Happy anniversary to me (Soft Pretzel Logic)

Happy anniversary to me

I just realized that I missed the one-year anniversary of this here blog. It is, if I may say so, a rather big accomplishment.

I had no idea when I started out where this thing would go, or how many people would read it. I just had a hunch that college sports fans in this region wanted more than they were getting, and that I could do something to add a new angle to what we get in the Inquirer and Daily News.

I hope I've done that. And as always, I want to know what you think of this thing. My biggest goals for the coming year are to get more traffic and more commenters, and that's entirely in your hands.

So with that said, here's a little look back at...

-- The opening post
-- The first Line of the Day
-- The first Crunchy Numbers
-- Some early riffs on statistics, Philadelphia sports fans and the CAA (and talk about a measuring stick for that conference...)
-- And finally, my attempt to beat the St. Joe's fans to the Palestra ahead of their game against Penn last year. In honor of the anniversary, I'm going to try again this year.

See you all Saturday.

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Posted by Jonathan Tannenwald on January 17, 2008 9:04 AM | Permalink

Comments (4)

LibraryChick:

Mazel tov! Here's to many more of the Soft Pretzel Logic!

Posted by LibraryChick | January 17, 2008 12:41 PM

Posted on January 17, 2008 12:41

Jack:

...And many more. Keep up the good work. By the way, how many teams from the A-10 do you think get in this year?

Posted by Jack | January 17, 2008 2:33 PM

Posted on January 17, 2008 14:33

Jon Lubin:

Long live the Palestra, and the Pretzels!

Go Quakers!

Jon L

Posted by Jon Lubin | January 17, 2008 3:49 PM

Posted on January 17, 2008 15:49

louis:

i forgot more about the big five then you will ever know,you stink.

Posted by louis | January 17, 2008 10:36 PM

Posted on January 17, 2008 22:36

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Jonathan Tannenwald is a producer with Philly.com.

I fell in love with the Big 5 at first sight upon moving to Philadelphia in 2002. At various points in my journalistic career, I've covered all six of the region's Division I teams. During that time, I've eaten many soft pretzels from the Palestra's concession stands, which is how this blog got its name.

In addition to the blog, I host and produce the Inquirer's College HoopsCast. It's a weekly podcast that features all the latest news and analysis from around local and national college basketball. Regular guests include Inquirer writers Mike Jensen, Joe Juliano and Mel Greenberg.

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