Of course there is crying in derby. Why? Well, derby hurts sometimes, for one. And saying there’s no crying in derby is like saying we’re not human in derby. I don’t know about you, but one of the places I feel most human is on the flat track. All that said, I don’t go weeping back to the bench after every bad jam. Yes, on a few occasions the pure physicality and drama on the track pried loose something from my personal life, unexpectedly unleashing the waterworks. I recall leaving my bench once to sob outside a scrimmage, knowing the magma of frustration, anger and sadness that had boiled up during the course of several jams impeded my ability to play. Because you really…
