I thought I had a lot to blog about prior to today; however, now I am not sure I can cover all my thoughts. I guess first things first, Tiger Woods. Out of nowhere today came the report that Tiger spent 5 minutes with ESPN and The Golf Channel. Now, of course, unless those interviews were going to be with Erin Andrews or Lauren Thompson, I don’t care. I did watch anyway and nothing alarming came out of the interviews. At this point, I just want to know how he is going to perform on the course, and what the next tournament he is going to play after The Masters. My money is on The Players Championship in Mid-May.
This morning, the collective groan you heard from the north were Minnesota Twins fans reacting to the news that their closer, Joe Nathan, would undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the season. I am not surprised one bit, considering the first thing I thought of when I heard of “Joe Nathan” and “elbow discomfort” about two weeks ago were the words “Tommy John.” Now, Twins fans should not panic too much. I know Nathan has been the second best closer in baseball outside of Mariano Rivera the last couple years, but if there is any organization that can develop someone into any position, it is the Twins. Jon Rauch will likely be the closer, as he has some experience at the role, but knowing the Twins, they could always go with someone else.
This evening, the collective cheer you heard from the north were Minnesota Twins fans reacting to the news that their catcher, Joe Mauer, agreed to an 8 year deal worth $184 million with a no-trade clause. As I pointed out in an earlier blog post, it was essential this deal get done as Joe Mauer needs The Twins and The Twins need Joe Mauer. More details of the deal will be released tomorrow but I have to wonder just how much of this money is deferred and whether or not it includes an ownership option later in Joe’s life. Mauer is only 26 now so he will only be 34 or 35 when this contract is up. If Mauer is still the hitter he is then as he is today, a position change could be in order, and may already have happened by the time the contract is up.
This goes back a little bit, but Oregon suspended star QB Jeremiah Masoli for his role in a burglary this offseason. Masoli was not kicked off the team, and will have an opportunity to return to the team in 2011. This is a stunning blow to Oregon, as they were predicted to be a top 10 team this year. That likely will not happen now. The question is, do Oregon fans want Masoli back? They might, but should they want him back? His poor decision making off the field will end up costing Oregon on the field and it may take a long time for him to receive the forgiveness of the Oregon faithful.
The first four days of the NCAA Tournament…. where to start, why not just ask some questions.
Why did it take Kansas 37 minutes to press Northern Iowa?
How unconscious is Ali Farokmanesh, and how many national radio shows is he going to be on starting tomorrow?
Is anyone going to remember that Kansas State lost to Kansas three times in the regular season? After all, Kansas State is in The Sweet 16 and Kansas is now back in Lawrence.
Are the Florida Gators still having nightmares of Jimmer Frederette just schooling them for 30 minutes on Thursday?
How in the hell did Texas blow an 8 point lead in overtime with 2:30 remaining?
Out of all the buzz-beaters/last second shots, why on earth was GUS JOHNSON not involved in ANY of them? Someone should get fired for that! Bad placement!
Why were most of the buzz-beaters/last second shots on Thursday and Saturday? (Actually, that may answer the Gus Johnson question)
Do I owe the Pac-10 an apology? Sort of, good job Washington, fair effort California
Why were Notre Dame and Marquette given 6 seeds? They were over-seeded by at least two slots and it showed during their first round matchups? That being said, what happened to the Big East?
Can Michigan State continue to win without Kalin Lucas? Can Purdue continue to win without Robbie Hummel?
Could you please visit this twitter link? Someone wants to say hi to the world. http://twitter.com/OmarSamhan
Does the NCAA know their secret plan to have non-power conference teams knock each other out of the tournament this year failed in three instances? The NCAA likes to pit two-non power conference teams against each other with the winner facing a power-conference team in the second round. Perhaps we deserve more first round matchups between power conference and non-power conference teams after what happened this year.
1. #9 seeded Northern Iowa defeated #8 seeded UNLV en route to beating #1 seeded Kansas.
2. #10 seeded Saint Mary’s (CA) defeated #7 seeded Richmond en route to beating #2 seeded Villanova.
3. #12 seeded Cornell defeated #5 seeded Temple en route to beating #4 seeded Wisconsin.
4. Honorable mention, #5 Butler defeated #12 seeded UTEP. #4 Vanderbilt would have been the opponent, but they lost to #13 seeded Murray State. So in the end, the NCAA plan that I allege, did not happen.
Oh yeah, I guess on an entertainment note, Dancing With The Stars begins tomorrow night. I will tune in to see how Erin Andrews and Chad OchoCinco perform. However, if you actually call and vote for Kate Gosselin tomorrow after her performance, to keep her on TV another week, you are a giant scumbag.
Coming up later this week (or tomorrow for that matter), a preview of the Sweet 16 and UFC 111, which airs March 27, 2010, live on Pay-Per-View
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