The Gap in Sports

It has been described as the biggest gap in the Sports Calender and I think that might well be true. The period between the Super Bowl and the NCAA College Basketball tourney is indeed one that for many is that rare time where no sporting event captures the imagination.

This is not universally true of course. For fans of NASCAR last weeks Daytona 500 was the beginning of another exciting auto race season. For even those with just a passing interest the fact that Jimmie Johnson wins the season championship year after year is certainly something worth knowing.

This year we have had the Olympics taking place as well. We have watched some of the events in our home. They are interesting. I think for Americans in particular however the Olympics have nowhere near the importance that they do in other countries. I want the Americans to win. The sports themselves though are sports I only have interest in during the Olympics. It is hard under those circumstances to have any real connection to the sports being played.

The good news is that we are just three weeks away from College Basketball's selection Sunday, less than two weeks away from the beginning of College Conference tournaments and the general euphoria of March Madness. Many state that the first 2 weeekends of the College Basketball tournament are the best events in the calender year.

The best news is that we are close, very close to baseball. Camps are open, pitchers are throwing and all along the northern tier we are convinced that baseball announcers and any of those who can accompamy the clubs to Florida and Arizona have a very good gig indeed.

For myself baseball is the sport that makes me feel young...more to follow..but with the start of the season all that is good in the world will soon be back