Contrary to popular belief and that Riverdance thing Jonathan Papelbon does on special occasions, the Boston Red Sox closer is probably not Irish… he’s from Louisiana.

I’m probably not Irish either, but to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day 2010, I’ve compiled a list of nine of the drunkest baseball players of all time.  Not that all drunk people are Irish, and vice versa.  Anyway, it’s more like a list of baseball players who happen to be drunk when their picture is being taken.  (Details, schmetails.)  You may or may not have seen these before, but they crack me up either way. 

If you’re a college basketball junkie, then you are in heaven right now. The 2010 field of 64 is set. In a few weeks time, some lucky team will be cutting the nets and hoisting the trophy as this year’s NCAA champions. Who will it be? If I knew that, I sure as hell wouldn’t tell you. I’d tell my bookie.

Nevertheless, the following cagers will have a lot to say about how deep their respective teams advance in the tourney. Here are ten to watch.

While I am not a huge fan of the NCAA basketball tourney, I will casually follow it.  It’s fun and exciting to see the players play their hearts out on the court for pride.  Add in the atmosphere of the tournament and I easily get emotionally wrapped up in it all.  I do however try to keep my emotions in check when I watch these games because I get annoyed with the game itself.  Here are a few of my reasons I have beef with college basketball:

Why I will watch less NCAA Basketball this March than you:

1)   The Playoff Format

I’m all about some Evan Turner today. Granted, the rest of the college basketball world shares the same sentiment — save Michigan fans — but even they have to acknowledge undefended greatness. Thanks to the magic of YouTube, there are so many different versions, it borders on recursion. After the jump, I’ll share some of them.

As for Turner, today’s shot is really close to the explanation point he needs to wrestle the Player of the Year award away from Kentucky’s John Wall. Interestingly enough, Turner was only 3-12 from inside the 3-point arc against Michigan; however, he was 3-3 when he shot from behind it.

Obviously, none of the three were bigger than that last one.