March Madness: A rational view

I used to agree with you Chuck regarding the NCAA basketball playoffs. I watched in wonder as my husband and the other slavering sports nuts in my family discussed, sweated and (horrors) bet big money (ok, $20 tops) on the teams each spring.
Then last year I decided to fill in my brackets on ESPN's website, just for the hell of it. I picked teams based on how I felt about the school or part of the country (West Coast ok, Northwest best, East Coast and South -- it depends.)
Not much sports intelligence went into, I admit. Funny thing is, I did better than the sports nuts! No, I didn't win, but I had fun semi-watching the unfolding events. I was part of my husband's (and a good chunk of the country's) world, a world I usually have absolutely no interest in, save for vague interest in the Super Bowl -- for the TV ads, mostly.
As for this year, I expect my picks to do ok; some will win, many will lose. I do have the five Northwest ones winning at least one -- even PSU. My husband just shakes his head!

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I hope for Mike's sake that he gets traded to another team were he can show his talent. The Mariner's organization is not creative nor they have the ability to win a western division penant. Throughout his major league experience he is a solid 300 hitter. The mariners have messed up his performance because he is an everyday player not a utility man. He must be given a set position and work at it consistenly, not all over the field. What a waste of talent for this 26 year old who has been put through the ringer in the Mariner's organization. They treat their players like meat.

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