Congratulations to Matt Wimberley, winner of the Bybee Bracket Yahoo NCAA Basketball Pick ‘Em Tournament. Yours truly finished in 6th place. I could’ve finished as high as 2nd (I think) if Ohio State had won last night. I hear it wasn’t a close game. (I fell asleep at 8:30 on the couch, officially making me an old man.) Also, kudos to Sunny for not finishing in the bottom 3rd of the league. After Kansas was eliminated she lost interest (she picked the Jayhawks to win it all), but a strong Final Four showing vaulted her ahead of a few other intrepid readers who shall remain nameless.
In other news, I’m in first place in my Cool Papa Bell League after one full day of games. Can my beloved Lobes make it a wire-to-wire championship season? It must be noted that I’ve won my league each year that Sunny has been pregnant. It must also be noted that I’ve finished in 9th place each of the past two seasons since my championship run in ’04. I’m pretty much the Marlins of the CPBL; I’m either contending for a championship or I’m blowing things up by the end of May. Last year I became the first owner in league history to make a trade with every other team in the league. But this year, I’m following a new strategy: no trades until June, at the earliest. I drafted well, so I’m gonna trust my instincts and go with the ones I’ve already selected. It should be fun; I’ll keep you posted.
already & not yet 
Great. I win your pool, which is all about pride, but come up one game short on my other pool that would have had a nice financial windfall. If my Hoyas had just beaten OSU . . .Edgar Renteria is on pace for 324 homers this year.
That’s what you get for gambling, man. (Just kidding.)324 homers. That would be, like, a record or something.
Thanks for rubbing in the fact that I’m a loser. If Memphis had just won, I would have been in first.
That’s why I’m here.
How are you doing in my baseball league?
jason, have you been here yet? theringingbell.com