End of an Era...

...Well not really.

But the 2010 CFL season mercifully came to an end for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers last night and, as my classmate and friend Sean Angus said nicely, it was a game that summed up the entire season as the Bombers lost by four points or less for a shocking 9th time this season.

They say it's the mark of a bad team to lose close games but that is just ridiculous. Turn even three of those nine games around and we would likely be getting ready for the playoffs.

I was watching, often from the press box, for all of these losses because I covered the team this year as the official game reporter for winnipegbluebombers.com. It was definitely an honour and a great experience so thank you to former CreComm Dave Turnbull for hooking me up.

Covering a team is one of the biggest parts, if not the biggest part of sports reporting and covering the Bombers for a full season is essentially as big as it gets here in Winnipeg. I learned a lot about sports writing including how to cover a losing team, how to network with professional writers and how to wrangle an extra free meal in the press box.

Here is one of my game stories for you all to check out. You can read the rest on the Bomber website, if you like stories that will depress you.

keith