Three things many of us thought that we would never see all just occurred in a 24 hour stretch of time that I will never forget:

1) The Red Sox won their second title in 4 seasons.
2) The UConn Football team is ranked 16'th in the country.
3) A groundbreaking ceremony was held for a new building for NBC 30.

Are you kidding me!

Where do I begin. As someone who grew up in New England and watched Red Sox Nation suffer through 86 years of frustration, I was never convinced that I would see one Boston championship, never mind two in just 4 seasons.

I did think that someday we would see UConn football in the top 25. But this year? No way! I thought this was a 5-7, 6-6 team at best. They have a new quarterback and a very young team.

That's in stark contrast to the building at NBC 30 which is very, very old. Like a good football coach, I have always "focused" on what we do have....great people and the basic tools to do my job: a computer, camera's, editors etc. I have always tried to ignore our, how shall we say, very modest building. Our new digital tv mecca will make us so much better as a station. I can't wait.

There is another common theme today with these three things that I never thought I would see in 2007. It's called vision and persistence.

You have to hand it to Theo Epstein, Terry Francona and the entire Red Sox front office. Not only have they built a winner in '04 and '07, but they've developed an organization and created a culture of winning that I do not see slowing down. In fact, the '07 Sox are in better shape to repeat now than in 2004. It all comes back to the mantra of Red Sox Nation in '04: believe!

UConn Coach Randy Edsall never stopped believing that he could build something great at UConn. First the school and the state built a stadium. Then came the on campus state of the art facilities and now a top 25 team to go with it. Coach Edsall is one of the most focused, hard working and committed people that I have ever met. His enthusiasm and belief that this kind of success was attainable has rubbed off on his team. Can they win the Big East? Can they play in a major bowl game? Will we see. But the mere fact that it is even a conversation now is nothing short of remarkable. The Huskies are the only unbeaten team left in the Big East at 3-0. Wow!

NBC 30's version of Randy Edsall is our G.M Dave Doebler. Many times in my 12 years here at the station the topic of a new facility has come up. But no one ever pushed harder for it than Mr. Doebler. His vision, his leadership and most of all his persistence parellels what has happened with the Sox and UConn. World Championships are not just won in October. Top 25 rankings don't just happen with one win. And brand new tv stations with state of the art technology do not just happen with one phone call. It takes hundreds, if not thousands of hours of work. I am thrilled that Mr. Doebler put in the time. We (you as a viewer and me as a broadcaster) will benefit.

So there is lesson in all of this? Anything is possible if you ignore the naysayers, stick to your goals and work hard. Congratulations to the Sox, UConn and NBC 30! All we could ask for now is this: A Mets title, a big bowl game for UConn and a window in the sports office!