June 2008 was a month of amazing accomplishments and spectacular victories. Where to begin....

Boston Celtics defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 2, finishing it off with a 131-92 blowout at the TD Banknorth Garden (not to be confused with the original Boston Garden). I was unable to see game 6 because i had to work that night, but my first reaction to hearing the final score was "come again??" I don't care who you are, that's just ridiculous. How do you lose by 39 in the deciding game of a championship series?? I understand Boston was the better team, and I was excited as all get out to hear they won, but come on LA. That's called hand delivering the NBA Championship to the Boston Celtics, who now have 17 to their credit. Congrats to Garnett, Pierce, and Allen for finally winning the big one. Good for them.

Tiger Woods. That's all i need to say. What can't he do?? He won the US Open on a knee that pretty much had to be completely rebuilt afterward. Now, he says that his knee had been bothering him for nearly his entire professional career!!!! Are you kidding me?!?! 14 Major Championships at the age of 32. Can't imagine how well he might do with a pain free knee....

Ken Griffey, Jr hits home run number 600 at Dolphin Stadium on June 9. We all knew it was only a matter of time before he'd hit his 600th, the question was where and when. I'm not going to go into the whole "how many would he have hit if he hadn't gotten hurt" conversation, because frankly i don't care how many he would have hit if he wouldn't have had injury troubles. The point is that he's still gonna be a first ballot hall of famer without question. Griffey doesn't deserve all the "what if" crap people say about him. He earned my respect at a very early age, and he still has my respect. The question now is when will we be inducting him into the hall of fame in Cooperstown.

Just a quicky on the Tampa Bay "Don't Call Me Devil" Rays. 50 wins by the end of June for the first time in franchise history; actually, it's the first time they've gotten to 50 wins before the month of August. To top it all off, they not only lead the Boston Red Sox by 2.5 games, but they have the best record in the majors by a game and a half over the Chicago Cubs and Anaheim Angels of Los Angeles. What can i say but GO RAYS!!!!

Woke up to the soulful sounds of the tornado sirens this morning. Always fun to be woken up that way. I guess it makes sense since i tried to do just that this past semester, but that's another story.

Saw "Jersey Boys" last night with my old choir teacher. Gotta say, i was amazed by it. Awesome music and a great story really made it enjoyable. You just get so caught up in each character that at the end of the show, when each of the "Four Seasons" gives their whole "where are they now" speech, you can't help but cheer for each one as they finish and walk off stage. I told my dad, who doesn't really like musical theatre, that he would have loved the show, mostly because he knows a lot of music by the "Four Seasons" and there was a good bit of humor in the show. Gotta worn you though, there is quite a bit of obscene language, so taking your kids to see the show might not be the best of ideas. Other than that, I would suggest that everybody go and see it if you can find tickets (might be sold out, not sure about that).

Yeah, about that Jay Bruce. The phenom struggled last night, going 1 for 3 with a walk and a strikeout. Average took a nosedive to an abysmal .552. This kid really needs to pick up the pace. Ok seriously, has anybody ever seen anything like this?? Jay Bruce is single handedly giving us Reds fans hope for the future and, to some extent, this season. We know the Reds can win at GABP. Now all we need to do is start winning on the road and we do actually have a chance. It's still gonna be tough with the Cubs getting off to their best start in a century.

Chad Johnson....will he or won't he?? I personally don't care if he comes back or not. If he plays, he plays. If he doesn't, he doesn't. Either way, he's not exactly gonna be welcomed back joyfully by Bengals fans, me included.

Finally, a few words on the world of Ice Hockey. I'm still pissed that game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals went to triple OT. I stayed up until what had to be 12:30 am (or so i think, i passed out sometime during double OT) hoping that Detroit would score and be able to hoist Lord Stanley's Cup. As it turns out, I didn't find out until yesterday while watching ESPN that the penguins won to force a game 6. Now that I think about it, it would be even more delightful to watch Detroit hoist the cup in pittsburgh. And now, the important news. Game 6 of the Kelly Cup Finals is tomorrow evening at the US Bank Arena. I wish I could go, but I have to work tomorrow and saturday evenings, so I'll have to settle for listening to the game on the radio at work (that part won't be easy) while the rest of my family goes down to see the Cyclones play for the Kelly Cup. All I can say is GO CYCLONES!!!!!!!!

To everybody in the Greater Cincinnati metro area, stay safe this afternoon.

