North Station Sports Best of 2009
January 1, 2010 by Nick Gelso
2009 saw many ups and downs. A strange year to say the least. We saw the passing of entertainment legend Michael Jackson, political king Edward Kennedy and sports icon George Michael.
In 2009, Barak Obama, the first African American President, was inaugurated. We also saw The dreaded Lakers and Yankees become champions again.
Unfortunately, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq raged on in 2009 and the economy continued to slump.
In 2009, we launched the first version of North Station Sports, The Boston Celtics News Station. In May, We created a basic blogspot weblog. I can remember when we reached 25 readers in one day and feeling so excited about it. In August we launched today’s version of the site and changed the name to North Station Sports. Thanks to the amazing writers at NSS and “technology czar“, Jeff Chaimpi, we can now proudly say that the site has grown to a level I never expect and we now have viewers all over the globe. Thank-you to the staff of NSS and, most importantly, thanks to the readers who make it all worth it.
We would also like to extend our thanks to the guys at Red’s Army, Celticsblog, Ginos Jungle, NBAtipoff, Boston Sports then and Now, 4 Sport Boston, Loscy, Loy’s Place, Celtics17 and Banner18 for your friendship, support and advise.
I, personally, would like to give Jay King from Celtics Town a big thank-you for encouraging me to continue writing at a time when I was considering letting the site go. By the way, check out the new professional look of the newly renovated, Celtics Town.
To celebrate the new year, we have compiled a list of the top 10 most read articles of 2009. Basically, it’s a “best of NSS” created by you, the readers. It also gives you a glimpse into the progressions the site has made and a look back at the Celtics and NBA in 2009.
Enjoy!
Your Top Ten of 2009
Satan Desires a Trade to the Celtics
by Shawn McGrath
LeBron is the 2009 MVP– Lets Leave History Out of This
by Nick Gelso
Larry Bird: The Sad and Sudden Demise of a Basketball Legend
by Nick Gelso
More Questions the Answers, The Magic Drop the Celtics at the Garden
by Nick Gelso
KG Starts in Pre-Season Opener
by Nick Gelso
Rajon Rondo Garnering Most Attention
by Nick Gelso
Kevin Garnett: Just a Piece in a Very Delicate Puzzle
by Nick Gelso
Kobe Bryant, This is Your Last Shot
by Calvin Chamberlain
Your Chance to Win a Free Larry Bird Autograph
by Nick Gelso
by Lee Herman
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January 1, 2010 at 8:09 pm | KobeWearsAPurpleThong
Thanks for the shout and the props. I wish your site and you personally all the best for 2010. Also liking the late-night sports show on BlogTalkRadio. I can’t promise I’ll be able to hang until 1am every Sunday, but I’ll damn sure try! -KWAPT
January 2, 2010 at 1:57 pm | Craig
Thanks for the shout-out Nick!