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March 8, 2021: The best thing I've read this week

3/8/2021

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I actually read this last week (yesterday). And, it's almost a year old.

But, so what?

It is still great and jogged my mind to a time more than a decade ago when I was a full-time sports journalists and covered the Washington Huskies. 

My main beat was covering the football team -- which was unquestionably the worst Pac-10 team over the years I covered it. (Now, that doesn't matter at all. What does? The amazing people I covered, telling their stories, the memories made on road trips.) 

But, I remember this game. I never saw it. I remember being with a handful of former players, and texting, and saying, "Oh my God, is the game still going?" and checking in with other friends for updates. I remember thinking that Danielle's arm was going to fall off. 

Reading this was a walk down a hallway with old photos hanging on the wall. And it was a blast. 

I've rooted for Heather Tarr and the Huskies since leaving Seattle. She overcame early doubts and skepticism. She let go one of her friends. And she has proven to be a legendary softball coach who, by all accounts, had done it the right way. Without condescension, I'm incredibly proud of her. 

There isn't much more fun than a well done oral history and Graham Hays hits this one over the park... and beyond Amanda Fleischman's glove. It's the best thing I read this week. 

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