yankees fans! Your favorite sports reporter is back, coming to you from Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, where the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics get set to battle it out on Wednesday for the right to go to the ALDS to face the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees have had a phenomenal regular season, as well as the Oakland As. The Yankees record this regular season as of today is 100-61. The As are at 97 and 64. I have a couple of key players you should keep your eye on during Wednesday’s win-or-go-home game. For the Yankees, it’s Giancarlo Stanton, and for the Athletics it’s Khris Davis. Stanton has 38 home runs and 100 RBIs, while on the other side, Khris Davis has 48 home runs and 123 RBIs. Now let’s dive into the pitching aspect of this. I forecast an unpredicted pitching matchup of J. A. Happ (ERA 3.65), whose record is 7 and 0 since being acquired from the Toronto Bluejays and Mike Fiers for the As, whose record is 12 and 8 this season with an ERA of 3.56. I wouldn’t be surprised if there is an unlikely hero for both teams on Wednesday night such as Luke Voit for the Yankees, who has 13 home runs since coming over from St. Louis, and Matt Chapman for the As, who has 24 home runs. All I know is that the House that Ruth built will be rocking on Wednesday night. I’m predicting a Yankee win. Let’s go Yankees! You can catch the Yankees vs. As game on TBS at 8:05pm Wednesday night. 

Islanders 2018 Off-Season News and Moves

Hello New York Islanders fans! I am coming to you live from hockey headquarters in New York City, where the New York Islanders have made some interesting moves during this offseason. They hired their new coach Barry Trotz and drafted Oliver Wahlstrom with the eleventh pick in the first round of the 2018 draft. Oliver Wahlstrom is highly known for his YouTube channel featuring hockey tricks and his offensive prowess. The Islanders had back-to-back picks in the first round of this year's draft and for the twelfth pick chose Canadian Noah Dobson. Noah Dobson is highly regarded as one of, if not the best, defenseman in this year's draft. 

On a more serious note, their captain John Tavares is set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. There are several teams involved in the John Tavares sweepstakes... the Islanders, of course, the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Sharks, the Stars, the Bruins, and the Maple Leafs to name a few.

Over the past couple of seasons, the Islanders have called the Barclays Center home, but a new arena for the Isles is currently under construction in Belmont Park. The renovation was approved last year. For many years  (as long as I've been alive), they have played their home games at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and many fans turned out to rock the barn on Long Island like I did.  Unfortunately, the Islanders have been stuck in Brooklyn for these past few seasons. However, this upcoming season, a select 8 home games will be at the Coliseum. I remember when the Coliseum crowd would go crazy- it's a shame they had to take it all away when they moved to Brooklyn. But luckily, in 2021, the Islanders will be back on the island for good. 

Well, that's all for now. Sorry it's been long! I'm back! I'll be keeping you up to date on the latest Islander developments. I'll be gone for two weeks. Hopefully, we'll have a decision on John Tavares when I get back on July 12. Let's go Islander fans! Bring Tavares back home!

Image source: https://nypost.com/2018/06/23/islanders-push-to-re-sign-john-tavares-just-got-five-times-harder/ 

Image source: https://www.nhl.com/islanders/video/on-the-phone-barry-trotz-621/c-60632203

Image source: https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/nhl-draft-islanders-oliver-wahlstrom-noah-dobson-1.19364285 

Image source: http://www.journalpioneer.com/sports/hockey/dobson-reflects-on-winning-gold-medal-with-hockey-canadas-u18-team-62013/

Stanley cup finals preview and prediction!

Hello there hockey fans, I am coming to you live from hockey headquarters in New York City. Well we are down to two teams fighting for the 2018 Stanley cup. We have a match up of the Washington Capitals and the Vegas Golden Knights. Coming into this season the Golden Knights were an expansion team for the 2018 NHL season. I bet that no one saw this coming!  For a group of guys that no one wanted it is pretty remarkable what this team is doing right now. On the other hand you have the Washington Capitals who have waited many years for this opportunity and now they finally have their shot. Both of these teams have fantastic players on both sides, but I believe the Golden Knights will win this years Stanley Cup in seven games. Well, that is all for now, this has been Mr. Hockey reporting live from hockey headquarters in New York City.  Thank you for reading!
 p.s. you can catch all of the action on Monday night at 8 pm. on NBC.  Let's go Golden Knights!

 

 

Last four teams standing for the 2018 NBA championship!

Hello there basketball fans I come to live from basketball head quarters in New York city. Where we are down to the last four teams fighting for this years basketball  championship, we have the Boston Celtics going up against the Cavaliers in the Eastern conference finals while in the Western conference finals we have a match up of the Golden state warriors play the Houston rockets. I'm really looking forward to a fantastic basketball champion I have a feeling that the Houston rockets are going to play the Cavaliers for the NBA champion! Well that all for now until we meet again basketball fans this have been Mr. basketball reported from NBA headquarters in New York city thanks for reading

The New York Yankees get ready to battle the Boston Red Sox from the Bronx tonight

Hello there New York Yankee fan I am back coming to live from Bronx New York. Where the New York Yankees get ready to take on the Red Sox in a gigantic 3 game set from the Bronx started tonight. Coming into tonight action the Yankees sit one game out of first place in the American league standings. I really looking forward to a fantastic game tonight hopefully the Yankees will be coming out on top for all 3 games well that is all for now New York Yankees fans this has been Mr. lighting reporting live from the Bronx New York thank you for reading

 

The New York Islanders get ready to battle the Montréal Canadians from the Barclays Center in New York

Hello there New York Islander fans.  I am coming to you live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, where the New York Islander's are getting ready to battle the Montréal Canadians            at 7:00 pm tonight. Coming into tonight's action, the Islanders have 65 points and are trying to bounce back from a hard loss on Wednesday night at hands of the Canadians. Hopefully we can put some goals on the board and get our offense rolling. We could use all the points we can get a as there are only eighteen games left in the regular season. Tomorrow we play Pittsburgh so get ready for some back-to-back action. It would be great to win tonight so we can build on that momentum for the Penguins game. 
Lets beat the Canadians tonight and get ready to take on Sidney Crosby and the powerful Pens!
That's all for now, this is Mr Lightening. Thanks for reading!