May 21st was supposed to be the day of the rapture but it was also supposed to be a great day for Boston sports. The Bruins had a chance to take a commanding 3-1 lead at Tampa Bay. They've been great in the playoffs away from the Boston Garden (no matter what it's called now it will always be the Garden) accruing a 5-1 record on the road. The Bs started out on fire taking a 3-0 lead in the first. Patrice Bergeron lead the way with 2 goals including a short handed one. The Lightning stormed back with 3 goals in the 2nd period and the momentum shifted. The Bs came out flat in the 3rd and Tampa struck first. Seeing them go down 4-3 hurt and hurt bad, but there was 10 minutes left and we've pulled it off before. Not today though as Tampa scored an empty netter and called it a day.
As a Boston sports fan, I had to shake it off and get ready for the Red Sox and Cubs game. This was the first series the Cubs have been to Fenway since 1918. The game was a little boring besides the old uniforms, but David Ortiz hit his 300th home run with the Sox and they moved ahead to a 3-1 lead. Cubs couldn't get much going all night.....until the 8th inning. They unloaded for 8 runs off of the Sox bullpen and pretty much ended the game right there.
Well, the rapture never came but I'm sure some Boston sports fans including myself wish that it had. At the very least, I would take a Bill Murray Groundhog's Day do-over.
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