Sports Girl Next Door

GO RANGERS !!! It's going down for real...  OPENING DAY Thursday, March 29th 2:35 PM CST Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers Yes, I know... the Astros won the World Series last year. However, I do remember the years when Opening Day vs. the Astros was an easy win. Not anymore, since they got their Dome Stadium, with their grass field, and our Nolan Ryan. Bitter? Nope. Still not bitter. Congratulations Houston! Opening Day pitching duel?  Justin Verlander (Astros) -  2017 ERA 3.36   vs.  Cole Hamels (Rangers) - 2017 ERA 4.20 ERA = Earned Run Averaged How do you calculate that? Great Question! earned runs x total innings (9)   = ERA           innings pitched If Verlander is on the mound for the Astros, and we get 4 hits off of him in 5 innings that he pitched... his Opening Day ERA for 2018 would be...  4 x 9 = 7.2 ERA    5 If the Astros only get 2 hits off Hamel

March Madness  It's that time again!! To fill out a bracket and be out after the first round. Just kidding! That's just what happens to me. I love the Cinderella story, but it never works out the way I think it should. I mean, who would guess Davidson or Florida International? If you don't know what I'm talking about... it's College Basketball season. Most people wait until the " Big Dance " to start watching College Basketball, but it's already going on. To gain access to the tournament, you have to win your conference... there are 32 Division 1 Teams that make it. 36 additional teams are " awarded " spots into the Dance by the NCAA selection committee. This is a single elimination tournament... I copied the rounds that are listed out from Wikipedia...   This Sunday is SELECTION SUNDAY !! This is the day all teams are finalized and announced. Check out this link for timing and the schedule of each round . Click this link if you