So Ohio State blew a 13-point lead and lost by 2 in the semi-finals of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.\u00a0 That loss ended their season and, worse, my hopes for a big win in the office pool.\u00a0 Damn!\u00a0 That $100 sure would have made retirement easier.<\/p>\n
I also failed to win the $600 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot.\u00a0 I did come away with $3 to offset the $100 I spent over the final two drawings.\u00a0 I was really looking forward to having a half-a-billion dollar cushion for retirement.<\/p>\n
So now my attention turns to Fantasy Baseball – a game in which I try to show that I am a better major league manager than 11 other random sports-crazed souls from across the nation.\u00a0 There is no jackpot for this, but here is my thinking: if I show up at spring training next year with my awesome winning stats in hand, maybe I can sign on with a major league club as an assistant manager.\u00a0 Like the geek from Moneyball<\/em>. What better way to spend retirement than watching baseball?<\/p>\n It’s not much of a plan, but it’s a plan.\u00a0 Now… should I go for an over-the-hill slugger like Jack Cust or take a leap of faith on an untested rookie?\u00a0 It may sound trivial, but I’m telling you, my retirement depends on it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So Ohio State blew a 13-point lead and lost by 2 in the semi-finals of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.\u00a0 That loss ended their season and, worse, my hopes for a big win in the office pool.\u00a0 Damn!\u00a0 That $100 sure would have made retirement easier. I also failed to win the $600 million Mega Millions … Continue reading