Give me those 2 points.

Currently, there is a lot of news out there. However, it is a the eve of Major League Baseball season, pretty close to the National Hockey League playoffs, and the Final 4 (I was just told that NCAA women's Final 4 is soon too!?).

Let's start with Hockey. The playoff race is tight in the West and the East. In the Western Conference, spots 6 through 10 are separated by 5 points. Most teams have 6 games left so there is a potential to get 12 total points. Now, in the East, spots 7 through 10 are within 5 points of each other. Number 8 and 9 are separated by 3 points and 9 and 10 are separated by 2 points. Personally, I believe that there might not be anything better than playoff hockey in the NHL. The level of play right now is just incredible. All the teams that are on the outside looking in know if they lose, they may have to get the golf clubs out. The way I see it heading into the playoffs, the West stays the way it is and in the East, number 8 and 9 switch (which means my team makes the playoffs). For the playoffs, I think the West might take the Cup this year. I think it might be the Sharks' year. The East will be tough because the Flyers are playing lights out and so are the Capitals. The reason Vancouver will not win the Cup this year is because they are going to get the Presidents cup. Statistics show that the team the wins the Presidents cup usually does not win the Lord Stanley's cup… But, we will have to wait and see who steps up their game and who falls asleep.

For one of the best months ever in sports, March has turned out to not let us down. I find it hard to believe that with the 5.2 million brackets turned in on ESPN that only 2 had the Final 4 picked correctly. Kentucky is playing awesome right now, but so is Kemba Walker (notice how I will not say "uconn" in this post). VCU and Butler are both surprises and this is the first time in NCAA history that an 8 seed or lower has gone to the Final 4 in consecutive years. VCU is surprising a lot of people because there was a debate about why VCU should not have been playing in the tournament this year. I was one of those who thought VCU should not have been playing. Now, it is hard for me to choose who I want to win. I wish that VCU did not have to play Butler in the Final 4 because I would like to see them play for the championship together, however, that was not the plan. My predictions: Butler will be playing Kemba Walker and Butler wins by 2 in the championship game.

What all baseball fans have been waiting for: opening day. Tomorrow starts it all (I think it is a bit early to be playing baseball but I guess MLB has to start early because the season is so long). There is a lot to look forward to this year; like, the Yankees not making the playoffs and the Cubs missing out, again. The Phillies are going to be tough this year, that starting pitchers rotation is phenomenal - hopefully Cliff Lee won't get hurt and play like he did last year. But, teams can't win just on pitching alone. On MLB.com, they had power rankings for this year. On top, with no surprise, the Phillies. For number 2, they had the Red Soxs. I did not think they were going to have that strong of a team, granted this is just speculation but whoever made that list is an "expert." In the American League, I think the teams to make the playoffs will be: the Rangers, Red Soxs, Twins, and the Rays. The National League: the Phillies, Giants, Reds, and the Braves. It should turn out to be a great baseball season. To throw in one last jab, I would like to thank the Brewers for taking Greinke and for Greinke breaking his rib when he left Kansas City.