Tomorrow morning on The Wake Up Call (www.wrfnradio.com), what you see below, plus Pennsylvania Primary results (thank god it's over....), plus the usual music and random crap, all going down from 7-9am on WRFN Radio!! Catch it online at www.wrfnradio.com.

Chad Johnson....do I really need to say any more?? Marvin Lewis says if he says he won't play then he should live up to his words and not play. When asked if the Bengals had received any trade offers for Chad, Marvin's answer was "no." Not but a few hours later did we find out that Washington had offered a first and a third round pick for Chad, and the Bengals said no (way to go Marvin, really knew your stuff there). All I can say is Chad can keep running his mouth all he wants, but he's not going anywhere anytime soon, except maybe his crib. After June 1, Mike Brown can trade ocho-stinko without absorbing a big cap hit. When June 2 rolls around, odds are Chad will be a Bengal no more, but wouldn't it be funny if Chad remains a Bengal, sits the season, gets paid his money, and the Bengals make a playoff run?? Not gonna happen, but it would be amusing.

Wayne Krivsky (finally) fired, Walt Jocketty (or however you spell it) promoted to GM. Not much more needed on this topic. We knew it was only a matter of time until Walt took over as GM.

Speaking of the Reds, Jerry Hairston, Jr made his 2008 debut last night, starting in center and leading off against the Dodgers. Long story short, he kicked ass, along with the rest of the team. Volquez went 7 and gave up just one run (by the way, he's now 3-0), bullpen did their job, and the hitters actually hit the ball. Final score 8-1, Reds win. Why was Hairston not with the Reds the whole time?? He lit it up in spring training, lit it up at AAA Louisville, and lit it up last night. On a side note, Norris Hopper's now on the DL. Reds likely lose to Houston tonight at GABP with Bronson Arroyo starting (0-2, 5.48 ERA, hasn't made it out of the 6th inning this year, call it a hunch).

Sean Miller (found out about this half an hour ago from Lance and Mo with Bill Cunningham) has signed contract extension which would make him the Xavier Men's Basketball Coach until 2018. Very deserving of the extension is Sean. I just hope for Xavier's sake he doesn't pull a Thad Matta and leave to coach a "power conference" school (even if it is Ohio State). Hopefully he'll stay the length of the contract and build an already high quality team into a national powerhouse.

UEFA Champions League semifinals taking place as we speak. Yesterday's 1-1 draw between Chelsea and Liverpool made me lose sleep last night, how do you have an own goal in stoppage time?!?! Today's game features some of the world's most spectacular footballers (soccer players to those who don't know), including Deco, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Thierry Henry, and Luis Nani. My boys from Manchester United face Barcelona (i like them, but they're not Man U) in Estadio Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain. Hopefully, It'll be Liverpool-Man U in the Champions League finals in Moscow.

And finally, the second round of the run for the best trophy ever, the Stanley Cup, begins tomorrow night with Montreal playing the Flyers and Detroit playing my Avalanche. Friday's games are Pittsburgh/NY Rangers and San Jose/Dallas.

Thank God. The station's internet is back up and running!! Thus, The Wake Up Call is back up and running again. (www.wrfnradio.com)

Reds lose to the Cubs last night, 9-5. Aaron Harang has an unusually bad day on the mound. Offense couldn't hit when they needed to. The only good news is that Ken Griffey, Jr is now one step closer to 600, belting home run 595 last night off of Ryan Dempster. Other than that, same old same old for the Reds. It is a shame that Dusty was booed at every opportunity by the Cubs fans at Wrigley Field. He did more to make the Cubs a winner than anybody over the last century, yet all anybody talks about is how they collapsed in game 6 of the NLCS. It's a shame, it's really a shame.

NBA season ends tonight. That's about how much I pay attention to the NBA.

The Cyclones won last night, and now lead Johnstown in the ECHL Playoffs 3-0. I'm getting pretty excited about this team. It's been a long time since a Cincinnati team made a playoff run, and I think this is just the playoff excitement this town needs.

Speaking of the Cubs, the Bengals situation actually looks to me a lot like the Cubs' situation. Made a playoff run a few years ago and likely would've gone on to their championship game if not for a freak accident (need I say more than Bartman and Kimo Von Knee-Snapper). Success fades and the team begins to struggle. The Bengals are a little behind the Cubs in that they haven't fired their head coach, but I say give it time. This year could be the final nail in the coffin of Marvin Lewis if this team doesn't do well.