One seed higher than a four left in the Sweet Sixteen –Arizona, the Pac 10 team no one, including me, thought should be in the tournament in the first place. Zero upsets on Sunday. – zero, no lower seed beat a higher seed in any of the eight games.
Maybe Cinderella’s fairy godmother was too busy fretting about her 401k to show up?
President Obama’s pick are now looking pretty respectable, he is in the top half of the millions of entrants in ESPN’s challenge. Some folks have been complaining that he should be focused on the economy. But really, shouldn’t even a President have some way to blow off steam and relax? I would venture to say March Madness is a better outlet, than say, our last Democratic president found?
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More on the subject of the new official “Yankees Sod” and “Yankees Grass Seed,” where fans can purchase the same sod and/or seed used at Yankee Stadium.
If successful, this will open up a whole wave of new possiblities:
Minnesota Twins grass – inexpensive and surprisingly effective, even indoors.
Red Sox grass – almost as expensive as Yankees grass. Requires years of patience for success.
Nationals grass – imported from Canada in hopes of having it perform better in a warmer climate. So far results are unimpressive.
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Cubs grass – does this need a punchline? But okay, Incredibly popular, but almost always dead by the end of summer.
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Royals and Pirates grass- not very impressive, but cheap. For lawns nobody notices.
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Left Coast Sports Babe 