By Tom Jones, Times Staff Writer
Sunday, April 10, 2011
He said it
"Do I think our team is ready to run through four runs and win a Stanley Cup? No, but you never know what happens. You watch what happened with Philly last year."
John Tortorella, Rangers coach, not exactly pumping up his team with confidence after it qualified for the playoffs thanks to the Lightning's victory Saturday night against Carolina
He wrote it
It's taken only one week to be convinced we need a mulligan on the Tampa Bay Rays finishing second behind the Yankees in the AL East and winning the wild card. Greatly underestimated was the impact Carl Crawford's free-agency departure would have on the Rays' offense. Other than Evan Longoria (who's out for the foreseeable future with a strained oblique), there's no one in the Rays' lineup to fear.
Bill Madden, New York Daily News
Number of the day
20 Consecutive postseason appearances by the NHL's Detroit Red Wings, the longest current streak of the four major sports. The next longest active streak belongs to the San Antonio Spurs, headed to the NBA playoffs for the 14th straight season.