MLB Playoffs Top Writers

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I'm currently a Communications major at the University of Akron with aspirations of being a writer or broadcaster.

My favorite sports are football and baseball. I'm a die hard Indians fan, but as you can tell that's pretty much the only Ohio team I like, that doesn't really make me popular around my area. Not that I had a shot at that to begin with.

I run a complete blog that covers everything Cleveland Indians. Check out the my website link on the side if you hate me or like the Indians. I waste a lot of time updating useful roster pages and photoshoping Indians players onto heads of Super Mario characters.

I also host a radio show every Thursday at 6:30 PM ET for Pigskinheaven.com. Its not big time but hey, it pays the bills. No not really, I do it for free and take a lot of...

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My name is Ben, I'm a 20 year old rising sophomore at Saint Louis University. I am an avid Cardinals, Colts, and Tim Duncan fan. Yeah, that's right: Tim Duncan, the least entertaining, but still one of the best players in the league. You can contact me at bweixlmann@stlsportscenter.com

I just recently was named a Senior Writer, within one month of joining B/R, so I feel honored for that.

I was quoted in ESPN (6/23/2008)

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=raskin_eric&id=3454960

I have also opened a blog at CardinalTwist.com check me out!

Pick of the Day Award (8/8/08)

Proud to have my work on http://www.sportsline.com/mlb (9/3/2008), under Related Links, "Top FAs", linked right next to JJ Stankevitz.

I have a column cal...

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Well, hey there - I'm Scott Fowler - Though, uhm, right: you're here, you knew that much already. I'm a transplanted Canadian that has real passion for Baseball and Hockey, more notably, The Los Angeles Angels or Anaheim, the Anaheim Ducks, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.

That said, I'm also just a passionate baseball and hockey fan. I might wax nostalgic on here from time to time, but thats ok. . . . . right?

I'm also the new community leader for the (Los Angeles) Angels of Anaheim. I'm an OC Resident, and honestly will never really be able to call 'em the LA Angels. Just one of those things. If you have any questions or concerns, or comments, both derogatory and useful - - please let me know and drop me a line. :)

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Current Bleacher Report Marketing/Reporting Intern (Chicago)

Born: 2/5/1987

Activities: Cooking, eating, working out, dining out, riding the train to class everyday, reading, Jesus. Starting second baseman on the Wenk Insurance 16-inch softball team.

I can't stand the White Sox; especially AJ Pierzynski, Mark Buehrle, and Ozzie Guillen.

Favorite Music: Anything I can run to, ESPN Radio

Favorite TV Shows: LOST, Rob and Big, Baseball Tonight, SportsCenter, NFL Yearbook, Everyday Italian, Friday Night Lights, NFL Live, Around The Horn, Dinner Impossible, Iron Chef America, Diners Drive-ins and Dives, Top Chef

Favorite Books: The Broker, Patriot Reign, Left Behind Series, Next Man Up, The Blind Side, Now I Can Die In Peace.

Education Info
College: DePaul '09
Maj...

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My name's Nick and I'm 18. I've just left school and am studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Durham university next year. But my real passion is sport, both playing and watching.

My favourite sport is probably football, I've been a fan of Manchester United for as long as I can remember. But, I also love rugby, particularly Northampton Saints and southern hemisphere rugby.

Since I saw Boston Red Sox in the summer of 1997 at Fenway Park, I have become a huge baseball fan and ultimately, want to watch a World Series game at Fenway Park, but living thousands of miles away makes it kinda hard.

I also love tennis, athletics, american football, cricket and golf (more for playing than watching). Basically I'm a sports enthusiast and keen to provoke and join debates on any spo...

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Born and raised in San Francisco, CA. I'm a diehard Giants, 49ers, and Warriors fan. I recently graduated from UCSB with a B.A. in business economics and minor in sports management. I fully intend to combine my two passions in life, sports and business, into a successful, dynamic, and challenging career.

