March Madness
Sweet 16: March 27-28
Elite Eight: March 29-30
Final 4: April 5
Championship Game: April 7
Check the current bracket!!
I still have Florida winning it, but should have picked Michigan to go farther than I did.
I have a feeling Dayton may be the Cinderella story this year. Looks like Baylor is going to lose to Wisconsin tonight. Sorry Bears fans! Just visit the Dr Pepper Museum in Waco and everything will be okay! 10-2-4
GO RANGERS!!!
Opening Day!!! This Monday, March 31st is the Texas Rangers first home game of the season (that is what Opening Day means)!
They play the Philadelphia Phillies in a three game series, March 31 - April 2. But, for Opening Day - the pitching duel will be between Cliff Lee (former Ranger, whom most of us still wish was a Ranger) vs. Tanner Scheppers. This is quite a random choice for a starting pitcher; however, Derek Holland is still out with his injured knee (he ran over his dog), Yu Darvish has a stiff neck (but doctors cleared him today), Matt Harrison still has a stiff back, and Colby Lewis still has issues with his elbow.
The main question is, why not start Martin Perez? He started 20 games in 2013 with a 3.62 ERA and pitched 124.1 innings. Scheppers had a 1.88 ERA, with ZERO starts and pitched 76.2 innings. Humm... starting off the season perplexed, but the good news is, Perez pitches on April 1 vs. Burnett.
Do you know what ERA means? IP? RBI? SO? Don't worry - as the season goes on, I'll explain these in detail. But to get you caught up for the ERA stat... it's Earned Runs Average. When a pitcher is hit off of by a batter and someone scores - it goes against the pitcher (aka, not a good thing). The lower the ERA, the better a pitcher is, because less runs were scored while he was on the mound. Got it? :) Comment on here if you don't, and I'll try to do a better job explaining it!
Make sure to follow the Texas Rangers on Twitter! https://twitter.com/Rangers
Single Game Tickets are now on sale!! Remember - it's Derek Jeter's last year to play for the New York Yankees! So if you've never seen him play in a Yankee uniform - you may want to splurge for those tickets!
GO MAVS!!!
Sweet 16: March 27-28
Elite Eight: March 29-30
Final 4: April 5
Championship Game: April 7
Check the current bracket!!
I still have Florida winning it, but should have picked Michigan to go farther than I did.
I have a feeling Dayton may be the Cinderella story this year. Looks like Baylor is going to lose to Wisconsin tonight. Sorry Bears fans! Just visit the Dr Pepper Museum in Waco and everything will be okay! 10-2-4
Opening Day!!! This Monday, March 31st is the Texas Rangers first home game of the season (that is what Opening Day means)!
They play the Philadelphia Phillies in a three game series, March 31 - April 2. But, for Opening Day - the pitching duel will be between Cliff Lee (former Ranger, whom most of us still wish was a Ranger) vs. Tanner Scheppers. This is quite a random choice for a starting pitcher; however, Derek Holland is still out with his injured knee (he ran over his dog), Yu Darvish has a stiff neck (but doctors cleared him today), Matt Harrison still has a stiff back, and Colby Lewis still has issues with his elbow.
The main question is, why not start Martin Perez? He started 20 games in 2013 with a 3.62 ERA and pitched 124.1 innings. Scheppers had a 1.88 ERA, with ZERO starts and pitched 76.2 innings. Humm... starting off the season perplexed, but the good news is, Perez pitches on April 1 vs. Burnett.
Do you know what ERA means? IP? RBI? SO? Don't worry - as the season goes on, I'll explain these in detail. But to get you caught up for the ERA stat... it's Earned Runs Average. When a pitcher is hit off of by a batter and someone scores - it goes against the pitcher (aka, not a good thing). The lower the ERA, the better a pitcher is, because less runs were scored while he was on the mound. Got it? :) Comment on here if you don't, and I'll try to do a better job explaining it!
(I got to stand where Ron Washington stands during the games - I'm a nerd)
Make sure to follow the Texas Rangers on Twitter! https://twitter.com/Rangers
Single Game Tickets are now on sale!! Remember - it's Derek Jeter's last year to play for the New York Yankees! So if you've never seen him play in a Yankee uniform - you may want to splurge for those tickets!
GO MAVS!!!
Mavs record is... 43-29... they have dropped to the 9th spot in the Western Conference. 12 1/2 games behind San Antonio.
The Mavs played the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. They won in overtime, with passion!!! They played this game like it was a playoff game... and according to Dirk Nowitzki on Ben and Skin, he doesn't want to start planning his Summer vacation just yet.
Despite them holding off Westbrook and his flopping camp he put on... the Thunder still remain 2nd in the West, with San Antonio leading the pack.
