I'm Shocked Pete Rose! Shocked!

- The last time I was in Vegas as Ms. Skeelo headed down to the pool for some martinis and sunshine I decided to watch some baseball at the MGM Grand sportsbook. I look to my left and two chairs next to me is Pete Rose watching the games with a ticket marker in his hand. So I'm not that surprised to hear him finally admit he bet on the Reds. But at least he bet on them to win. It's not like he was throwing games like the 1919 White Sox. And for the record I think he should absolutely be in the Hall of Fame despite being a complete lowlife.

- A lot of people are picking Florida to win the NCAA's and I just don't see it happening. It's not that they don't have the talent but that it's just too hard to repeat and there are better teams out there. Or maybe it's that I can't accept a team whose emotional leader, Joakim Noah, looks like a trannie when he wears that moomoo. What a ninny.

- Upsets in the tournament happen for two reasons - 1. high seeds are not as good as their seed and 2. low seeds are better than their seed. It's rarely both in the same game. So who are potential bracket busters? In the overrated category #2 Memphis tops the list. They play in a terrible conference and didn't beat many good teams all year. I'm also not convinced Oregon and Washington St are worthy of 3 seeds out of the weak Pac 10. And as I said yesterday Texas is going to beat #1 UNC. On the underrated side I think Long Beach St., Winthrop and Old Dominion could all find themselves in the Sweet Sixteen.

- Damien Cox has tried to tackle the debate over this year's Hart Trophy. I think Sidney Crosby will win it but to me it comes down to Msrtin Brodeur and Roberto Luongo. I think Broduer is the better goalie and should win the Vezina but the Devils would be in the playoffs with even average goaltending. The Canucks on the other hand would be in last place in their division without Luongo in the loaded western conference. That's why I would give it to him.