I recently started interning at BleacherReport in San Francisco as the Major League Baseball Community Coordinator. My job is to unite, inspire, and strengthen team communities around the entire league in any way possible. I'm loving my job and would appreciate any suggestions/feedback. I hope to be of service to all of you avid baseball fans, and I look forward to working with you.

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Long time Sports Fan from Southern California.

Current Season Ticket Holder for the LA Angels and Anaheim Ducks.

Co-Commnunity Leader of LA Angels BleacherReport.com team page.
Publisher of SeasonTicketCentral.com
AngelsWin.com Columnist

If you want to go to the source for everything Angels, AngelsWin.com is the "Angels Web site of the fans, by the fans, for the fans".

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I am just your average guy who works from 9-5. I have bills, I have school assignments, I have creditors after my money and I have student loans that seem never ending. I also happen to have some very biased opinions about sports... hence the reason that I am a Bleacher Reporter

I am in my third year of writing for The Daily Herald in Utah County. You can usually hear me on 1400 AM in Utah County on Thursday's from 4-6 p.m. I also work for the Utah Flash NBA Development League with the Director of Media Relations, writing the gamers and some press releases as directed. I have written for the Utah Jazz game program and have been extremely grateful for all the opportunities that I have received.

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Being born and raised in Massachusetts, sports have always been an integral part of my life. For as long as I can remember I have been following the Red Sox, Celtics and Patriots. It's evolved to the point where I read and discuss sports for a significant portion of each day. Needing a good outlet, I began writing.

I write mostly about Football (real and fantasy), Baseball, and some Basketball. If you want to know more about me or to keep track of when I post an article here's my myspace:
www.myspace.com/11758907

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Recently graduated from the University of Illinois. I now work and live in Illinois, thus my loyalties to the Cubbies and Fightin' Illini.

Did I mention I rock?...Because I do.

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I grew up in the South Suburbs of Chicago about 30 miles out of the city. I still live there now and am attending Columbia College Chicago and majoring in Sports Broadcasting for Radio. I am a White Sox, Bears, Blackhawks and Bulls fan. There are a lot of teams outside of Chicago I respect in all sports.

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Justin Swiderski is a college student at Grand Valley State University in Michigan. A journalism major and former GVSU baseball player, Swiderski's interests span the sporting world, from the Chicago Cubs to Manchester United. His other interests include reading, the guitar, and ping pong.

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Being a big Boston Red Sox fan in the middle of Pennsylvania can be a pretty lonely business. I know that many will argue this point, stating that there are tons of Red Sox fans everywhere since '04 and '07, but in my neck of the woods it's mostly darkness and crickets.

The three main avenues for my free time these days include reading, writing, and the Red Sox. I try to be as objective as possible in my writing, but I am what I am and will make no apologies for it.

Aside from the Sox, my other sports interests include Notre Dame Football, the Philadelphia Eagles & the NFL, the Phillies, and to a small extent, Penn State Football. You couldn't pay me enough to go to an NBA game and hockey, though I don't despise it like I do pro basketball, just doesn't hold my interest. G...

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Living in Northern VA near Washington D.C. since 2000, after moving from Delaware Co. Pennsylvania. Philly sports still dominate my attention despite being surrounded by a melting pot of sports fans, not to mention those annoying Skins fans!

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Go Seahawks. Go Blazers. Go Mariners! Go Liverpool!

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I first entered the broadcast industry at the age of 14 while I was a freshman at Thomas McKean High School. He started out as a Disc Jockey for the school’s radio station, 88.1 FM WMHS, and quickly rose to the top of the class. Not only confined to the DJ booth, I was also a news and sports anchor for the station, going out to record interviews at school events and with people involved with the 2004 elections.

During his senior year I hosted two shows every day, doing the morning and afternoon drive shifts. He also ran the board for the stations very first remote broadcast and for the first play-by-play broadcasts for McKean’s basketball and football games.

For a small part of my freshman year I was the Executive Producer for McKean’s morning television show, which was broadcast...

