Chris Berman

    Chris Berman was on the Dan Patrick radio show this morning. It was really rather moving, even though they never got weepy weepy huggy huggy in any way. For those who don't know, Dan was on ESPN, mainly doing "SportsCenter," for 18 years. Chris Berman was the big dog on that network, before, during, since, and still. Since Dan left, ESPN has consistently refused to allow any of their talent on his show, as if that would somehow sink him. Anyway, it was neat to hear them together, and their reminiscences of the good old days were both interesting and funny.
    My best memory of Berman was when Cal Ripken, Jr. broke Gehrig's consecutive games played record and Berman S.T.F.U. I think this was Berman's Hall of Fame moment as well as Ripken's.
    The moving moment in the Patrick/Berman interview came when Dan asked what it would be like for Chris when he finally retires. Once he conveyed that he meant "for you" rather than "for ESPN," Dan made like Berman and STFU. Berman said that he had always felt lucky to be making a living doing what he does, and he was sure he would still feel the same way at the end. Maybe you had to be there, but it was very cool.