It's All Over, Now On To MLB!

Well, college hoops is over and it ended with such a thud that I’ll be depressed until the O’s take over 1st Place in the AL East later this summer (or tonight!). Richmond’s 1st Round disaster, MD’s loss on a last second shot by, of all people, Korie Lucious, WVU’s disappointing loss AND DaSean’s torn ACL, and Butler’s loss to that hated team from Durham that officially capped off what had been a fine college hoops season. I loved all the stories about “Why People Hate Duke” leading up to last night’s game, and if everyone is talking about it must be true, right? Did Duke get all the calls last night, again? I wouldn’t go that far, but how on earth does Brian Zoubek probably played 15 minutes in the 1st half and NOT have a foul called on him? I know he picked up four in relatively short fashion in the 2nd half, but come on!!!! And, Matt Howard was basically a non-factor b/c of a couple touch fouls that WERE called on him. Anyway, I’ll give Duke credit that they played better than everyone in this tournament, and are a deserving champion. But I still hate them, and will take what little solace there is in the fact that the Terps beat the last two national champs during the regular season. Well, it’s all I’ve got to hold my hat on. Next year should be very interesting for MD, and as long as we get solid PG play, we should be back in the Big Dance. I am hopeful that they will, b/c Gary Williams almost always gets more out the talent he has than any other head coach in college, save perhaps Tom Izzo.

It’s on to baseball and the hope of watching the O’s youngsters develop this season. If we can get through the first 25 games with our heads above water, I will be thrilled, and can’t wait to see them play in Seattle in a few weeks. Go O’s!