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BAILEY'S TAKE
ON PIRATE SPORTS
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From the Anchor Desk
Tuesday, June 16, 2008
By Brian Bailey |
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Mired in the summer
doldrums
By
Brian Bailey
©2009 Bonesville.net
All rights reserved.
With East Carolina’s two
losses in the NCAA
Chapel Hill Super
Regional, we officially
entered the slowest time
of the year for me.
Football season should
go 365 days a year. You
just can’t get enough of
it. I do love
basketball, baseball and
several other sports,
but football is my
favorite.
At least there was news
from ECU football on
Monday. The kickoff
times for the home games
were announced.
If you are one of the
many who celebrate
football with a great
tailgating experience,
you should like the mix
of early and late games.
But come to think of it,
if you really like to
tailgate, you probably
like the late games much
better. There’s just
something about eggs and
bacon that don’t go that
well with tailgating.
We won’t get much news
on Pirate football until
late July, when ECU
strength coach Mike
Golden invites us out
for the annual Pirate
Team Strong Man
Competition. It was
unbelievable last year,
and this year I promise
to get some pictures.
Also later this summer,
be looking for
“Bonesville The
Magazine,” this site's
8th annual preseason
print publication. In
this year’s edition, I
sat down for a one on
one with East Carolina
quarterback Patrick
Pinkney.
I certainly don’t want
to give away much of the
interview but I will
share a nugget or two.
Pinkney is ready to go.
The coaches want him to
be more of a leader, and
he plans on doing that
during summer workouts
and on into summer camp.
“I sat down with
(offensive coordinator)
Coach (Todd) Fitch,”
said Pinkney. “We talked
about what we would do
differently. Coach Fitch
said I should become a
more vocal leader.
That’s what I’m doing
this summer. I’m a much
more vocal leader now.
I’m talking a lot more,
but at the same time you
still have to be
productive. If you’re
not playing then they
aren’t going to follow
you.”
Pinkney went on to talk
about his injuries from
last season, which I
think might surprise
you. He also set his
goals for the coming
season and really opened
up about his role for
this “extra” year of
eligibility.
That interview is just a
small part of a great
magazine filled with
features from
Bonesville’s army of
talented writers. Look
for it later this
summer.
Emotional time
From time to time I get
a chance to share a
personal item in this
column.
I have ridden an
emotional roller-coaster
over the last month with
a pair of graduations.
First, my daughter
Kaitlyn is now a Pirate
forever. Many viewers in
eastern North Carolina
saw the WNCT-TV 9
newscast the night she
was born. It was our
lead story 21 years ago
on August 7, 1987. Kay-kay
is quite a young lady
and now has her degree
from East Carolina
University.
My son Ryne graduated
from D.H. Conley High
School this past
weekend. Many say Ryno
is a “mini-me.” He’s a
great kid and I couldn’t
be prouder.
I’ve been very fortunate
to work in a great town
for all of these years.
It has been a blessing
to have such a place to
raise a family.
I just hope the emotions
slow down a bit. I know
I’m old, but that’s a
lot for just about
anyone!
BB
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