March Madness Day 1 Links

Big evening of sitting front of the TV watching college basketball (when, in fact, I could easily have gone to the gym and done the same thing...oh well)

-Coach K says the President should worry about the economy and not the tournament -- AKA as Barack-etology (H/T Deadspin on that name). In other news, Coach K is a HUGE Republican. In other, other news, I now have even more reason to hate Coach K

-Reviews of the new stadiums for the Mets and Yankees from the New Yorker

-One of my favorite baseball subjects is Jewish ballplayers. From Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg to Shawn Green and Kevin Jew-kilis, it makes me proud to be a part of the Tribe. This article from LoHud's Sam Borden looks into just that (H/T Pete Abraham)

-This A-Rod situation keeps on getting wierder and wierder. What Madonna song is he talking about here???

-Matt Mosley puts the Giants on the clock and talks about draft prospects. Even if they think Plax may be out part of the season, they may be better off drafting someone like Nicks if he falls to them.

-Watch With Kristen asks if someone on The Office is pregnant (and other Dundler Mifflin news)

-Her frenemy, Ausiello, has his weekly Ask Ausiello and says this about Big Love:

Question: I am hooked on Big Love. I'm begging for scoop on Sunday's season finale! --Heather
Ausiello: Bill Paxton...revealed that, unlike last season's capper, this one ends with a cliffhanger. And here's a little season 4 scoop: Damages' Zeljko Ivanek, who debuted two weeks ago as a creep who may or may not have fathered a child with Nikki way back when, will be back next season in a major way.

-Next, the New York Times advises to take advantage of the low air fares because they won't last (H/T Sarah). I just saw $399 each way to New Zealand and Australia on Qantas.

-MarketingProfs Daily Fix talks about getting a job through Twitter. Another way to use social networking to get hired.

-A very, very in-depth look at Bernard L. Madoff from Traders Magazine (H/T Wendy)

-Aaron Boone opens up to the New York Times about his upcoming open heart surgery

-Obama/Leno tonight. The battle should be like camping: INTENSE!

-I linked before on the blog about a suggestion to revive the White House "kitchen garden" and Yahoo! reports that it's coming back

-NPR goes over which politicians got the most from AIG donations (*hint* you may have heard of the first guy...but then he got a lot of donations from EVERYONE)

-Another reason for guys to go to hockey games (as if they needed any more!)

-And, lastly, is Marc Savard a bigger vagina than Sidney Crosby? That would be QUITE a feat