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10s of millions of FaceTime devices in 2010

So Techcrunch has a rumor (here) that the new iMacs will run iOS. If that is the case one could assume they will have FaceTime as well.  One could also assume the new iPod Touch, probably to be released this September, will be a "FaceTime" device as well. That 10s of millions is starting to make a little more sense now.  

The WiFi restriction on FaceTime would pose no problem to either the iMac or presumed new iPod Touch. Will this be the year that we finally see a camera (or two?!) in the iPod Touch?

Lakers/Celtics... again

Photo: REUTERSSo after last nights Lakers Championship I thought I would look at NBA Finals Numbers.  This is what I found.

2009-10 was the 64th NBA Final

Of the 64 years the Finals have been in existence the Lakers and/or Celtics have been involved in 40 of them. That is 63% of all the Finals played

Lakers have 30 appearances and 16 titles

Celtics have 21 appearances and 17 titles

The Lakers and Celtics have met in the finals 12 times, with the Celtics winning 9 of those series.

The Celtics (17) and Lakers (16) are far and away the leaders in NBA Championships. No other team has double-digit titles. The next closest team after them is the Chicago Bulls with 6. After the Bulls no team has won more than 4, starting with the San Antonio Spurs (4), Golden State Warriors (3), Philadelphia 76ers (3), Detroit Pistons (3),  Washington Wizards (2), Houston Rockets (2) and New York Knicks (2).  No other teams have multiple titles.

The Lakers/Celtics can only be compared to the New York Yankees. The Yankees have appeared in 40 World Series (out of 107 played, 37%) and won 27 (25%) of them.  They have more World Series titles than the next three teams combined, which are; St. Louis Cardinals (10), Oakland A's (9), Boston Red Sox (7).

Every once in awhile you will hear someone bring up the old salary cap argument for baseball. The NBA has a salary cap but the results are very similar to the MLB results.

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Strasburg's debut brings back the memories

Greg Fiume / Getty ImagesTalk about living up to the hype. Strasburg's line tonight 7.0 IP, 4H, 2ER, 14K, 0BB and the win. Oh yeah, he's overated.

He was just pounding the strike zone with his four-seamer sitting right around 98-99mph all night. His breaking ball was catching the corner, he was getting the favorable calls and not to mention it was the Pirates.  It was as close to being in Minors as you can be on an MLB field.  I think he will have a really great career in New York but for now we'll just be watching him get Greinked in Washington.

I was wondering how that compared to the Dodgers pitching prodigy's first start, so I looked it up.

Kershaw   - 6 IP, 5H, 2ER,   7k, 2BB

Strasburg -  7 IP, 4H, 2ER, 14K, 0BB

While Strasburg's start was a little better, he was pitching against the Pittsburgh Pirates.  Kershaw was pitching to Albert Pujols in his first major league game.  After the game I remember Clayton saying "He's good." 

I think these two will be battling each other for Cy Young's over the coming years.  They both project to be around for awhile.  As much as I wish Strasburg was pitching for the Dodgers though I would still rather have Kershaw right now.

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