First of all, congratulations to St. Bonaventure and Syracuse, two local teams who made it through the First Four round. At least one more win each would solidify the NCAA committee's choice to include them.
Nicknames that will mess up my wife's picks:
As you may be aware, her choices often stem from the match-up of nicknames or mascots. Sometimes she has to flip a coin -
Seton Hall Pirates vs. NC State Wolfpack - Both were scourges of the high seas - and mean.
Michigan Wolverines vs Montana Grizzlies - An interesting match-up in the forest, on the court, not so much.
Kentucky Wildcats vs Davidson Wildcats - "What do I do now???"
Auburn Tigers vs Charleston Cougars - Well, the tiger is bigger.
Where we differ:
She likes Alabama "Roll 'Tide." I will root for Auburn - War Eagle.
When we were on a trip down south, we stayed in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Everywhere you went, we saw "Roll Tide signs and banners. Later, We stopped at a gift shop in Montgomery, Alabama. I was looking thru some pins on the counter and Anne asked me what I was looking for. "I wanted to see if there was a "Roll Tide" pin," I said, laughing. From behind, a loud booming voice said, "Y'all in Auburn country, now." It was a little old white-haired lady glaring at me. "Yes Ma'am," I said as I scurried away.
I like to watch Duke play. She likes ABGA (Anybody But Grayson Allen). I actually see her point.
Anne asked who St. Bonaventure would be playing next. I told her they would be in with the big boys, now. Actually, #1, 2, or 3 seeded teams against are not automatic winners against teams seeded #10, 11, 12 etc. That's one of the beautiful things about college basketball. No matter how large your enrollment is, you can only put five guys on the court at once. This makes for competitive games where you wouldn't think there would be.
I can't do a posting without some mention of baseball.
** The NY Yankees have had their wrist slapped by MLB because Aaron Judge told Manny Machado of the Orioles, "You'd look nice in pin stripes." Baseball called that very close to tampering. Yeah, like Judge decides who the Yankees will sign. Instead of concerning himself with off-the-cuff kidding between ballplayers, why doesn't Commissioner Manfred pay more attention to improving the pace of play in a reasonable manner instead of the ridiculous ideas he's come up with so far.
** Like these changes that are under consideration.
Start extra innings with men on base, from a man on second with no outs to bases loaded with no outs. This flies in the face of the integrity of the game.
Start extra innings with a three and two count on every batter. This like a beer game. Might as well have a keg out at second base. Actually, that's not such a bad idea.
Let the managers start each extra inning with whatever lineup he wants. If you're going to do that, why not let each teams best home-run hitter bat continually until he makes three outs or hits a homer.
All of these ideas is meant to keep teams from having 17 or 18 inning games. Yeah, like we have one or two of those every week.
I will repeat the only thing they have to do to shorten games is KEEP THE HITTER IN THE BATTER'S BOX. There, was that so hard?
***THEY SAID IT***
"Drew Brees turned down much larger guaranteed offers to resign with
Saints. Nice to know that it’s not ALL about $$$. Though guessing Drew
can still feed his family on $25 mill even if 2nd year not guaranteed." -- Janice Hough
"Frances McDormand’s Academy Award was stolen during an Oscars after party. No truth to the rumor that the perp was wearing a Tom Brady jersey." -- Dwight Perry
"About last Sunday’s Oscars telecast, Michael Strahan is to red-carpet interviews what Ryan Seacrest is to rushing the quarterback." -- Jerry Perisho
"Warriors coach Steve Kerr said undrafted college basketball players
should be allowed to return to school, which is different than the
1960s, when students enrolled in school mainly to avoid being drafted." -- Jim Barach
"Dolphins going to release Ndamukongsuh. Ouch, that will really stomp on his ego." -- Janice Hough
"Canadian skicross racer Dave Duncan apologized for his arrest in
PyeongChang for stealing a car while intoxicated. Can’t recall Duncan?
He’s the skier whose bib had a cup holder." -- RJ Currie
"Two U.S. gold medal-winning snowboarders are 17. When I was 17, I’d just gotten the training wheels off my bike." -- Brad Dickson
" Anybody honestly believe the Dolphins are better without Ajayi, Landry and
Suh? It’s like you own a car dealership and your first order of business
is to fire your most productive, top-earning salesmen." -- Greg Cote
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