I guess the Stanley Cup Finals doesn't have the "pageantry" or "epicness" of the Superb Owl (not allowed to call it the Super Bowl without expressed written permission from the NFL...dammit! now I'm gonna get sued) because that's a one and done game, but these games do represent the pinnacle of the toughest, bestest, most glorious championship in all of modern human sports. The Redskins in 1988 showed that it only takes a modest four game winning streak and two otherwise pedestrian players having the game -no- quarter of their lives to win the American football championship (don't get me wrong, I love football, but I understand the perspective difference between the two sports.) Hockey takes SIXTEEN wins, potentially 28 games played in the post season to achieve a final victor. Basketball... take five minutes to play the final 30 seconds, put the ball through the basket fifty times and still not win?!? Nope. Soccer, take 90 minutes plus "mystery time", never put the ball into the net, and somehow win 0-0?!? Wake me up so I can say "Nope." While I don't really follow baseball, I can appreciate the strategy and gamesmanship, particularly in the National League (DH is for pansies.) The World Series is a special name. But can anyone describe what the actual trophy (banner, plate, etc.) looks like? Surely nothing as iconic as Lord Stanley's Trophy. I watched a lot of Hockey this post season, and was disappointed the Flyers couldn't manage one last rally at the end of their game 7 vs Rangers. We all feel confident the Flyers would have handled the Penguins easier than the Rangers did, and the Canadiens were spent after beating the Bruins. So close to it being the Flyers getting stomped by the Kings! So yes, I am enjoying the best championship finals in all of sports, even if it winds up being a sweep of the hated Rangers.