He reminds me a lot of a sportswriter in my hometown....a guy named Jack Polancy. Not necessarily a great writer...
but a guy you could just tell loved the sports he covered, as well as the local kids who played them.
My kids don't go to Northwestern, they play against Northwestern. But I have really enjoyed reading his stuff over the last couple of years, particularly about that team.
He's kind of a vanishing breed. Everyone now a days wants to be either Jim Rome or Chris Berman. Either sarcastic or a comediene. Barry and those like him.....write for the small town fans. He probably wouldn't be successful at the Charlotte Observer, but he's perfect for York COunty.