Random Thought... I watch Sports Center most mornings, and there is hardly every anything about the Spurs on SC! Ever! Clearly I'm a Mavs fan, but still... I hear about the Miami Heat and LeBron James more than I hear about any other player and team. It's exhausting. When they're good, you hear about them. When they're bad, you hear about them. If Kobe hadn't gotten hurt so early on, I'm sure we'd be hearing about the Lakers too. Bottom line, I don't care about LeBron or the Heat... I want to hear about teams that are winning and making it into the Playoffs!
Mavs chance of making it into the Playoffs... good. Not great, but good. They play the Clippers tonight. Cheer loudly! :)
https://twitter.com/dallasmavs
Print the Mavs Schedule Here!
Buy Tickets Here!
GO COWBOYS!!!
Just wait for the draft. The free agent signings have been depressing.
NFL DRAFT... Thursday May 8 - Saturday May 11
Random Info:
With Opening Day this week... it's time to start smelling the fresh cut grass! Drive with the windows down and crank up your walk-up song! What would your walk-up song be?? I love this game! :)
I'm watching the E60 featured film right now, called PERFECT. In baseball, this means a Perfect Game. What is a Perfect Game?
No base hits. No walks. No hit basemen. No one gets on base in any way possible.
A Pitcher, pitches all 9 innings, "perfectly."
Only 23 Pitchers in the history of baseball have accomplished a Perfect Game.
My oldest sister, Lauren, attended Kenny Rogers Perfect Game on July 28, 1994 at the old ballpark. She will never forget that moment!! (Kenny pitched for the Texas Rangers from 1989-1995, and now lives in Westlake, TX with his family.)
Yu Darvish almost had a Perfect Game last year against the Houston Astros. Ugh, gut wrenching. April 2, 2013. 8 2/3 inning, base hit by Marwin Gonzales. Heart sinks. He had 111 pitches, 14 strike outs and no walks.
There's no way to predict these games, but everyone dreams of them. To pitch one. To catch one. To play on the field during one. To be in the stands. Even if it is happening to your team, you end up cheering for the other Pitcher. It's an unspoken wish for all of us to experience a glimpse of greatness.
And that's why we love sports.
~smile~
The Mavs played the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. They won in overtime, with passion!!! They played this game like it was a playoff game... and according to Dirk Nowitzki on Ben and Skin, he doesn't want to start planning his Summer vacation just yet.
Despite them holding off Westbrook and his flopping camp he put on... the Thunder still remain 2nd in the West, with San Antonio leading the pack.
Random Thought... I watch Sports Center most mornings, and there is hardly every anything about the Spurs on SC! Ever! Clearly I'm a Mavs fan, but still... I hear about the Miami Heat and LeBron James more than I hear about any other player and team. It's exhausting. When they're good, you hear about them. When they're bad, you hear about them. If Kobe hadn't gotten hurt so early on, I'm sure we'd be hearing about the Lakers too. Bottom line, I don't care about LeBron or the Heat... I want to hear about teams that are winning and making it into the Playoffs!
Mavs chance of making it into the Playoffs... good. Not great, but good. They play the Clippers tonight. Cheer loudly! :)
https://twitter.com/dallasmavs
Buy Tickets Here!
GO COWBOYS!!!
Just wait for the draft. The free agent signings have been depressing.
NFL DRAFT... Thursday May 8 - Saturday May 11
Random Info:
With Opening Day this week... it's time to start smelling the fresh cut grass! Drive with the windows down and crank up your walk-up song! What would your walk-up song be?? I love this game! :)
I'm watching the E60 featured film right now, called PERFECT. In baseball, this means a Perfect Game. What is a Perfect Game?
No base hits. No walks. No hit basemen. No one gets on base in any way possible.
A Pitcher, pitches all 9 innings, "perfectly."
Only 23 Pitchers in the history of baseball have accomplished a Perfect Game.
My oldest sister, Lauren, attended Kenny Rogers Perfect Game on July 28, 1994 at the old ballpark. She will never forget that moment!! (Kenny pitched for the Texas Rangers from 1989-1995, and now lives in Westlake, TX with his family.)
Yu Darvish almost had a Perfect Game last year against the Houston Astros. Ugh, gut wrenching. April 2, 2013. 8 2/3 inning, base hit by Marwin Gonzales. Heart sinks. He had 111 pitches, 14 strike outs and no walks.
There's no way to predict these games, but everyone dreams of them. To pitch one. To catch one. To play on the field during one. To be in the stands. Even if it is happening to your team, you end up cheering for the other Pitcher. It's an unspoken wish for all of us to experience a glimpse of greatness.
And that's why we love sports.
~smile~
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