Santa Claus is exhausted. He was extraordinarily busy Saturday night and early this morning delivering gifts near and far. So, he's kicking back today with some green tea and has his feet up.
You all know if you were naughty or nice and the rest of us here at the Pole are hoping all is well.
But there's a second list laying around here for local sports fans. Some of what is requested is too big to fit in the sleigh, so the union members here are trying to dole things out as 2012 goes on.
For Berkshire County football fans, we see on the list not one, but two turf football facilities.
The long-planned renovations to Weston Field at Williams College have been on Santa's list for a long time.
It keeps getting pushed back on Santa's to-do list, and that seems to put head coach Aaron Kelton's football team a bit behind the 8-ball. Practice this past fall was interesting as the team kept hopping from field to field after the practice field was flooded in the wake of the Hurricane.
A nice turf field, new track, lights and seating will keep the Ephs in the thick of things in NESCAC. The football team will have a field to practice and play on, and it could be used for a neutral site Berkshire County championship game.
Speaking of Berkshire County sites, this new request for a turf football, soccer, lacrosse field in Pittsfield just caught our eyes.
An idea whose time has more than come,
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such a facility would allow the three city high schools to play on turf, along with soccer and lacrosse teams. It would also keep Berkshire County football playoff teams from traveling to places like Orange just to participate in a first-round tournament game.
On the subject of lacrosse, there was something on the second list about the Berkshire County League being out-of-the-box successful in year one.
Santa told us that getting the league organized and operational was a huge gift to the lacrosse players of the county.
For our friends in the Baseball Writers Association of America, you've already received your gift in new Red Sox manager valentines flowers 2012.
Valentine will be the gift that keeps on giving. He has never met a microphone or digital recorder that he doesn't like. Bobby V may not be everyone's cup of tea, especially after Terry Francona, but he will never be boring.
Buckle your seatbelts at Fenway Park my friends, it's going to be a very interesting ride this summer.
University of Massachusetts basketball coach Derek Kellogg has received an early gift in a 10-3 pre-Christmas record. This past week's win over Davidson at home, days after Davidson beat Kansas, ranks as the most impressive win of the 2011-12 season. Beating winless Towson doesn't cut it for Santa.
With 17 regular-season games left, if Kellogg's Minutemen can basically play 1-over .500 basketball the rest of the way and not blow out in the Atlantic 10 tournament, a second gift will be coming UMass' way in the form of Kellogg's first postseason tournament bid.
Santa wasn't sure if it would be an NCAA or NIT bid. If the team does what it is supposed to do, one of them will be in a March gift box.
It's time for the hardworking members of Santa's troupe to take a break, so I'll be back in this spot in two weeks.
And for all of you, we hope you have a most joyous valentines flowers 2012 season and a Happy New Year.
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