Preview of Coming Attractions
There's been little activity on the blog of late, and I have a long list of excuses, none of which anyone really cares about. So the hell with the excuses. Instead, let me give everyone a preview of the next several posts, because we have accumulated a backlog of topics, all of which deserve some attention on this page.
1) Recognition for Coach B. After taking the Orange to three championship games and one national championship, winning a bunch of Big East titles, reaching the 800 win plateau, securing election to the Basketball Hall of Fame, and persuading Julie to marry him (his greatest accomplishment by far), Coach Boeheim finally won national coach of the year honors. Well deserved.
2) Looking back on 2010. Sure, we were disappointed by the team's early exit from the tournament, and how bad was it for Duke to win the whole thing in the same year that the Yankees won another World Series? But still, there were memorable moments this past season that need to be revisited.
3) Old Potrero. The 19th century style; the one they call 'Single Malt'. Awesome. Totally awesome.
4) Dayton Steakhouses. How's that for an obscure topic? A business trip to Dayton Ohio led to some time travel back into the fifties and sixties, and a couple of surprisingly good meals at two of Dayton's landmark steakhouses.
5) The opening of baseball season, two weeks of which have left this observer with a sense of impending doom.
6) Bullpen woes. See number 5 above.
7) The Haters Ball. The baseball season reaches a climax each year with two events which mark the passage of another year -- the World Series, and the Haters Ball. Notwithstanding the aforementioned sense of doom, we're still going to sign up participants for the 2010 Haters Ball. Perhaps we'll have an official entry form.
That's enough of an agenda for now. My goal is to get us up to this year's baseball season over the next week or so. Then all the trash talking can begin.
1) Recognition for Coach B. After taking the Orange to three championship games and one national championship, winning a bunch of Big East titles, reaching the 800 win plateau, securing election to the Basketball Hall of Fame, and persuading Julie to marry him (his greatest accomplishment by far), Coach Boeheim finally won national coach of the year honors. Well deserved.
2) Looking back on 2010. Sure, we were disappointed by the team's early exit from the tournament, and how bad was it for Duke to win the whole thing in the same year that the Yankees won another World Series? But still, there were memorable moments this past season that need to be revisited.
3) Old Potrero. The 19th century style; the one they call 'Single Malt'. Awesome. Totally awesome.
4) Dayton Steakhouses. How's that for an obscure topic? A business trip to Dayton Ohio led to some time travel back into the fifties and sixties, and a couple of surprisingly good meals at two of Dayton's landmark steakhouses.
5) The opening of baseball season, two weeks of which have left this observer with a sense of impending doom.
6) Bullpen woes. See number 5 above.
7) The Haters Ball. The baseball season reaches a climax each year with two events which mark the passage of another year -- the World Series, and the Haters Ball. Notwithstanding the aforementioned sense of doom, we're still going to sign up participants for the 2010 Haters Ball. Perhaps we'll have an official entry form.
That's enough of an agenda for now. My goal is to get us up to this year's baseball season over the next week or so. Then all the trash talking can begin.
2 Comments:
Berg,
No excuses required!
1) Finally recognition in the year the team was not ranked pre-season. If you think it is not a big deal look to UConn and NC rank with their McDonald's players in the NIT. BTW the NIT (owned by NCAA) will disappear with a field of 96.
2) NCAA over 'Cuse to S16 we thought higher but who among us new Butler had such great chemistry and that defense. And the matter of the 27 times World Champion New York Yankees. You should revisit our terrific year.
3) Looking to try Old Potrero.
4) Glad you found refuge in Dayton.
5/6/7) This reply after the redsox bummer of Saturday the 17th. It's a long season and the redsox are too good to put out of the race. Go win the next 2 against the Rays to show your metal. Too early to think about the Haters Ball.
Catch you later.
Let the games continue.
G-man
Berg,
No excuses required!
1) Finally recognition in the year the team was not ranked pre-season. If you think it is not a big deal look to UConn and NC rank with their McDonald's players in the NIT. BTW the NIT (owned by NCAA) will disappear with a field of 96.
2) NCAA over 'Cuse to S16 we thought higher but who among us new Butler had such great chemistry and that defense. And the matter of the 27 times World Champion New York Yankees. You should revisit our terrific year.
3) Looking to try Old Potrero.
4) Glad you found refuge in Dayton.
5/6/7) This reply after the redsox bummer of Saturday the 17th. It's a long season and the redsox are too good to put out of the race. Go win the next 2 against the Rays to show your metal. Too early to think about the Haters Ball.
Catch you later.
Let the games continue.
G-man
10:57 AM
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