Tim_VanVooren's Blog

As in any line of work, those of us in the FOX SIX sports office often have to leave messages for our co-workers through our in-house computer system.  We are in the communications business after all, although that hardly saves us from our share of miscommunication.  Since we are all sports addicts with minds that hold onto minor details, we have often signed those messages with obscure names from the sports world.  There are no real rules to these signoffs, other than if you have to go to a media guide for clarification, it's just not worth it.  These names just have to strike you at the moment.  You can't help but smile when you get a message from Mike Potts or Steve Mix or Kevin Restani.  Needless to say, I could go on and on.  So I will.  Dub Kilgo, Bronswell Patrick, Paul McJulien, Jamie Feick, Zack McCall, Mike Kosolcharoen, Fred Edelstein, Richard Zokol, Pat Easterlin, Yusef Burgess, Steve Tuttle, Ralph Jarvis, Johan Aarnio, Mack Calvin, all of those guys and many, many more have been used over the years.  I'm sure some of the messages themselves were even rather important, but often times, I can only remember the "sender".