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VTChip VTChip OP
May 16, 2025 at 06:09 PM ET
Best line of the post-game press conference
Mark Berman: After watching film of Maya Johnson, did you feel like your team could hit her? Coach Pete: I feel like our team can hit anybody! BOOM!!!!

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rmhokie
Mark Berman is such an A$$. How he
got on VT beat is beyond me. Must be Brill revenge.
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VAHokie89
He is not that much of an ass. People have this image
SOme of this questions are better than what other people ask. I prefer his questions to "What does it say about the tenacity and patience of your defefense that you were able...." Well, it says our defense was tenacious and patient. Or "What does it say about the trust you have in your teammates that you can feel good when you are not ..." Well, it says we trust our teammates. So what if Berman ask questions like "do you feel you should have made the tournament (for basketball) or "Did you feel good about your ability to hit" that pitcher.
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VT One
One of the hardest working sportswriters I have ever known. It’s basically
his life and he puts in the work. Not much personality and he is confident and undaunted. Does a lot of human interest stories involving former college players and other area sports stars. Not many people like him but he does a lot of good work. As they used to say- give the devil his due.
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Scream_On_D
sorry, I don't think hard work excuses him being an A$$ every day. You can
work hard and be a good writer and NOT be an A$$.
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VAHokie89
How is he an ass. What makes him on in your view?
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Hokie-2x
It's like he sits up nights thinking up stupid questions.
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VAHokie89
As i said above, i find qusetions that other people to be more stupid
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Blueboy
Maybe he doesn't have to, maybe it just comes natural.
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Hokie-2x
I think you might be right. He just opens his mouth, and pfft.
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RJHokie
Probably requested it.
Buzz Williams used to make his reporting life quite difficult.
VTChip VTChip OP
I believe he's the only sports reporter on the Roanoke Times
Like many newspapers, they have really zapped headcount.
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Jethro Tull
He was on the Brooks to Kentucky story before anyone else was
Caught Kenny off guard in a presser and asked him about it. KB said "I hadn't heard that". Which, of course, was not a denial. Rest of the story is well known but he had it first.
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Techdady
It took Berman 36 games in '23 before he figured out Gillis was gone.
VTChip VTChip OP
Correction...he's one of two writers
I forgot about Damien Sordelett who is also on the payroll. Damien is a good dude.
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RJHokie
Yeah, he’s not a dip like Berman.
TomTurkey TomTurkey
ZOOM? Berman on-site?
VTChip VTChip OP
There was only one reporter on site
The rest of us were remote. Sam will do the recap for TSL tonight.
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RJHokie
Yeah, Berman leveled again 😀!
JoesterVT JoesterVT
And the flip side, mentioned or not...
Very few teams in the country coulda hit Emma today.