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Lightning Strikes (2020 Stanley Cup Finals)
The Tampa Bay Lightning apparently won the Stanley Cup yesterday knocking off the Dallas Stars 2-0 and winning the Best of Seven series 4 games to 2. There was a time where I would've been all over this, but to be honest, I'm just not as on the ball (or puck) with sports happenings these days. In any case, for fun, here's a rundown of your Stanley Cup Winners in the 2000s. 2020 - Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Dallas Stars, 4-2 2019 - St. Louis Blues defeated Boston Bruins, 4-3 2018 - Washington Capitals defeated Vegas Golden Knights, 4-1 2017 - Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Nashville Predators, 4-2 2016 - Pittsburgh Penguins defeated San Jose Sharks, 4-2 2015 - Chicago Blackhawks defeated Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-2 2014 - Los Angeles Kings defeated New York Rangers, 4-1 2013 - Chicago Blackhawks defeated Boston Bruins, 4-2 2012 - Los Angeles Kings defeated New Jersey Devils, 4-2 2011 - Boston Bruins defeated Vancouver Canucks, 4-3 2010 - Chicago Blackhawks defeated Philadelphi...
2020 MLB AL/NL Batting Average Leaders
AMERICAN LEAGUE 1 DJ Lemahieu (Yankees) 71/195 0.364 2 Tim Anderson (White Sox) 67/208 0.322 3 David Fletcher (Angels) 66/207 0.319 4 Jose Abreu (White Sox) 76/240 0.317 5 Alex Verdugo (Red Sox) 62/201 0.308 6 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (Blue Jays) 64/208 0.308 7 Nelson Cruz (Twins) 56/185 0.303 8 Xander Bogaerts (Red Sox) 61/203 0.300 9 Michael Brantley (Astros) 51/170 0.300 10 Jeimer Candelario (Tigers) 55/185 0.297 NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 Juan Soto (Nationals) 54/154 0.351 2 Freddie Freeman (Braves) 73/214 0.341 3 Marcell Ozuna (Braves) 77/228 0.338 4 Trea Turner (Nationals) 78/233 0.335 5 Donovan Solano (Giants) 62/190 0.326 6 Michael Conforto (Mets) 65/202 0.322 7 Raimel Tapia (Rockies) 59/184 0.321 8 Dominic Smith (Mets) 56/177 0.316 9 Jeff McNeil (Mets) 57/183 0.311 10 Corey Seager (Dodgers) 65/212 0.307 Some Observations: The Mets had the most hitters on this list (three), but still finished just 26-34 and missed the postseason. The Mets led the Majors with a .272 average. The Red...
Did You Know: Danny Elfman
Did you know that Danny Elfman , the Oscar Nominated and Emmy Award winning composer whose work includes the scores for films like Mission Impossible and Men In Black, as well as the theme song for The Simpsons, was once the front man for new wave band Oingo Boingo ?