May Day! ... not yet

Greensboro, NC -- With it being May 1st, we are forced to see all of the "April" highlights today on Sportscenter. As the past couple of years have gone, my fantasy baseball team is not where I expected it to be. My best bud from college, Alex, a reader of this blog too, engages in a couple of yearly bets with me. The prizes usually range from a cold beer to $100 to a steakhouse dinner at Morton's. (Ed. note: B and others from Emory had some sick obsession about Morton's -- a future blog topic!) We bet on which of our fantasy baseball teams will win and also on the predictions we make for the season; standings, MVP's, Cy Yound Awards, Rookies, etc. Those of you who know me well know that baseball is my favorite sport by far. Here's a look at the finishes for my fantasy baseball team recently (based on a 10-15 team league):
2001: 2nd
2002: 3rd
2003: 2nd
2004: 3rd
2005: 2nd
2006: 14th
And today: 15th

Now compare that to my fantasy hockey league:
2002: 10th, 2003: 8th, 2004: 1st, 2005: n/a, 2006: 1st, 2007: 2nd

I've watched less hockey over the years and more baseball. Should I stop watching baseball now?

As far as the predictions go, I've smoked Alex and here were my projections on March 30th:
AL E: Red Sox, AL C: Twins, AL W: Angels, NL E: Braves, NL C: Cards, NL W: D-Backs
Cubs in 2nd to last.

That's pretty good -- but it's only April. Just like I say to Alex: it's only April in the fantasy standings. No need to panic and yell "May Day!" because I'm not jumping ship yet.