Pistons done in Six

The Pistons are out. I briefly felt vindicated by their Game Two win against the Celtics, as the path looked clear for them to march into the finals. Then the Celtics finally won on the road in Game Three, and I knew the Pistons probably weren't going to get it done. I still think my bet on them to win the East was justified, since the odds as they stood at the time made them about a 3.5-1 or 4-1 dog against the Celtics. They deserved a bit more respect than that. It was pretty cool just before the East Finals started, as all the experts that had been picking the Celtics to win the East on the way into the playoffs had swung over to favor the Pistons. I'd managed to be ahead of the curve, but then Boston came through and the experts were right after all. Well, really I never swung over to where I was picking Detroit, I just bet on them because I thought I was getting good value. Once Billups got hurt I figured they were in trouble, though.

I would have felt even more vindicated if Cleveland had beat Boston, but I suspect the LaBrons may have beaten Detroit as well.

I was at the Preakness three weekends ago, and watched Big Brown win the 2nd leg of the Triple Crown. I drank Black-Eyed Susans and Margaritas, and made about 4 small bets on the last few races. I'm still considering heding up to the Belmont Stakes this weekend, but it's looking like a strenuous enough commute that I will probably watch the race in some bar in Baltimore instead.