My partners raise often with 3. Even if partner has something in hearts, clubs may play better, and partner may have 5 clubs. I'm a little too good to pass, and if 2H turns out to be the final contract, it should play pretty well, even opposite a singleton. Exactly my thoughts. Normally, I wouldn't think of rebidding a 5-card suit here, but the singleton sways me as I may be able to sneak in two ruffs with that pathetic 42 of trumps and score up 8 or 9 tricks.
Hope springs eternal, in Champaign and all the way to Texas.
Hey, with the Spurs winning an NBA crown, anything's possible. A note on the scoring. But Blackwood here is a real stab in the dark, in more ways than just the obvious. The Blackwooders seem to feel, with varying degrees of confidence, that they'll be able to place the final contract. If pard shows one key card, we play 5S. With two, we play six.