Some of you may already know, but this week marks an important step forward. On behalf of the Board of Directors for EB and Johnny’s Ticket to the Game, we officially launched our website: ebandjohnnystickettothegame.org. This foundation is a passion project in honor of my late best friend and brother, Johnny Allen—a local legend in […]
I recently connected with a former player of mine from Lyndon State, Chris Dorsey. Quite simply, he may be the most talented player I’ve ever coached (no offense to Dave Andrus or Jim Nelson—lol). For those lucky enough to have seen him in action, you know what I mean. He was lightning quick, could shoot, […]
I will not miss Rafael Devers, Not in spring, nor cool fall weathers, Not on the field, not at the plate, Not with a smile or sour face. I will not miss him in a hat, I will not miss him swinging a bat. I’m glad he’s gone, and that’s a fact— A deal was […]
Random Thoughts with EB and Jim Marshall’s wrong way run away from Canton and who else should be in their Hall of Fame! Jim Marshall started 270 consecutive games in the National Football League. Legend has it he never missed a practice during his entire career as well! How in the hell is a guy […]
By Eric Berry I recently heard one of the more disturbing and baffling speeches I’ve encountered on the topic of competition—specifically, winning and losing. At an awards ceremony for graduating seniors, a speaker essentially argued that competition is bad. I wasn’t the only one who walked away with that impression. According to Merriam-Webster, winning is […]
I recently spoke with Rich Alercio from St. Johnsbury Academy and asked if the VIFL(Vermont’s high school football governing body) or state’s athletic directors were continuing to use the QPR formula as it has stood for the past few years. Let me explain, as it currently stands, when a team wins or loses against their […]
Not a day for Random Thoughts from EB What I’ve learned in life, mostly the hard way, is that while game winning shots and goals matter, or game winning hits or touchdowns, they don’t compare to relationships developed throughout life. Last week my friend Mike Smith from Lyndon, who loved Northeast Kingdom athletics without comparison, […]
I’m going to start right out with the NBA this week. And I’m ticked, just to prepare you. Might go scorched Earth on the Celts(well, I’m gonna) and Jaylen Brown and Joe Mazzulla. Alright here we go: Jaylen Brown is the luckiest MVP of an NBA finals in the history of the NBA Finals. Maybe […]
After game two of the 91-90 loss to the Knicks I came to a startling conclusion: Joe Mazzulla really is not a good basketball coach. The 2024 Celtics were lucky to win it all(I didn’t want to believe this and argued it previously). Jaylen Brown confirmed my previous thought that he can’t dribble very well. […]
In the movie Grease there’s a scene where John Travolta says to the T-Bird friends of his “OK boys, smoke ‘em if you got ‘em”. For some reason I equate this to Joe Mazzulla telling his Celtics players to shoot three pointers like they are worth twelve points, you know, especially when you have a […]
