In great times and tough times, sports binds us together in unique ways.
I ran into a friend on a trip to Portland who used to be a sports blogger. He was one of my inspirations for trying to do this crazy Nuggets thing, and one day his writing crossed a line. He was in a bad personal way, and let that bubble into his writing. He said some pretty harsh, cruel, and unnecessary things about his hometown team, and the backlash from the readers was swift, severe, and seemingly permanent. Not long after, he stepped down from writing, as people couldn't let it go.