By Bruce Bartels
I am just about to give myself a new title—“Crown Prince of Procrastination.” I can find plenty of ways to point my finger to try to explain my tardiness in writing a season wrap-up column. I could blame my almost yearly visit to Fort Myers to stay with my brother Jim and get a preseason look at the Minnesota Twins. That pushes me back a week or two. Or, I could blame The Guillotine moving away from print copy and transitioning online. I used to cut out a copy of the print deadline dates posted in the upper left corner of my computer screen. With no paper copy of The Guillotine, there is no print deadline—and no sharp stick prodding me! I could go on with my long list of excuses, but now that I am at the keyboard, I might as well get going.
I usually do a quick review of the state tournament along with my suggestions for improvement. With the tournament moving to Wednesday through Saturday, plenty of readers did that for me on “The Forum.” Still, I have my own small list of suggestions. There is always my annual proposal that the press sections be moved from the two ends of the arena to the two sides. It would certainly make viewing all matches easier, as you would never be looking at a bout four mats away.