Pitch and Puck Parlay

Go ahead, chuckleheads, call this my "p(ee) p(ee)" parlay...and rightfully so if one or both teams figuratively urinate on my wager.

New York Islanders ML (-120)

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Philadelphia Phillies ML (-160)

To be blunt about the Phillies (stoner pun intended), the team must have been smoking something in the dugout to dizzily give up last night's game. Pride, Cliff Lee, and smarter baseball should give us a game six back in New York. Plus, although Yankee coaches and the team will tell fans and the media otherwise, at heart the Bronx Bombers really want to wrap up what seems like their first World Series in forever at home.

Believe it or not, the New York Islanders have won three straight, including a 5-0 puck pummeling of the Buffalo Sabres and a surprising 4-3 overtime victory on the road over the Capitals. Conversely, the Edmonton Oilers have lost four of the last five games, including three shut outs. Add injuries and the flu bug to the mix, and it is no surprise Edmonton goalie Nikolai Khabibulin has faced an average of 36 goals the last four games. Also, Khabibulin is 5-10-0 with a 3.90 GAA versus the Islanders. *One interesting tidbit I discovered that truly leaves me dumbfounded, is that 79.7% of ESPN Streak for the Cash players have selected the Edmonton Oilers as victors tonight.

May all your wagers "make it out of the park" or "strike the back of the net."
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