SportsLifer's Sportswriter Profile

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Cabrera on Verge of Winning Triple Crown
October 2, 2012

3,058 reads
Nationals Missing the Pitch by Shutting Down Strasburg
September 17, 2012

668 reads
New York Yankees on the Brink of Historic Collapse
September 6, 2012

807 reads
New York Yankees Do Walk of Life 210 Times; Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth Lead Team
August 25, 2012

317 reads

About The SportsLifer

Hello. Welcome to the toy department. My name is Rick Bause, a public relations manager for a world-renowned technology company dedicated to making the world a smarter planet…and a guy whose head is filled with nearly 30 years of sports column ideas. The SportsLifer is my creative outlet for those ideas.

The SportsLifer is dedicated to the fan that lives within us all. Scene and Heard was the name of my sports column in the Fitchburg Sentinel and Leominster Enterprise (Massachusetts) running five times a week through much of the 70s. Similar to the Fitchburg chronicles — and to similar musings at the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel — I will attempt to interwine the threads of sports and life in this blog, with a distinct New York accent. (What, you got a problem with that.)

Sports is the tie that binds generations. From father to son and daughter, brother to brother, sister to sister, family to family, friend to friend. There is a fabric that weaves through all of us who follow sports in America.

Here’s hoping you enjoy The SportsLifer’s perspective on the world of sports.

Favorite Athletes

Current -- Derek Jeter, Eli Manning; Vintage: Mark Messier, Walt Frazier, Lawrence Taylor, Mickey Mantle
Favorite Sports Teams

New York originals -- Yankees, Giants, Knicks, Rangers
Favorite Coaches

Vince Lombardi, Joe Torre, John Wooden, Bill Parcells
All-Time Sports Moment

Bobby Thomson's HR, 1951
Most Memorable Game Attended

Bucky Dent's HR at Fenway, 1978
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Cy Young, 511 victories
Ruth or Mays?

Ruth....greatest player ever; but Mays is the greatest living player
Unitas or Montana?

Unitas, best QB ever
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan
Gretzky or Orr?

Orr, greater than the Great One
Pele or Maradona?

Pele
Federer or Sampras?

Nadal
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Jack
Petty or Earnhardt?

Vroom...vroom...not a big NASCAR fan
ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

Big East....also Patriot League (Holy Cross)

Paul Neuman Neuman posted 871 days ago

Love it Rick. This is you at your best. What do you think of Herschel Walker as an extreme fighter at 49?
Ash Marshall posted 1262 days ago

Hey Rick,

I'd be grateful if you could check out my NFL playoff scenarios minute-by-minute story if you get a chance.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Ash
Henry Ball posted 1313 days ago

Let me know what you think if you've got a moment!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/290006-forget-the-heisman-race-for-the-maurice-clarett-award-really-heating-up

Thanks - HB
Teddy Mitrosilis posted 1315 days ago

Hey Lifer,

Mark McGwire is back with the Cardinals as a hitting instructor, but there's one thing he needs to do before he can be welcomed back to baseball... talk.

If you have time, please check out my column. Thanks!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/288485-no-mumbling-mark-mcgwire-must-open-up-during-cardinals-introduction

Teddy
Krishna Dhani posted 1375 days ago

Hey Hoping you can stop by and look at this article about the victory of the coltshttp://bleacherreport.com/articles/253807-the-colts-beat-the-beat-the-jaguars
A. Version 2.0 posted 1381 days ago

Was up Sportslifer,

2010 Hall Of Fame, who's in and who's not.

Check it out when you get the chance.

Let me know what you think. And if you like it.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/249923-just-a-look-ahead-2010-mlb-hall-of-fame-class-new-faces