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Takeoverthegame.com

That's where you will learn about me.

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I am a Fantasy Guru. Stick with me and do better.

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I am an aspiring journalist from the Chicagoland area. I write mostly about Major League Baseball, but I also enjoy writing about college football and the NHL. I will be taking on a new role as the Senior Sports Writer for www.ihifimedia.com when it launches later this year.

-Article "Brain Cramps Starting to Hurt the Cubs in September" was quoted in USA Today 9/11/08
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/55902-chicago-cubs-are-suffering-from-brain-cramps-in-september

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18 year old college freshman at the University of Sioux Falls. I thoroughly enjoy the NFL, MLB, NBA, College Football, and College Basketball. Broncos, Cubs, Hawkeyes, and Bulls fan since I can remember. Tar Heel basketball fan since 2002. I really enjoy writing about my favorite teams, but I can be unbiased upon request. :-)

My favorite athletes of all time include: Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, John Elway, Peter Warrick, Brad Banks, Bob Sanders, Tyler Hansbrough, Rashad McCants, Raymond Felton, Sean May, Jawad Williams, Marvin Williams, Kirk Hinrich, Ricky Williams, Jay Cutler, Brandon Marshall, Brandon Stokley, Champ Bailey, D.J. Williams, Tony Scheffler, Ed McCaffery, Rod Smith, Tom Nalen, Karl Mecklenberg, Floyd Little, Terrell Davis, Steve Atwater, Dennis Smith, Scottie Pip...

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Earlier this year, Kevin Paul signed a contract with FOXSports.com as a contributing writer.

In addition to Fox Sports, Kevin has also been published on numerous other sports websites, including CBS Sportsline and BCSFootball.org.

KP's Blog, running on the Fox Sports website since late 2005, has long been his outlet for sports chatter.

In his mind, nothing beats the Fall, not only for the changing colors and pleasant weather, but also for playoff baseball, a full Saturday of College Football, and a manic Sunday of the NFL.

Email: KevinPaulonFOX@yahoo.com

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I'm a 22 year old law student and co-writer for the 2 year old "detroit4lyfe.blogspot.com" (under the name Chip Stevenson) who cares more about big sports stories than whether a tortfeasor committed every element of an assault and battery. I'd much rather be writing up my thoughts about MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL than writing a case brief about diversity jurisdiction or whatever the hell we are studying now.

The focus of the blog and my writings is on Detroit sports, but we touch on all sorts of topics that span the sports spectrum. When something big happens in the world of sports, you can bet that we are writing our thoughts about it on the blog.

All three of the writers for the blog have some sort of a sports background that allows us to offer a unique perspective o...

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I'm a Senior at QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY, aka the "Q." I am obsessed with sports, always have been, especially the NBA. I love basketball more than anything. I am a DIE HARD BULLS FAN, ALWAYS HAVE BEEN ALWAYS WILL BE, and I love the Blue Jays and Dolphins. Hopefully, I will get a job somewhere in sports media.

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Daniel has been working in the online sports betting industry since 1998. He founded SportsInsights.com to provide sports fans a resource to betting information that is unfiltered, independent and accurate. He has earned the respect of leading online sportsbooks and sports fans in his efforts to break down the barriers to winning in the sports betting marketplace. As a result, SportsInsights.com has become one of the top websites for accurate, real-time sports betting information.

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Theres only three things you need to know. Celtics, Red Sox, Patriots. I love them all.

I am 13 years old, inspire to be a sports writer and hope to do well on bleacherreport or at least learn something about writing. I hope to become a Senior Writer and dream to have a Pick of the Day

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Wesley is a baseball fan cleverly disguised as a musician. Or is a musician cleverly disguised as a baseball fan. In any case, he is unintentionally a master of disguise.

Wesley covers exclusively baseball, mostly Kansas City Royals material (hey, someone has to). He also grew up in Japan as a child and has extensive knowledge of the Japanese game and league. He currently lives in Hawaii and is blowing his life savings on his education.

