How did prediction, forecasting and projecting where and what teams do become part of the ritual of watching playoff action in sports?  I make  bracketting of the 64 teams in March Madness.  I do that and it adds to the sum of the madness when you have to #### and throw away the trash your bracket has become; especially after George Mason marches to the final four.  Part of the allure of NHL predictions is to see the teams battle in OT and then you know why Stanley Cup hockey is some of the best sport on the earth.

The NBA playoffs is tough to predict as the seeds are more accurate than any other category in sports.  After careful scrutinizing over the stats of the superstars, the power teams, and coaches who motivate the players; it is easy to see why "Cinderella" is a term used only for college basketball.

Now for Major League Baseball and the World Series-- I would like to see the Cubs make it and win in my lifetime, and pre-season prediction about the Cubs will someday break the curse of the goat.  The Tigers are living up to expectations-- Chris Shelton is the next generation hitter in the mould of Dale Murphy; being able to put the ball in play and they both were catchers who made the transition to first base.

As for coffee grounds at the bottom of the mug, tea leaves, and the alignment of the pepperoni on frozen pizza; rinse out the mug, dump the tea leaves in the trash, and bake the pizza and eat it.  Do not know about you I am superstitious when it comes to sports teams in Detroit and the high school athletics I pay to watch. So I never put any stock in fortune telling.  I make my bracket every March and prepare for it starting with the first game of the season for the Spartans and Syracuse.  That is the all the predicting I do.

Take care sports lovers.  One thing I like to predict is what part of the lake  the record breaking bass will be but like my bracket for NCAA basketball I end up trashing my  speculation.  I love fishing.  And predicting the finish of sports teams is like fishing; you never know where the big one is; take the Edmonton Oilers for instance, they won fair and I would like to have caught them and pan fry them over an open flame.