And Then There Were Four...

My brackets are all but shot to hell.

Kudos to anyone who went straight chalk on their bracket. At least you’ve got all four Final Four squads.

I’ve still got 3 out of 4 alive (although I’ve hyped up Memphis all year long, I decided to pick Texas. Uggggh. Oh well)

My hopes now lie in my pick of UNC in the blind draw at work. Nice pick, huh?

First pitch in the new Nationals park is just moments away, so we’ll keep this short and sweet.

Memphis over UCLA – Two words: Derrick Rose. Could/should be the first pick in the draft.

UNC over Kansas – I said a long time ago I wasn’t impressed with Kansas. Still not. And no one wills their team to victory like Tyler Hansborough. Frankly, I think UNC wins pretty easily (I’ll call a 12-point win).

Well, I said it before and I’ll say it again. I’ve seen a lot of different teams play this year, and no one impresses me like those Tigers from Memphis.

Plus, Roy Williams is a chop.

Sadly, it appears my blind draw pick could be all for not.

Memphis over UNC.

Play Ball!

What a great day.

The Elite Eight becomes the Final Four.

Oh, and it’s Opening Day!!!!

So what if there’s only one game on the schedule… it’s still Opening Day!

Gotta love it.

Not gonna lie – planning for a wedding basically means no time to blog. I look forward to my triumphant regularly scheduled return sometime after August 16.

Mark your calendars.

But for now, a quick sampling of MLB predictions…

First things first – baseball. Here are my humble predictions for the 2008 MLB Season:


AL East - Yankees
AL West - Mariners
AL Central - Tigers
AL WC - Indians

NL East - Mets
NL West - Arizona
NL Central - Cubbies!!!
NL WC - Phillies

NL Champ - Mets
AL Champ - Tigers

2008 WS Champ - Mets

AL MVP - Alex Rodriguez
NL MVP - David Wright

AL CY - Erik Bedard
NL CY - Johan Santana

AL ROY - Erick Aybar
NL ROY - Fukodome

AL Manager of Year - John McLaren
NL Manager of Year - Sweet Lou

AL Comeback - Rich Harden
NL Comeback - Kerry Wood

AL Breakout Player - Josh Hamilton
NL Breakout Player - Michael Bourn

AL Breakout Team - Mariners
NL Breakout Team - Astros

AL Bust - Dontrelle
NL Bust - $18 million Andruw

AL HR Leader - ARod
NL HR Leader - Ryan Howard

Prop Bets:
Lead Leaguer in Blown Saves - Lidge
First Manager to be Fired - Bochy
First Season Ending Injury - Pujols
More Wins: Pedro or Pettite - Pedro
Most Starts: Schilling or Joba - Joba
More: Liriano Wins OR Wood Saves - Wood
Sori: More HR + RBI or K's - Ks
Will Cust Break The K Record? No
More K's Braun or Manny? Manny

Oh by the way, it's the 100 year anniversary of the last time the Cubs were world champs. Yes, 100 years.

Feels like a special year. What better way to celebrate a painful anniversary!

GO CUBS GO!!!!