I seriously can't figure out how to write that "long dash thing" that editors keep putting in my articles - any keyboard shortcuts would be splendid.

If you would like to check out Wesley's other endeavors:
http://www.youtube.com/user/jimlapbap
http://www.moogiex.com/

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Living steps from Chase Field and sitting snugly in my seat down the left field line, I observe and comment on the ability of the Dbacks to do what they have always done best - give me grey hairs. From the no-name 98 season, the Todd Pratt walk offs of 99, the Curt Schilling deal of 2000 that brought us a championship in 2001, the failure of a better team in 2002, and the injured collapse of 2003, a "rebuilding" BabyBacks year of 2004, a sub-.500 second place season of 2005, and a new Byrnsie Era ushered in with 2006, the Phoenix re-birth of a franchise in 2007 under new colors and new players...here we are at 2008. The best pitching staff this team has ever seen along with hype through the roof at every position. This smells like the year.

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I am a 21-year old college senior from Southington, CT! I currently attend Loyola Chicago and live in The Windy City. Sports are a major passion of mine, from playing to watching and even participating in fantasy leagues. I am a die hard baseball fan, but also love watching other sports. Even a 6 hour cricket match can be fun if the right teams are playing!

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I write it how i see it. I believe in the truth and having an open mind. I am originally from California but currently live in Florida as I am a recent college grad. I have a Bachelor's in English/Education. I would love to to be a professional sports' writer for a newspaper, magazine or website. I would also love to be a college professor and coach. I love to write about anything but I especially love sports. I hate biased fans and I really hate the biased media we live in today. Everyone has their likes and dislikes but so many fans/media are so blinded by their local bias that they deny the truth. I may be an L.A. homer but I will never deny the truth.

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Launched in September 2008, The Good Point.com seeks to combine the convenience of the internet with the content and authority of traditional journalistic feature writing. For a better grasp of what TheGP is, consider, first, what it is not. The Good Point.com is not and never will be (any time soon at least) the ultimate online source for up-to-the-minute sports updates or live scoring. Additionally it's not what one would call a blog either, simply because the overworked staff of writers, editors and web programmers see no merit in attempting to compete with the juggernaut websites that already do an excellent job presenting news as it happens.

One of the things this publication does seek to offer, however, is 100% exclusive content dealing with issues that relate to the sports wor...

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I’ve been involved in sports from my youth, playing organized sports such as little league baseball, football, basketball, and track and field. Basketball became the main event during college, but as reality set in that I would not be the number one draft pick in the NBA, my dream culminated into refereeing and coaching the game in later years.

Even as I delved into my business career, keeping abreast of the professional and collegiate sports world continued to be my ardent pursuit. I also realized that I still retained my competitive zeal. This has been fulfilled on the golf course and tennis courts.

My interest in sports has grown to include analysis of the players and their arena. The sports world has evolved over the years, producing bigger and faster athletes, highe...

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Korean by heritage, born in Madrid, raised in Los Angeles
Relocating to Arlington, VA in November 2008
Played baseball as an outfielder growing up, as well as some other sports.

UCLA Class of 2008 - Chemical Engineering B.S.
Lover of all UCLA sports, especially basketball and football. We don't hang Final Four banners in Pauley. There simply isn't enough room.

Die-hard Dodger fan and Kobe hater. Also follow NFL and NASCAR.
Just adopted the Redskins in preparation for my move.
Other sports followed: soccer, hockey, motorsport, gymnastics, track & field, tennis

Sports Blog Today (SBT) - sportsblogtoday.blogspot.com

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Jim traces his family tree in Philadelphia back through mid-1800s. And if they had football back then, his ancestors probably would have booed them, too. Now an ex-pat living in Big Orange country (it's more obnoxious that Flyers orange) in the south, Jim clings to his Philly teams, dreaming he'll one day get to tell his son the same thing he heard from his dad the night Tug McGraw sealed the deal: "Wake up, son. You may never see this again in your lifetime." When he's not bleeding green (or red or orange), Jim is a writer/producer in the creative services department of a national cable network.

