Yesterday my wife and I were getting ready for work. I was running late because I was so busy cleaning the house, emptying the dishwasher, and being an amazing husband. Or because I laid in bed for twenty minutes reading about the NFL draft on twitter before actually getting up. It was one of those reasons, I don’t really remember which. Anyway, my wife ended up walking out the door five minutes before me. I hugged and kissed her goodbye and noticed she couldn’t put her arms around me. Bag in one hand, coffee mug with a cup of yogurt stacked on top of it in the other.
Western Conference:
FIRST ROUND
1. Oklahoma City Thunder vs 8. Houston Rockets
As much as I love James Harden. And I do. I don't think Houston has much of a shot against OKC. Expect Harden to go off to get the Rockets one game, but that's it. RESULT: Thunder in 5
2. San Antonio Spurs vs 7. Los Angeles Lakers
On the first day of the NBA playoffs in 2001 I rode my bike down to McDonalds to buy breakfast. At 12 years old, McDonalds breakfast was for special occasions and nothing in my life was more special at that point than the beginning of the NBA playoffs. I got home and turned on the Sixers vs Pacers game. The Sixers were the number one seed, had the league MVP in Allen Iverson, and were about to embark on an incredible playoff run that would end with them making the finals. The Pacers were the number eight seed, a formerly great team that was now running on fumes.
I was a pitcher on my little league team when I was twelve years old. This wasn’t by choice. Being a pitcher was never what I pictured when I was throwing a tennis ball against the wall in my backyard. Derek Jeter didn’t pitch. Griffey Jr. didn’t either. I couldn’t make the diving catches that I needed to be making as a pitcher. You can’t exactly lay out for a slow roller back to the mound. Also I wasn’t stupid. I knew pitchers in the big league didn’t hit well, if they got to bat at all.
In the wake of March Madness, I've had the chance to sit back and observe what makes the NCAA Tournament the most lucrative sporting event in the country. Clearly, the unstoppable machine that is American football seeks to dethrone basketball and supplant it with its own version of exciting tournament play... but this is a mistake. Football as a game suffers when attempting to crown a champion under these circumstances.
1. Washington Nationals
Stephen Strasburg will not have a innings limit this year. Bryce Harper will be a year older. Throw in possibly the best rotation in baseball and Washington will win the NL East with ease.
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2. Los Angeles Angels
1. Washington Nationals
Stephen Strasburg will not have a innings limit this year. Bryce Harper will be a year older. Throw in possibly the best rotation in baseball and Washington will win the NL East with ease.
2. Los Angeles Angels
Trout, Pujols, Hamilton. The Angels will be exciting to watch. If their rotation can hold up past Weaver and Wilson they might be a threat to win 105 games.
3. Cincinnati Reds
