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Sports 'N Stuff: It's Been A Long Time!By Brian Flagg
iBerkshires Columnist
05:30PM / Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Wow! If you know me, you know that I have been going absolutely crazy not having been able to write a sports column for the last several months. You see, since I was a candidate for City Council, I was required to take a "leave of absence" if you will from writing until the election was over. Now that it's over, there is so much about which to write I could go on forever. I won't though.
I want to start a bit off topic. I would like to send a sincere thank you to everyone who supported me and who voted for me during the election. Of course, I would have been honored to get elected. Even though I didn't, I am very excited about those who were. Mike Boland, David Bond and David Lamarre will serve our city well and they deserve your support.
Now ... here's what's been driving me crazy. While I was not able to write about sports, my teams have been fairing very well. The Yankees won the World Series. My Iowa Hawkeyes were ranked No. 4 and undefeated until this weekend and, holy cow, my Denver Broncos are 6-1 and started the season 6-0.
If you read my columns during the NFL offseason you'll remember I was not excited at all about Josh McDaniels being named the new head coach of the Broncos. Then he went and ran Jay Cutler out of town and I was calling for his head!!! Well, guess who is eating crow now? It appears "Hoodie Jr." is proving the naysayers wrong and I am very excited about what he is doing in Denver. He brings a youthful energy to a team that was virtually dismantled in the offseason. They have bought into his system and it looks to be a fun ride the rest of the way.
Well that's it for now. Ah ... it feels good to be back. After the completion of this week's NFL games, I will give my midseason report card. As always, I look forward to your feedback.
Brian Flagg is the president and co-chairman of the Fall Foliage Charity Bed Race. He was co-host of "The Sports Page" on local public access stations for nearly five years. The North Adams resident has been coaching girls' basketball for 20 years and serves on the board of directors for the Whitney Basketball League. |
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| I'm glad your teams did well, but how many people in Berkshire County care about the Broncos or Hawkeyes along with the Yankees? Not for nothing, but if you're going to try your hand at writing a column, perhaps you oughta think less along the lines of "blog post" and more along the lines of "insightful commentary" featuring what items of general interest. | | from: Wonk | on: 11-10-2009 12:00AM
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| Wonk, your point is well taken. This was my first colulmn after a loooong layoff. If you look back at some of my other work I have discussed topics such as the Jena 6 and opposing sides of the Michael Vick. I have also done several pieces covering local youth athletes including achronicle of one girl's trip to play hoops in Austria. Stay tuned...there is some good stuff on the way. If there is something specific you would like to get out there let me know....and thanks for your feedback. | | from: Brian | on: 11-10-2009 12:00AM
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WOW! I looked at the NFL standings and see that the Giants have lost 4 in a row, and the Pats are in first place in the division again. So much for that sneeky Super Bowl Win. | | from: Jim | on: 11-11-2009 12:00AM
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