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| Calling hockey off a monitor in the Local Live Stamford studio (Photo courtesy Local Live Instagram) |
In truth, my broadcasting year essentially begins right around Labor Day. Primarily, it stretches to sometimes around Memorial Day to late June, and then anything after this is a nice bonus.
Babe Ruth, Cal Ripken, and Little League Baseball (and the Hudson Valley Renegades) are among those that extend into this bonus time.
I'm burying the lede here.
In the midst of prepping, here's what I know: I'll (hopefully) have a busy year with Greenwich High (especially football and quite likely hockey, and maybe even -- gasp! -- water polo!). I'll also do a lot again with Brunswick (baseball, football, basketball, soccer, ice hockey...etc...).
There are several other schools in play, with a heavy dose of Local Live (I'm chomping at the bit to tell you more).
Anyway, over the past few years, while dodging arrows, I found myself having occasional "crisis of confidence," in which I thought I was, basically, a hack.
Certainly there are negative critics of me, and sometimes deservedly so. Opinions are certainly justified, and I absorb all of it.
I've also developed a cynical eye towards email, text, social media, the mailbox, and so on.
But I'm always hopeful for good things. Some I can't tell you.
Some I can.
I texted Nelson Santos, the founder and CEO of Local Live whom I've been working somewhat closely with for over a year now, mostly on Brunswick athletics. Along the way, Nelson asked me to do a few other things, such as host a play-by-play web conference, and serve as the lead announcer for the Legacy Global Sports 2018 World Selects Invitational Semifinals and Championship.
Truth by known, I was (as usual) hard on myself, especially as I missed a goal scoring at one point. I thought for sure I'd never do this event again.
In fact, I was basically the fill-in for those who were supposed to call the games originally. Plus I was calling the games off a monitor from the Local Live studios in Stamford (which I had already done prior to that). In fact, that's me doing so in the picture at the top of this post.
In the end, Anthony Agostinelli became a hero with a goal in overtime.
Check this out on Chirbit
The goal (without my call) hit SportsCenter as their number one Play of the Day. No question, it was really cool.
When I had lunch with Nelson a few weeks ago, he said he had heard nothing negative and said we'd revisit it for 2019.
I'd say I'm safe. He texted me earlier today: "They want you for next year. (They) said your call was the best they ever had."
So I've got that going for me...which is nice.
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