Dean Hybl
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Dean's Bio

As long as I can remember, sports have been a big part of my life. I learned to read at age four so I could read the back of my baseball cards. As a kid, I lived and died with the Baltimore Orioles and Dallas Cowboys of the 1970s and early 1980s. In College I worked in the Sports Information Office at James Madison University and then spent a year interning with the Philadelphia Eagles and Richmond Braves. I then spent 15 years as a Sports Information Director and Assistant Athletic Director before leaving the sports world. But, sports is in my blood and I've created my new blog -Sports Then and Now- as my attempt to analyze the events shaping today's sports world through the context of how they relate to the history of sports.

I also am enjoying the opportunity to write about the Baltimore Orioles and other baseball news for BaseballReflections.com as well as writing my observations about the Orioles and other sports for Bleacher Report.

Dean Writes About

The Short List What Dean thinks about sport's most pressing questions

  • Favorite Athletes

    Calvin Hill, Boog Powell, Roger Staubach, Randall Cunningham, Hank Aaron, Joe Montana, Reggie White, Eric Allen, Walt Frazier, Michael Jordan, Cal Ripken, Eddie Murray, Brooks Robinson, Jim Palmer, Drew Pearson

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Baltimore Orioles, pre-1989 Dallas Cowboys,

  • Favorite Coaches

    Earl Weaver

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Super Bowl VI

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    1989 49ers vs. Eagles (Montana threw 4 TDs in fourth quarter)

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    DiMaggio's hitting streak

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Petty

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Senna

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

    ACC

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  1. Dean,

    Here's the link to the piece. Take a gander and let me know what you think...;-)

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/284635-best-money-can-buy-new-york-yankees-27th-title-no-real-accomplishment

    Thanks,

    Daniel Barber aka Hotnuke

  2. Hi Dean-
    Please take a look when you have a chance. The complete rankings of each MLB stadium...

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/284289-stadium-journeys-best-baseball-stadium-2009?just_published=1

  3. If you have a moment, I'm still determined to put the word out on this kid:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/277835-benjarvus-green-ellis-who-is-this-guy-anyway

    If I'm wrong about him, oh well. If I'm right, I'm really smart.

  4. In wake of the ALCS, please check out my interview with the former Yankee and Angel, the truly inspirational, Jim Abbott!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/272194-inspirational-words-from-former-yank-and-angel

  5. Hi Dean...

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/270680-monday-morning-humble-pie-and-a-side-of-crow

    Feel free to lift it or pass it on to your Boston point guy.

  6. Can you imagine why I'm not THE featured columnists for the Mets? I'm only posting here now as you know nothing new or exclusive to the BR. Everything that goes to you or Fan Huddle first appears on my blog.The BR has disappointed me greatly. I have been very unhappy with the changes and I now see that many of their best writers have gone elsewhere. They got too big too fast and lost their core. Shame.

  7. At long last the second part of the 49ers All "No" team is here:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/268746-the-san-francisco-49ers-all-no-team-pt-2-the-linemen

  8. The NY Yankees and the media are trying to manipulate you.

    Yankee propaganda must be exposed as lies and crushed before it can spread any further.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/261540-exposing-the-ny-yankee-propaganda-machine

  9. Thanks Dean! I was unsure about those ellipses, and second guessed myself afterward.

    I really enjoyed your piece!

  10. Check this out. I like watching the O's play. They have some good young talent, but this year, yeah, about that, it's pretty much over. It's no sweat though, noone went into this year expecting the O's to compete; not even the O's themselves. Here, I predict what the O's will look like in 2010. They look pretty darn good, IMO.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/246366-orioles-predicting-the-2010-starting-rotation-and-lineup

  11. Dean -

    Here is a different take on Pete Rose, and whether or not he should be allowed into the Hall of Fame.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/242626-pete-rose-killed-mario-soto

  12. Hey Dean,

    I'd appreciate you taking a look at my latest article about the Arnold Palmer drink.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/240449-arnold-palmers-greatest-legacy-the-arnold-palmer

  13. Hello Dean, I would like you to take a look at this article and leave your support in the comment area. I would love to see this story make a difference. Pass it around! Thanks

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/224275-ny-giants-george-martin-the-forgotten-hero

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