https://youtu.be/mESrFnWKg80 To say something is a dream come true, one would have to dream it first. On the evening of July 30, 2022, I learned that I (along with producer Melissa Kulwinski and editor Jeff Platz) won a regional Emmy Award for “Sacred Ground”, the video essay I wrote about Historic Crew Stadium on the … Continue reading Thoughts on Unexpectedly Winning a Regional Emmy Award
Year: 2022
Mr. Numbers Nerd: Cucho’s GOAL-orious Debut
When Cucho Hernandez came off the bench and scored the winning goal to cement a stunning Crew comeback from a 2-0 road deficit for only the second time in the club’s 26.5-season existence, he added his name to various lists in Crew history. As Mr. Numbers Nerd, I shall elaborate. * Cucho is the 17th … Continue reading Mr. Numbers Nerd: Cucho’s GOAL-orious Debut
A Big Thing: Cucho Debuts in Historic Crew Comeback
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 burned more than three square miles of the city. The not-so-great Chicago Fire of 2022 burned a two-goal lead at home to the Columbus Crew, making for a historically memorable Black & Gold (er, Gray & White) debut for $10.5 million signing Cucho Hernandez. The Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow of … Continue reading A Big Thing: Cucho Debuts in Historic Crew Comeback
The Oracles of Crewsmas 2022
There was something in the air on Crewsmas, and it wasn’t just the chill of a February 26 start to the season, a date two days earlier than even the famed La Guerra Fria against Mexico at Historic Crew Stadium in 2001. No, this was something imperceptible in the moment that only became apparent after … Continue reading The Oracles of Crewsmas 2022
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