This is my 60th blog. Cue the confetti and those things that make a loud noise when you blow them. Why 60 you might wonder? No reason. It's a nice round number and I just happened to notice. Okay so today the men’s college basketball season ends. Coincidentally the Major League Baseball season opens for most of the league. Eerie stuff huh? There is my philosophical mumbo jumbo for the day. Hey sorry about that little Dallas mishap on Friday. That was a huge miscalculation on my part. Aside from that I went 8-3 overall so it is pretty upsetting that I was so locked in on that particular game. The Final Four games sucked. I gave George Mason more as a sentimental pick than anything else. In my heart I did not really think they would cover the spread. I could not even finish watching the second game. I stuck around for a little while longer than I probably should have. Maybe it was because I was watching the game at Hooters. Contrary to what you might believe I like the wings. I like the wings so much I have challenged one of my friends to a wing eating contest. He’s going down and he’s going down hard. Enough about the wings. The scenery ain’t bad either. Normally the girls look okay, but I have to admit these girls were really hot. They were hanging from the ceiling pouring beer and I even saw an ex Real World cast member working there. I don’t know why I am not saying her name, but it just doesn’t seem right for some reason. Anyway, there are no NBA games today. That might be a good thing. This way I can concentrate all my energy on the opening day of baseball. I have never bet on baseball, but like anything else it takes a little practice. You just have to start making picks and after a while you will begin to realize why and how teams win and what information you want to analyze. It seems kind of weird actually because all the games have the same plus or minus 1.5 point line. You might be better off just sticking with the money line. I can explain that for anyone interested. Someone once told me starting pitching is the single most important thing to consider before you bet on baseball. There will be no betting on the New York Metropolitans because they’re my favorite team and you all know how I feel about betting on my favorite teams under most circumstances. For at least the first 3 or 4 weeks I will not wager any money. It’s all about experience for now. But I will try to give a pick or two per day that I would take if I absolutely had to bet money. That will help me to gauge my progress. Play Ball. Here’s the deal:

NCAA Championship:
UCLA(+1.5) over Florida-I think the championship may once again return to the school with the most championships. Ben Howland should get a nice little raise too. My prediction: 69-63 Bruins.

MLB-these are money line picks. I am not picking against the spread.
BREWERS(-120) over Pirates
cubs(-130) over REDS
PHILLIES(+135) over cardinals
ROCKIES(even) over diamondbacks
braves(-120) over DODGERS
giants(+125) over PADRES
ASTROS(-165) over marlins
red sox(-102) over RANGERS
ORIOLES(-127) over devil rays
tigers(-135) over ROYALS
SEATTLE(+125) over angels
yankees(-130) over ATHLETICS

Gun to my head pick: The under (8.5 runs) on the Cubs/Reds game. Zambrano is going for the Cubs and they don’t have much of an offense last I knew. My prediction: 4-2 Cubbies.

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Happy Betting!!