The upshot of all this circumspection is that I've spent the last couple weeks really thinking about what it means to have a successful year. (Dreams are sweet until they're not men are kind until they aren't flowers bloom until they rot and fall apart.) But I didn't think the world was ready for the tragedy of Tactical and Eurydice. I even considered comparing them to some of the classics. I thought about tracing several of our rosters through the year, framing their seasons as a narrative–sort of a hero's journey. So I started thinking about different ways to write 'This Year in Liquid.' I considered breaking it down month-to-month, but I thought that would get way too long. The only thing worse than reading an exhaustive, year-long list of results for twenty-odd rosters is writing it. I quickly discarded the idea of following that format. I mean I got this gig because I wrote a weekly post on reddit dishing on Team Liquid's competitive results and upcoming schedule. But as I started drafting this, I got a little stuck on what exactly I wanted to say. I always knew I wanted to end the year with a retrospective look at my favorite team in the world.
