Blaine Spence joined March 2009

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Blaine Spence

About Blaine »

I live in beautiful Redding California and have been a die-hard 'Niner's fan since before the glory years. I have six beautiful children ages 2,8,13,15,16, and 18. My oldest son is a Cowboy's fan (not sure where I went wrong there!). My wife is a Raider's fan (they say opposites attract-or is it attack?). I also like the San Francisco Giants, The New York Yankees (yep it's true), the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Sacramento Kings. Strange line up I know, but I can explain.
I blame it all on my dad and his being from Southern California. He likes the Dodgers, Rams, and Lakers. When my two brothers and I would watch sporting events with my dad, my brothers would always root with my dad and I (always having to be different) would root for whomever they were playing against. Hence, the Niners, Giants, and Yankees (back in the 70's as some of you may recall, the Yankees and Dodgers met several time in the fall classic). The Lakers were the only team of his that I adopted-I guess that doesn’t say much for the Warriors, but I just don't remember the Lakers and Warriors as a great rivalry. The Kings weren’t in Sacramento back then, but now that they are, they are the closest thing Redding has to a local team.
Well, enough about that, I am here because of the 49ers and some of the great articles that B/R writers have posted-just want to be a part of it!

The Shortlist »

  • Favorite Athletes

    Ronnie Lott, Joe Montana, Steve Young, Roger Craig, Dwight Clark, "Donnie Baseball"

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Forty Niners, Giants, Lakers, Kings, Yankees

  • Favorite Coaches

    Bill Walsh, Billy Martin, Dusty Baker, Joe Torre, George Seifert

  • All Time Sports Moment

    "The Catch", Dan Bunz and the 49er D's goal line stand in Super Bowl XVI, and the 1980 Men's Olympic hockey team's win over the Soviet Union. "Do you believe in miracles? Yes!"

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Kings Vs. Magic-Shaq's rookie season

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Consecutive games hitting streak.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Is there any doubt-Montana.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Kobe...ok....Jordan.

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    McEnroe

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Petty by a mile (so to speak).

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Does anybody really care?

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

    Pac 10

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Andrea Claire said...

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Thought you might get a kick out of this
Hope all is well :)

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/295151-home-for-the-holidays-cornbread-cranberries-and-chaos?just_published=1

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Tyler Mascaro said...

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HELLO THERE!!

I would love if you could take a look at my new article. Thank you in advance.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/295011-interview-travis-shelton-ready-for-nfl-return?just_published=1

-Tyler

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    Curt Schilling is a Hall Of Famer.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/294837-an-argument-for-an-a-hole-why-curt-schilling-is-a-hall-of-famer

    18 hours ago

    Kevin Bertha said...

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    You tell me. Is Josh Hamilton still a role model?

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/294809-is-josh-hamilton-still-a-role-model?just_published=1

    19 hours ago

    Kevin Bertha said...

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    You tell me. Is Josh Hamilton still a role model?

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/294809-is-josh-hamilton-still-a-role-model?just_published=1

    19 hours ago

    Hotnuke said...

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    Blaine,

    Pick your pleasure. You can either check out my recap of the fabulous Dolphins win over the Panthers last night, or my preview of the upcoming contest between the Heat and the Raptors; or you could check them both out.

    If you have the time to check either of them out, let me know what you think…lol

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/294244-miami-carolina-dreams-do-come-true-dolphins-eat-panthers-in-24-17-win

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/294371-miami-toronto-raptors-just-the-tonic-for-what-ails-dwyane-wade-and-heat

    As always, thanks a bunch,

    Daniel Barber aka Hotnuke

    1 day ago

    John Lorge said...

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    What does it take to win the NBA's MVP Award? I put a lot of work in to try to find out:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/294396-nba-mvp-award-what-it-takes-to-win-the-maurice-podoloff-trophy

    1 day ago

    Richard Langford said...

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    In case you were wondering what a day in the fabulous life of Tom Cable was like, or are just in need of a good laugh, you may enjoy this:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/292807-a-day-in-the-life-of-tom-cable-part-one

    1 day ago

    Leroy Watson said...

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    Thanks B!

    Yeah, this one meant a lot. Subject matter, timing, everything. Definitely meant a lot. Thanks for knowing that.

    OL

    4 days ago

    JW Nix said...

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    tell me your thoughts :

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/292018-time-to-stop-pandering-to-quarterbacks-and-suspend-brady-quinn

    5 days ago

    Leroy Watson said...

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    Hi Brother B! How are you?

    I've returned to active duty for this article (don't know just yet if I will be able to build some momentum; we'll see.)

    My preview of Memphis-Kansas in basketball:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/291827-memphis-kansas-the-long-awaited-rematch-has-a-much-different-feel

    Stop by and take a look if you get a minute and let me know what you think.

    5 days ago

    Josh Dhani said...

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    I attended the Patriots-Colts game last night and it was just great. The best Colts' game I have ever been to! I hope you can check this out:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/291567-colts-pats-controversial-4th-down-call-saves-colts-for-victory-35-34

    THANKS!

    5 days ago

    Teddy Mitrosilis said...

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    Hey Blaine,

    At some point, we need to see that the NFC isn't just a group of frauds. If you have time, please check out my column. Thanks!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/291231-nfc-east-cant-be-this-fraudulent-can-it

    Teddy

    5 days ago

    Kevin Bertha said...

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    I hope you like this article.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/291133-proving-my-point-on-college-baseball-an-interview-with-tanner-lorenz

    6 days ago

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      The Legend That Is Arthur Ashe

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      Received 50 comments • June 21, 2009

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      Outreach of Hope: The Dave Dravecky Story

      Received 50 comments • May 28, 2009

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      The San Francisco 49ers All-"No" Team, …

      Received 25 comments • October 08, 2009

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      Craig Heyward: A Man Called "Ironhead"

      Received 1,000 Reads • September 26, 2009

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      The San Francisco 49ers' All-"No" Team,…

      Received 1,000 Reads • June 21, 2009

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      The New York Yankees' Forgotten Bullpen

      Received 25 comments • May 20, 2009

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