I'm not really sure of another time of the year when there is less going on in sports than there is right now. Football is over (perhaps for a while). The NBA is unwatchable until the playoffs which don't start until April. The NHL is just unwatchable, even though it is probably my favorite sport to watch live. College basketball is entertaining, but the lack of juniors and seniors have made it hard to really get in to college basketball. Don't you remember when Dickie V would talk about his Diaper Dandies? They're all Diaper Dandies now.
There are a couple of bright spots on the sports calendar.
The Braves' pitchers and catchers reported to spring training today, so there is one very bright light at the end of this tunnel.
The date to look forward to is March 17. That's the day March Madness begins and so does the best month of sports. The Madness concludes on April 4 with the National Championship Game, the same day as the baseball season begins for all 30 MLB teams. That week ends with what I believe is one of the greatest events on the sports calendar each year. On April 7 at 8:00 am in Augusta, Georiga "The King" Arnold Palmer and "The Golden Bear" Jack Nicklaus will begin the 2011 Masters Tournament.
So let not your heart be troubled. As the weather warms we move ever closer to the end of the Dog Days of February.
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