The World Series.  It is a dream for all young baseball players, a dream that goes unrealized for almost everyone of them.  The Rays did something that nobody thought was possible, and I include the Rays players and management too, they made it to the series.  In only their tenth year of existence, and what makes it even more remarkable, is the fact that they finished dead last every other year.  Until this year, 2008, the magic year when everything finally came together.  Think about this- the Cubs have not gone to a series in 50 years or so and have not won a championship in over a hundred years.  This will be the third time in 11 years that an expansion team from Florida plays for the title.  Just something to think about.  Also another thing that makes this series compelling is the match-up.  Not just the players on the field, but the cities they represent.  Once again Tampa has to go through a Philly team to win the championship.  In 2003 the Bucs had to beat the eagles to go to the superbowl and the next year the Lightning had to beat the Flyers to go to the Stanley Cup finals.  It almost seems like destiny that the rays will have to beat the Phillies for their championship.  Which will happen.

The Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup Finals tonight by defeating the Penguins in game 6 by a score of 3-2. This marks the Red Wings fourth Finals in 11 seasons.

The Pittsburgh Penguins, Petr Sykora, scored a power-play goal 9:57 into the third overtime session in order to lift his team 4-3 over the Detroit Red Wings. The win gave the Penguins a shot for a game 6 in the Stanley Cup finals. The Red Wings lead the series 3-2.