Poll Results -- Biggest Mistake in Sports (Plus New Question)

I must have struck a nerve with my last poll question, because a ton of people voted on it.

As it turns out, the readers of this blog are basically split:
38% said adding 96 teams to the NCAA tournament would be the biggest mistake
35% think realignment in baseball would be a more costly error
12% think the BCS is a disaster
12% think not allowing NHL players into the Olympics would be horrible

Now, you do have to realize that this blog is a baseball blog (most times, ha!), so the results are skewed a bit. If I were to post this same question on a hockey blog, I'd imagine the NHL question would get more votes. Even still, amongst the baseball fans that read this blog, they still feel that expanding the NCAA tournament would be the most egregious mistake.

I have a new poll question up on the right, asking you to project which former South Bend outfielder will end up having the best MLB career. Obviously we know what Mike Cameron has done, but you have to project what you think for the other three.

The Only Post Ever About Hockey

I'm not a hockey fan. I grew up in northern Kentucky, and did not have a professional hockey team anywhere near me (the Columbus Blue Jackets did not exist when I was a kid). I never played hockey. I never watched hockey.

With all that being said, I'm a fan of good sporting events, which means I was glued to the TV yesterday afternoon for the USA vs. Canada. I probably watched more hockey on TV in 3 hours yesterday than I did in the first 27 years of my life combined.

It had drama. It had intrigue. It had a great rivalry. It had country pride.

It was an excellent game, but a tough ending for the USA. One person that I know was happy with the result: former Silver Hawks pitcher Jordan Meaker. He's from Canada originally, and expressed his excitement on Facebook yesterday.

Good for Canada. But you know what, good for the USA too. Not only did the U.S. perform well in a sport that most of the country doesn't even care about, but now we get to focus on something even better: Baseball.