Out with the Old...

Right when so much has been going down sports-wise, which is partially the reason, I’ve been slacking on the blog. Instead of trying to catch up completely, here’s the basics of what’s happened with the teams up to the transition between hockey/NCAA bball and baseball’s season opener.

NHL- The Canes were very up and down and kept some of us fans hoping for a miracle, but with an embarrassing loss to the Devils last night (I do not like them) , the Habs the previous game, and Boston not losing all their remaining games, we’ve officially been mathematically eliminated. On the bright side, the River Rats guys we’ve called up from the AHL to cover the injuries toward the end of the season have looked pretty good, especially Boychuk and McBain. If nothing else, we can be hopeful for next season with the depth it looks like we have in the system.

NCAA- Butler made an awesome run to make it into the championship game beating Izzo’s Spartans 52-50. They face Duke tomorrow night for the title. Wonder how many brackets had this matchup…

NFL- Random trading has been going down, but saw tonight on the bottom line that Donovan McNabb will officially be joining my Redskins next season. Don’t think it’s right to have done that to him the way the Eagles did, but hopefully he can get something going with the Skins and kinda mentor JC if he’s sticking around as our QB in waiting. Surprisingly, I don’t think I’ve heard much Favre-ing going on yet. Has he said he’s staying or going yet at all?

MLB- A new addition to the blog lineup: Red Sox! Not that the season opener with the Yankees is looking so hot, but I’m excited that my boys are back. Hopefully everybody will get adjusted to their new spots in the field and we’ll get things settled for a good run this season. *As I was writing this, Youk had an amazing triple that brought 2 guys in and made the score 5-4 with no outs in the bottom of the 6^th. There’s hope for this game yet!

So as we bid farewell tomorrow to college basketball and later this month to regular season hockey, we can usher in the new season of baseball with the Sox v Yankees first series and look forward to new lineups this fall. Here’s to potentially successful seasons for my completely unpredictable teams! Guess I just have a thing for potentially horribly disappointing teams that always do just enough when you least expect it to keep you hoping for a miracle…