I was fortunate enough to be able to attend my first professional basketball game this evening. It was a game between the Orlando Magic and the Chicago Bulls at the United Center in Chicago. A couple of things about the atmosphere before I get to the game. First of all the halftime entertainment by “Kenya [...]
Archive for March, 2006
My first NBA experience: Magic v. Bulls
Wednesday, March 29th, 2006MLB….steroids, sox, and storylines
Tuesday, March 28th, 2006What are the most intriguing storylines for the upcoming season? -Bonds use of the juice Whether we like it or not, this is a big issue coming into the season. Will there be suspensions, will records be erased, will Barry face legal retribution, will fans embrace his pursuit of the records, will the Giants [...]
George Mason is Getting it Done
Monday, March 27th, 2006With UConn losing, the door to my brackets has re-opened. If Florida beats George Mason I will be victorious in the First Annual Vigilante Sports NCAA Bracket Challenge. At first glance I like my chances. However, I like Michigan State’s chances (as much as that kills me to say), I liked North Carolina’s chances. I [...]
It’s Over, It’s All Over
Friday, March 24th, 2006I had Duke. I’m done. My bracket is officially busted. As of tonight I have one of my Final Four teams left (Florida). So I will just have to try and enjoy the rest of the games.
I’m starting to sense a theme in the results of the First Annual Vigilante Sports NCAA Bracket Challenge. [...]
Meet the 2006 Balco Hitmen
Thursday, March 23rd, 2006Spring is in the air, and Fantasy Baseball has started. On Sunday our league had it’s draft. I was fortunate/unfortunate to have the last pick in the draft (I won the league last year). As usual it’s a snake-style draft so I had the 12th and 13th pick. In the first round I went with, [...]
NCAA Tournament Recap: The first weekend
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006So it turns out there were upsets. And damn it if one of them didn’t knock one of my Final Four teams out (UNC). Of course Bradley, George Mason, and Wichtita State are great stories. They are teams that probably shouldn’t have gotten out of the first round and here they are in the Sweet [...]
A Break from your regularly scheduled program
Tuesday, March 21st, 2006I know, I’ve been lax on posting about the NCAA tournament. And I will continue on that hiatus. I have to take a moment to post about the NIT. Now I know that they weren’t playing a team with any basketball tradition at all, but it was good to see the Maize and Blue pull [...]
NCAA Tournament Recap: Round 1 – Day 1
Thursday, March 16th, 2006Day One of the 2006 NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament has come to a close. A great start to what promises to be a very interesting tournament. There were upsets, and there was overtime. They say that every year, at least one 12 seed will beat a 5 seed (in the last 20 years there have [...]
Reminder: First Annual Vigilante Sports NCAA Bracket Challenge
Wednesday, March 15th, 2006Just as a reminder to those who may have seen the original post but haven’t decided to act on the spectacular fun that will take place by joining the First Annual Vigilante Sports NCAA Bracket Challenge. We have had 9 people sign up via this site and about 10 others from other forms of communication. [...]
Why Billy Packer is a Moron
Tuesday, March 14th, 2006Trust me. I know numbers. And Billy Packer doesn’t. Last Sunday when BP started spouting stats as if they were toasts at a wedding just about every one was misused.
It started when he started blathering on about how many more wins ACC, Big East, and Big Ten teams had in the Sweet [...]