Please let me tell you a story today.ย A story about a man named Orest. I first met Orest ten years ago.ย At the time, I was freelancing for a minor league sports website which paid its writers on promises and not much else.ย At the time, Orest was the general manager of the Rochester…
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From 2007 to 2012, I worked for the Premier Basketball League as their stat man and photographer.
A Diploma in Diamonds and Dirilium
I remember the day in 1981.ย A beautiful, sun-scorched June day on the campus of the Doane Stuart School, which offered its facilities for the graduates of the Street Academy of Albany on this very day.ย My high school diploma, my “first” diploma.ย I accepted it proudly.ย Along with the diploma came a high school…
Read MoreSponnie’s on the phone…
I have a long history with minor league basketball; it started with the Albany Patroons and the Continental Basketball Association; it evolved to a five-year stint with the Premier Basketball League, and continues today as the National Basketball League of Canada commences its fourth campaign. During that time, I’ve had the pleasure of working with…
Read MoreAlbany Legends basketball: A 3-game road season!
Did you know the Albany Legends were still playing? Okay, let’s help out a little. The Legends were the team that replaced the Albany Patroons when the Continental Basketball Association finally died in 2009. ย The Legends played their games at the Armory, in the shadow of banners from the old Patroons’ heydays. ย And in 2010,…
Read MoreBlackbird, meet Canada. Canada, meet Blackbird.
I’ve had my 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS, nicknamed “The Blackbird,” for at least six months now.ย And now comes its first true test. Road trip to Canada.ย Specifically, Saint John, New Brunswick, home of this week’s National Basketball League of Canada All-Star Classic. Why am I here?ย Trust me.ย It’s an All-Star Game.ย Actually, counting…
Read MoreYou know when it’s time to leave.
I’ve known Al Stewart for a number of years.ย He’s a point guard who played his collegiate basketball at Drake, and for the past four years he’s been one of the top players in every league in which he has suited up. I first met Al when he was playing for the Manchester Millrats of…
Read MoreSix years too late for me.
It’s 2006, and I’m freelancing for a couple of online minor league sports publications – Minorleaguenews.com and Probasketballnews.com.ย Neither of them were skilled in the art of paying their freelancers – it took two years for Probasketballnews.com to send me payment for a photo of mine, and I’m still waiting for money from Minorleaguenews.com six…
Read MoreSoftening the Attack
There’s a lot of memories I still hold dear in my life.ย A lot of good moments, a lot of special events.ย And when things end, when you find out that they’re done and over… it does affect me.ย It might be things or events or locations or people that I haven’t thought about in…
Read MoreSo long, and thanks for all the fish.
There are people who will see those words and say, “Oh good, Chuck is finally going away.ย Scuse me while I dance a jig and throw a party.” And there are others who will see those words and say, “Wait a minute.ย Chuck’s leaving?ย Who said that was okay?ย That’s going to screw up my…
Read MoreFor Micheal Ray Richardson, all it took was an interview from the Times Union five years ago…
Five years ago, Micheal Ray Richardson was the head coach of the Albany Patroons.ย He had taken the Patroons to their first Continental Basketball Association finals in nearly twenty years; the last time Albany went to the CBA finals, Richardson was actually a player for the Patroons and helped Bill Musselman win his fourth consecutive…
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