Pilgrim Nation About the Three Greats of American Sports: Basketball, Baseball, and Ice Hockey
Pilgrim Nation hosts Bart Jan Westerduin and Paco Bustros-Leon talk American sports with a Leiden touch. (Photo: Jerry Van Bakel)
Basketball is also coming to an end in America, so watch the NBA Finals in Pilgrim Nation, then move on to the baseball tournament that has just started, and then finish up on the ice. Bart Jan Vesterduin and Paco Bustros León discuss the state of sports in the United States.
This year, the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors will compete for the title in the NBA Finals. A surprising final, as neither team was a clear favorite. The Celtics went through the playoffs in two seven-game series. In doing so, they eliminated the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks. The Warriors had a relatively easier time in this series, needing a few fewer games to reach the Finals.
What’s striking about both teams is that they’re a good mix of young and old, not a super team. Baku and Bart Gunn expect the Golden State Warriors to win the title in six games.
After the classic stadium (Hip hop Hooray – Naughty by Nature), the attention turned to Major League Baseball. The first two months of the season are over. Who are the good guys, who are the bad guys and how are the Dutch doing it? Jurickson Profar is currently having his best season with the San Diego Padres. Here he shows amazing fielding, good fielding, strong hitting and is in the starting lineup in every game. Kenley Jansen remains undefeated as his Atlanta Braves approach a good league performance as well.
In the second half of Pilgrim Nation, they turned to the ice, because the NHL playoffs had also begun. The history and histories of the four teams that advanced to the semifinals were discussed. The logos, which are considered to be among the most beautiful in professional sports, according to the announcers, were also discussed. And also the NHL Winter Classic, a game that takes place outdoors every year.
The Pilgrim Nation season finale will air on Wednesday, June 29.
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