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Born in the red clay of Oklahoma, I was destined to ultimately become a diehard Red Sox fan. I've lived in the northeast for the past 11 years, and TiVo just about every game. I suffered through the Carl Everett years, and the night of Aaron-f*ing-Boone, so I do not consider myself a bandwagon fan leeching off their recent glory. Take heart Yankee fans: I enjoy the rivalry but I don't have a vendetta against you. You are no longer the evil empire. I do follow other New England sports, in the same way I follow Michael Jordan at the pro-am golf tournaments.

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Peter comes to the Bleacher Report from Milwaukee, Wisconsin by way of Syracuse University. He is an avid Brewers, Packers, 'Cuse, and Wisconsin fan, as well as an adopted Miami Heat fan because of a certain Dwyane Wade. Peter has covered sports at Syracuse as well as the Milwaukee Brewers. However, his interests range across sports and is willing to talk about anything he feels is relevant. He is extremely excited to be part of the b/r team

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About myself... I love to write, and just about the only thing I cannot write about is myself. Someone once said that we only write about what we know, so I guess in a way I am always writing about myself. When it comes down to it though, I can't write much about me.
I am a sophomore journalism student at Illinois State University. Since 1995 I have enjoyed a torrid love affair with the team. That means two-thirds of my life to this point have been devoted to the Tribe and everything that encompasses. I am also a big Chelsea Football Club fan, but that is more of a recent obsession. However, like anything I truly like, I went in with both feet and if you read my writing I hope you would think that I know what I am talking about (of course that goes for any topic). I am a Cleveland Br...

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Paul has written for the Scranton Times-Tribune and The Aquinas, the University of Scranton's school publication. A lifelong resident of the Philadelphia suburbs, Paul lives, breathes, and eats Philadelphia sports, even withstanding the stigma of being a Philly sports fan (Since 1983 and still counting). Outside of that, Paul has a keen interest in statistics of every kind, and has a sabermetric approach that makes old-school reporters wince.

You can listen to Paul's weekly sports radio show on University of Scranton radio, 99.5 FM and online at wusrfm.com, Monday mornings from 8-10 a.m. eastern.

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I am a 23 year old law student and co-writer for the 2 year old "<ahref="http://detroit4lyfe.blogspot.com">detroit4lyfe.blogspot.com</a>" blog that I created with two of my best friends. It was originally an 'open' blog but it gradually developed into a sports blog because sports is predominantly what I think about. I am a die-hard Detroit fan, so naturally a greater number of my subjects will gravitate there.

I was born and raised in the suburbs just outside of Detroit. I played Division 1 baseball at Davidson College a small school outside of Charlotte in North Carolina where I majored in English and was the Vice-President of the Pre-Law Society.

Despite my love for writing, I am not positive how often I will be able to post because the oppo...

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I'm a 19-year-old business administration major at Concordia University in Seward, NE. I grew up in St. Louis, MO and Sioux Falls, SD, where I call home. I began writing sports my junior year of high school for the Lincoln High School school newspaper, the Statesman. Currently I'm a sports writer and sports columnist for the student newspaper, The Sower, at CU.

I've been a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan and baseball is my passion. I also love college football and the NFL (who doesn't?) as well as the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Going to school 25 miles from Lincoln has made me intensely interested in Husker football, but I am not yet willing to call myself a Husker fan...I just don't feel qualified. I'm a huge Bill Simmons and Rick Reilly fan, as well as Derrick Goold of the...

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I have been a Rays fan since the beginning through thick and thin. I have a great passion for baseball, especially the Rays. I am always at the Trop

The Tampa Bay Rays
The NEW Beast of the East.

