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Re: Introduction to the final matches
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Originally Posted by Adam Freeman View Post
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First, let me say that Dave has an incredible memory, especially for FIRST history. ...

I'm not sure if there was more or not....since I am no Dave Verbrugge.

But, when he announced all of the connections I had goose bumps thinking about it.
Goosebumps were appropriate at that moment. My favorite aspect of the Championship is the turning point, when almost all of us make the transition from being competitors to being enthusiastic fans. The kind of fans who want to see beyond the battle taking place on the field, to the larger campaign that has taken the competitors to that battle, at that moment. Dave is a great emcee partly because he sees both the battle and the campaign, and he uses his prodigious recall to help FIRST fans share that vision.

One more fact from Dave's intro: there were two Hall of Fame teams in the Einstein final. 67 (2005) and 111 (2006). Maybe another FIRST first?
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