Let the Madness Begin

Now that the NCAA has announced its 65 team selections for its annual hoops tournament, Raymar's own version of "March Madness" can't be far behind. The "Dance" gets underway Thursday, while Raymar's will begin Saturday morning, March 20, 2004. The Men-Behind-Closed-Doors tabbed Duke, Kentucky, St. Joe's and Stanford as their final four picks. Anyone care to bet they'll be wrong on one or two of these? I suspect so. FPW voters left Raymar "on the bubble" last time around, tabbing them fifth in the "Palm Springs Final 4" poll, based, no doubt, on their 0-2 showing in Norwalk a couple of weeks prior. Raymar response to the voters was a 6 win performance at Palm Springs to finish second overall and tie the first place Rounders in points. Like Gonzaga, I am betting that the prognosticators don't look past them in the upcoming March Madness tournament. They'll be the host, and among the teams looking to dethrone last year's March Madness champions. To all of you So Cal fastpitch fans, here is your chance to get out and see the locals play. Games will be at Little Lake Park in Santa Fe Springs, CA. Games usually run all day Saturday and most of Sunday. I can almost smell the carne asada now. (Watch this page for schedule information.)