You've obviously royally screwed up when even Kathleen Sebelius is "stunned" Buck O'Neil didn't get into the Hall of Fame. It sort of reminds me of the NCAA tournament committee. Take 2004. A bunch of people get together in a conference room and start out with some good ideas: "Here are the obvious choices for the Number 1 seeds: Oklahoma State, Duke, Kentucky and Stanford." Then, suddenly, someone in the conference room goes, "Now wait just a minute! How about St. Joe's at #1?" Someone else goes, "Now, that's goofy!" St. Joe's ends up as a #1 seed, OSU is a #2, and you find yourself agreeing with Billy Packer. At least OSU beat St. Joe's. But whose going to put Buck O'Neil in the Hall of Fame before he dies? He's 94! Way to go.
It's disappointing to hear we won't get to watch Bonnie Bernstein ask stupid questions at the NCAA tournament anymore. She's bailing out of her contract, leaving CBS. At least she made us feel a little bit better after the Syracuse loss when she got Roy to say "I don't give a shit about North Carolina." (Thanks for taking that high away later, Roy). But she's no Melissa Stark: "Shani, are you angry about something?"
Is anyone really able to watch K-State play anymore without the painful distraction of Jim Wooldridge in a neck brace? K-State got close to beating some great teams, Texas and OU in particular, and it came down to the final moments. I don't think they lost these games because they couldn't execute. (Although, failing to score in the final 10 minutes of the game against KU perhaps has proven otherwise). I think they get in those final time out huddles and can't concentrate on what Wooldridge is saying because of that neck brace! I wouldn't hear a word he said. But it sure makes it easier to make fun of them. Who needs Paco May?
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