Yet again, I run my streak to three... the problem in 2009 has been getting to four. The good news, however, is that I'm staring at a plethora of matchups that I like on Monday. These, for your benefit, include:
Notre Dame over Marquette
Miami over Atlanta
Oklahoma over Oklahoma State
Eric Gordon to outscore Brandon Roy
The two I like most, since the first two are 4pm games and the last two are at 6 and 7pm, respectively, are the college basketball contests, obviously. Not to toot my own horn (beep beep) but I'm sporting an 11-3 NCB mark, compared to a 3-4 record in the NBA. I like my chances of being spot on on those picks, though.
A couple other things to ponder...
The East All-Stars knocked off the West in the NHL All-Star Game tonight, 12-11 in a shootoot. Sure, this is how a regular-season game would have been decided, but perhaps Bud Selig could learn something from Canada's Pastime.
Here's an idea that's probably been kicked around by someone at some point: After the ninth inning, if a game is tied, send out three hitters against a BP thrower of their choice for an abbreviated home run derby. Each hitter gets one swing. If the three hitters tie, send out hitters one at a time until the tie is broken. Sounds like fun, eh?
What's not fun is the latest trend to sweep America's sporting events: singers who turn the National Anthem into their own personal American Idol tryout. Listen, 16-year-old singing at a Spokane Chiefs game... if you want to put cute wavy notes on words in which they don't belong, do it to your favorite Britney Spears track. Don't screw with the National Anthem. You're supposed to be singing it out of respect for your country, not to impress Simon Cowell, who will undoubtedly not be listening to you anytime soon.
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