Two events from my time at Comcast SportsNet are etched into my brain more than any others. The first occurred on July 23, 2009. Mark Buehrle tossed the 18th perfect game in Major League Baseball history, and sure enough I was the editor assigned to the game that day. I’ll never forget how the tension built as the game wore on. The other event occurred June 9, 2010. Two months into an epic playoff run, it had all come down to one final game in Philadelphia, and in overtime, Patrick Kane sealed the first Stanley Cup Championship in Chicago in 41 years with a clinching goal that nobody saw. While I couldn’t know for sure that it was going to happen that night, the Blackhawks hysteria that engulfed the city in the days after rivals anything I’ve ever seen in Chicago sports. That hysteria carried over into the 2010 Blackhawks Convention held the following July at the Hilton Chicago. There was definitely a special buzz in the atmosphere. While the current Blackhawks aren’t seeing the same success, thing’s are still buzzing at “The Madhouse on Madison.”
And just for fun…
It’s nice working somewhere that actually encourages you to grow a playoff beard.