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ESPN's Lunardi perfect on Selection Sunday

ESPN's bracketologist Joe Lunardi correctly predicted 65 of 65 teams for this year's NCAA Tournament. The last time I talked with Joe was about a month ago for this blog. At the time, he was optimistic about the Terps' chances for making the Big Dance but, of course, Maryland didn't hold up its end losing five of its last six games.

I'm happy to see Lunardi bat 1.000 on this. Sometime back in the Middle Ages, a young Joe Lunardi -- whose full-time job is now as the chief marketing officer for St. Joseph's University -- worked as a sports stringer for me at a small newspaper in suburban Philadelphia where I was the sports editor. Joe was an eager, bright young fellow who wrote clean copy and wore a baseball cap at the keyboard.

So I'm taking full credit for his career.

Photo credit: Courtesy of St. Joseph's University

Posted by Bill Ordine on March 18, 2008 1:27 PM | Permalink

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In this day of so many self professed experts, it is nice to see a guy that is proclaimed an expert show that the title is deserved.
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I agree wholeheartedly.
-- Bill O.

Posted by: frox | March 18, 2008 5:05 PM

So having worked for you, this taught him the ability to cope with others in the future? :)
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I'm not sure what that means but I'm taking it as a compliment.
-- Bill O.

Posted by: Anonymous | March 19, 2008 10:01 AM

Joe is the best. Great guy comes from a great family. We used to play hockey together as kids. Even back then he was always doing sports stats. I'm glad he's working in a field that he loves.

Posted by: Clement G | March 19, 2008 1:45 PM

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Bill Ordine has been a reporter and editor for more than 25 years and during that time has covered Super Bowls, major murder trials, township zoning board meetings and bat mitzvahs. In his time with The Baltimore Sun, he has been an assistant city editor, pro football writer, poker columnist, enterprise sports reporter and now blogger -- which may indicate his editors have yet to find a job he can get right.