My thanks to the judges who chose my "Pennsylvania Derby Recap" as best Sports Feature among small market station entries. In addition, congratulations to Dave & Marge Smith, whose Nascar News earned 3rd place in that same category.
It's fun every year to listen to participate in these peer reviews, as I call them. The PA members of the Associated Press judged Michigan's entries this year. I had four categories to judge, all among non-commercial stations. Michigan hasn't revealed their winners yet, so I can't name them... but I look forward to listening to some of those stations in my visit to Michigan this summer.
In years past, I judged Ohio's entries for news coverage, and the Massachusetts/Rhode Island submissions for best talk show... if you remember Helen Glover from Survivor, she now has a talk show in Providence, which is fantastic.
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I've never really been a Red Sox fan, but I'm a huge supporter of what they did yesterday.
In 1986, my 6th grade classmates and I all rooted for the Mets. As most sports fans remember, Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner had a ball hit towards him in the 6th game, and the ball went beneath his glove. On that play, the Mets scored the winning run, tying the series at three games each. The Mets won the series the next night.
Buckner received much of the blame for the Red Sox losing the 1986 World Series.
He came back to Fenway Park as part of the Red Sox's home-opener and celebration of their 2007 World Series title. Buckner came out to throw the first pitch... it took him a while, because the Fenway faithful game him a four-minute standing ovation. When he pitched, he threw a strike. Buckner says he forgives the media for painting him as the scapegoat and causing his family all the pain they went through 22 years ago.
He retired after a 22-year career and settled in Idaho. I think he's a happier person not that he has a big load of his shoulders. Would it have been the same if the Red Sox hadn't won both the 2004 and 2007 titles? Probably not, knowing how ruthless the media can be.
And now, does this mean all the Cubs players over the last 100 years will be forgiven if they win the World Series this year?
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