omorrow morning will see two of my favorite things combined at 6:00AM, as I eat breakfast and watch the first major league baseball game of the season. The early game time is due to the opening two games being played between the Red Sox and Athletics in Japan. The rest of the league still has about one week of spring training.

There should be some tight races in both the American League and National League this year, and I am really excited to see how they turn out. Did the Detroit Tigers add enough talent to surpass the Red Sox in the American League this year? Will the National League pennant be won in the NL East or NL West, or can the Cubs finally win it? My prediction for the World Series is the Dodgers against the Red Sox, with the Dodgers winning in seven games. I think Miguel Cabrera will be the MVP in the American League in a losing cause, leading the Tigers to the ALCS against the Red Sox. The National League will be completely up for grabs: will it be another Phillie, Utley, or will Howard resume the crown, or will it be Holliday, Soriano, or Chris Young?

Yet again the NCAA basketball tournament delights with buzzer beaters, monumental upsets, and tight games: my favorite underdogs are Washington State, Villanova, and Davidson. I just want someone to take down UNC, and Hansbrough to begin his career as a bust in the NBA so that I do not have to see him on tv anymore.

My ankle is almost fully healed. I can hop no that leg and walk without pain, but I do not quite have full flexibility in it yet. I'm hopefully confident that it will be normal by next weekend, when the weather will be warm again and my cold will hopefully be gone.

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