Never Bet Against the Griz
In the latest news, I will be moving to the Twin Cities sometime in June. This is in a way in line with my dream to live by as many lakes as possible. But, as we all know, where there are lakes, there are always mosquitoes.
Although only going 10/16 in Day 1 of the Tournament, I am still yet to lose a Sweet 16 team, which is exciting news to me. In worse news, yesterday I was one of only two to fall to an early beheading in Turducken’s NCAA Suicide Pool, as I foolishly put all my chips on Nevada to beat Montana. Having never seen Montana play, this was a mistake.
Hoops coverage was pretty good for me yesterday, except for when the GW and Gonzaga games were both coming to a close. When I saw the Wilm/GW game getting pushed into OT, I was extremely disappointed, because all I wanted to see was the end of a very close Gonzaga/Xavier game. One would think that CBS would choose to play the game with the bigger potential upset and the one with the funny-looking player that everyone knows, but they didn’t. I suppose that OT supersedes all, and I can imagine the kind of silly arguments that they were having in the CBS control room. Because I wanted to see Gonzaga, I ended up just rooting for the clock to tick away during the GW game, and ended up losing interest in the game itself. Shame on me.
Well, last night the U.S. played itself out of the WBC as Vernon Wells hit into a game-ending DP in the ninth inning. Very disappointing, but at least I will have long-lasting memories like this email message I received from Cubbie this morning…
I had a dream last night about the World Baseball Cup. I can't remember the details, but all I remember was that it was being played in Chicago, and all of our friends were playing on different teams. I think I must be the only person in the country dreaming about the WBC.
Although only going 10/16 in Day 1 of the Tournament, I am still yet to lose a Sweet 16 team, which is exciting news to me. In worse news, yesterday I was one of only two to fall to an early beheading in Turducken’s NCAA Suicide Pool, as I foolishly put all my chips on Nevada to beat Montana. Having never seen Montana play, this was a mistake.
Hoops coverage was pretty good for me yesterday, except for when the GW and Gonzaga games were both coming to a close. When I saw the Wilm/GW game getting pushed into OT, I was extremely disappointed, because all I wanted to see was the end of a very close Gonzaga/Xavier game. One would think that CBS would choose to play the game with the bigger potential upset and the one with the funny-looking player that everyone knows, but they didn’t. I suppose that OT supersedes all, and I can imagine the kind of silly arguments that they were having in the CBS control room. Because I wanted to see Gonzaga, I ended up just rooting for the clock to tick away during the GW game, and ended up losing interest in the game itself. Shame on me.
Well, last night the U.S. played itself out of the WBC as Vernon Wells hit into a game-ending DP in the ninth inning. Very disappointing, but at least I will have long-lasting memories like this email message I received from Cubbie this morning…
I had a dream last night about the World Baseball Cup. I can't remember the details, but all I remember was that it was being played in Chicago, and all of our friends were playing on different teams. I think I must be the only person in the country dreaming about the WBC.
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