Left Coast Sports Babe

For starters, look at the playoff picture. If the season ended right now, two teams with records under .500 – the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls – would make the playoffs. Who do they think they are, the NHL?

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And actually, the Toronto Raptors, at 30-45, are still barely in the playoff picture. Fans in Toronto, more accustomed to rooting for the Maple Leafs are wondering “what’s a playoff picture?”

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As Passover approaches, there are a lot more Kosher choices for Jews who want to imbibe over the holiday. Besides a kosher tequila there is now a $200.00 Kosher Cabernet Sauvignon.

So, passing on all the jokes about expensive Jewish wine – (as if, you never buy me any jewellry) can we assume when you pull the cork a little voice says “You have this kind of money to spend on wine but not to visit your mother?

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Michigan State upset Connecticut to earn a spot in the Final Four. But for all those crowing about their upset bracket pick, let me tell you, bragging about picking a 2 seed, is like bragging over having all your money in money market funds. You might be right, but you don’t exactly get points for risk-taking.

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So after all the hype, there is no Big East team in the NCAA men’s basketball finals.  But to be fair, a few of them could have made the playoffs in the NBA’s Eastern conference.

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