(Photo Credit: @Seinfeld2000)
The Sharks force a Game 6 in the Stanley Cup Final, and Twitter roasts Steph Curry’s latest Under Armour shoe. We’ll hit those stories and plenty more here at the Friday Cheat Sheet. Cheers to the weekend…
Martin Jones made a ridiculous 44 saves to send the Stanley Cup Final to a Game 6
The Sharks went into Pittsburgh and took care of business in a must-win Game 5, and they can now tie the series at 3-3 with a win back in San Jose for Game 6.
And the reason they’re still alive is because of the sensational play by goaltender Martin Jones in Game 5. Jones stopped 44 of the 46 shots the Penguins put on net, and this kick save he made in the second period was particularly absurd:
#SJSharks Martin Jones 44 saves are most by a goalie in a #StanleyCup Final regulation game since Johnny Bower made 43 stops in Game 2, 1967
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) June 10, 2016
Not sure what else Pittsburgh could have done. What a game from Martin Jones.
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) June 10, 2016
It was an absolutely wacky beginning to the game, with four goals being scored between the two teams just over five minutes into action. What would serve as the game-winning goal came from San Jose’s Melker Karlsson with 5:13 to go in the first period:
Twitter had all the jokes for these Steph Curry Under Armour shoes
So these Steph Curry — or Chef Curry — Under Armour shoes look straight out of your dad’s (or grandpa’s) closet, and naturally Twitter quickly gave these shoes the meme treatment:
“Let me speak to your manager” 5s. pic.twitter.com/v4KxNAxxQp — Sedulous Lee (@TonyLee_) June 9, 2016
— Will Thompson (@thrillis4) June 10, 2016
— Seinfeld Current Day (@Seinfeld2000) June 10, 2016
See many more awesome tweets mocking the Curry shoes here.
Oh, and the obligatory Jimmy clip:
Quick Hits
– Game 4 of the NBA Finals is tonight in Cleveland, with the Warriors leading the series 2-1. It’s considered “probable” that Kevin Love is back for the Cavs in Game 4, but it’s also worth wondering if that’s necessarily anything to celebrate if you’re Cleveland, given how terrific they looked without him in Game 3.
– The first round of the MLB Draft happened, and you can see the picks with some analysis here. And to the surprise of no one (well, I guess not his bosses at MLB Network), Harold Reynolds said some pretty dumb things during the TV coverage.
– MLB has suspended Yordano Ventura nine games, and Manny Machado four games, following Tuesday’s shenanigans. Nine games may seem like a lot on the surface, but it’s actually a pretty damn weak penalty, given that it’s just one full turn through the rotation for a starting pitcher. So it’s basically just like a one-game suspension for him as far as the Royals are concerned.
– Dave Lozo takes a look what your team’s chances are of winning the Stanley Cup next season.
– Paul Pierce could very well be retiring this offseason, and if he doesn’t, will retire for sure next offseason.
– Prince Fielder hit a rocket home run, and it destroyed a Rangers fan’s phone.
– Jonah Keri owned Chuck Knoblauch on Twitter.
– Michael Grant has your guide to surviving a summer music festival.
– Larry David is thinking about doing a Season 9 of Curb Your Enthusiasm, according to JB Smoove (Leon). That news is…
– Sean Keeley explains how we need to be watching Peaky Blinders. I say “we”, as I haven’t seen it yet myself, but keep hearing great things.
– A man found a $20 bill in his McDonald’s burger.
One last breath of gratuitous procrastination
This guy must’ve been using Jimmy’s Curry 2s.