9=8

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Kevin McGuire is a long time Philadelphia sports fan. When it comes to teams he is a 4-for-4 guy with his Phillies, Eagles, Flyers and Sixers but his most passionate following is for college football and the Penn State Nittany Lions. In addition he is an avid fan of Shippensburg football and division two football. McGuire also enjoys college basketball and supports all teams from the Philadelphia area, with a slight favoritism towards Villanova when necessary.

McGuire enjoys writing about many topics on his home blog including many sports posts found here but also discussing politics, news, as well as sharing thoughts on movies, tv shows, and other random tidbits that come up in conversation or observation whenever something needs to be said.

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Anthony Elias is here making the trek from FanNation (yes the same site SI.com uses for its blogging) to Bleacher Report in hopes of finding an audience appreciative of my works, and enthusiastic about my teams and sports just as much as I am. I love the Penn State Nittany Lions, the Philadelphia Phillies, the Philadelphia 76ers, and Oakland Raiders. However I only blog about PSU and the Phillies, because I live on the East Coast, therefore I don't get to watch the Raiders to blog about them, and I'll only write opinion blogs on the 76ers because games every night are too much to keep up with during school. But the Phillies during the summer, and PSU and on the weekends are always fair game for an almost daily blog! I look forward to reading tons of great blogs, and hope you look forwa...

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Hey everyone, my name is Joel. I'm a 20 year old college student from Illinois. I'm majoring in History. Don't let that fool you because I'm a big time sports fan. I bleed red, blue and orange. You will see some bias in my articles because bias based opinions make reading articles more fun. It adds color :-)

Anyway, I'm a big time St. Louis Cardinals fan. I have been since I was five years old. I still remember the days when Ray Lankford was the most feared hitter on the team. My ultimate favorite day was July 31, 1997 when my favorite player of all time (Mark McGwire) was added via trade to the Cardinals. That was a great day. I also said I bleed blue and orange for the Univeristy of Illinois Fighting Illini. Great school and a great sports program.

I don't watch the NBA or NASCA...

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I am a diehard Baltimore Ravens and NFL fan. I love them and the sport. Other than that, I'm a grad student at a Seminary who has no problem separating his faith from his hobbies.

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Whatifsports.com has the web's leading sports simulation games and specializes in answering the great “What if?” questions in sports by simulating games between historical teams in professional basketball, football, baseball and hockey, or college football and basketball.

The next level of fantasy gaming includes SimLeagues and Dynasty games. SimLeagues allow users to create teams of their all-time favorite players from MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL and pit them against other user-created teams. Dynasty games put users in complete control of a real college football or college basketball program, or an entire baseball organization, and even an auto racing team .

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Andrew Shaffer is writer and graphic designer with a passion for the Chicago Cubs and Big Ten football. He hails from Iowa City, Iowa, and has made a yearly migration to Wrigley Field for the past 10 years.

Shaffer holds an MBA from the University of Iowa's Tippie School of Management. He received his BA in English from the University of Iowa as well, where he studied creative writing for a semester at the Iowa Writer's Workshop.

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I am currently a student at the University of Minnesota-Morris. Writing and analyzing sports is some of my favorite things to do. I also play sports quite a bit, my favorite sport is football followed by basketball and tennis.

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I am 22 years old and a senior (super that is) at the University of Missouri. I am originally from St. Louis MO. Despite being from baseball's first city I am an Atlanta Braves fan NOT a St. Louis Cardinals fan. Weird right? I am also hopelessly in love with Mizzou football.

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Chaz Mattson has great insight into most of the sports world. His favorite sports to cover are baseball and football on the professional and college levels. He has previously been a high school coach and has been both a position coach and coordinator. Moreover he is both creative and technical in his approach to writing and strategic problem solving. As a coach and player he experienced multiple undefeated and single loss seasons. As a Colorado native, he grew up watching the Broncos since 1970 and taught himself the game through watching games, research, and reading daily reports. Finally he also can give a sound opinion on the NFL, MLB, NCAA, NHL, Tennis, and Texas Hold Em strategies.