An overview of the Phillies' status and the current state of March Madness

          There are two things that I'd like to talk about in this post, so I'm going to begin with the state of the Phillies in their ongoing yet winding down spring training. Its beginning to get very close to April, and the regular season will begin before we know it. We all know that the pitching rotation is looking phenomenal. But right now there are two really big things to worry about. First is the amount of injuries. This mainly is referring to our star second baseman, Chase Utley. Throughout spring training, he has not played, due to tendonitis in his elbow. The problem is that it is too uncomfortable to play, but does not know how it can be treated. He was quoted a little over a week ago saying that, "I have to prioritize my career over this season." This obviously hints that he may be getting season-ending surgery, in order to save the rest of his career. From his standpoint, this is an obvious choice. But it couldn't be coming at a worse time! With the rotation we have, the Phils are promising to be the best they ever were! But the only issue is the current lack of offense, which is surprising because just a few years ago we were the premier offense in the majors. With Utley hurt, as he seems to have been for the past two years, it does not bode well for the offense to improve. We can only wait to see what happens, and hope for the best. Another shocking "injury" occurred yesterday, when pitcher Roy Oswalt was hit in the neck by a line drive! Surprisingly, he was ok, but there have been many instances in which people have been killed when drilled by line drives! We can only be extremely relieved and counting our lucky stars that he came out unscathed.

          In other news, I want to catch up on the NCAA tournament. In the background right now, I am watching the Duke-Arizona game, and both Florida and UConn moved on a bit ago by beating BYU and San Diego State, respectively. So far, the tournament has probably been one of the best in recent memory. The amount of upsets, buzzer-beaters, and surprises have been unbelievable, and I can only hope that it will continue to get better. The only negative is that my bracket is completely busted, and I lost a good amount of money. Oh well, I would rather watch really good basketball than win money anyway.