Outside of their clubhouse ping-pong tournament, which is in full swing, the idle banter among Marlins players and staffers involves the NCAA Tournament.
Like every other major0league clubhouse, the Marlins are all about brackets and picking winners. A number of Marlins attended colleges playing in the NCAA and are going rah-rah over the Big Dance.
Here’s a sampling of who is pulling for what:
u25aa Pitcher David Phelps went to Notre Dame and, naturally, he’s pulling for the Fighting Irish to raise the championship banner. But he’s not picking them in the clubhouse contest. He only has them going two rounds.