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Thomas's Bio

Born and raised in Chicago, as a child of the 80's I had the great fortune of growing up when nearly all of our franchises were at their peak. While unfortunately much of that luster is gone now, my devotion to all things sports never faded. My first love has always been and will always be baseball, and even though I'm a die-hard White Sox fan, I do care enough about the game that I enjoy following the progress of other teams (even those not-so-cuddly losers on the North Side). I also have a great interest in basketball, football and hockey, and as a University of Illinois grad-- I love following my Fighting Illini.

After torturing my friends, ex-girlfriends, and roommates with my incessant rants about sports, it's time that I turned it into something constructive. Enjoy my occasionally ridiculous musings.

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The Short List facts and information about Thomas Barbee

Favorite Sports Teams

Chicago White Sox, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bears, Illinois Fighting Illini, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

All Time Sports Moment

I've got two in my lifetime. 1) Michael Jordan's game-winning shot against the Jazz in Game 6, 1998. 2) Kirk Gibson's Game 1 1988 game winning homer.

Most Memorable Game Attended

Any of the Bulls games attended during their playoff runs, especially the 72-10 season.

Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Probably most single season pitching records

Ruth or Mays?

The Babe, only cause the dude could pitch AND hit.

Unitas or Montana?

If I were older I'd probably say Unitas, but Montana was the man.

Pele or Maradona?

Pele, always.

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

Big 10

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  1. by Daniel
    1 day ago

    No problem. As I said in the feedback, it was really well done. Keep up the good work my friend.

  2. by Jake
    9 days ago

    visit my blog at bearsbacker.com
    thanks,
    Jake

  3. by Bob
    11 days ago

    thanks for the add

  4. by Ryan
    14 days ago

    Not a problem! I really hope people read your article. Derrek Lee was on PTI this week and he even admitted that the rivalry is purely a media concoction. The players could care less.

  5. by Onalee
    about 1 month ago

    Thomas, I'm not working in firefox today so here's some editor's feedback.

    Awesome article! I just made some stylistic changes, mainly separating your paragraphs so the article flows nicely. Make sure everything checks out to your liking—keep up the great work!

  6. by JJ
    2 months ago

    Hey, just a reminder to keep an eye on your mailbox tonight. I'm looking forward to your responses!

  7. by Joe
    3 months ago

    just wait, i got a letter to sam zell coming up. i know that as a sox fan you will enjoy my pleading to keep wrigley, well, wrigley.

  8. by Stew
    3 months ago

    thanks for selecting my article as a pick of the day

  9. by JJ
    3 months ago

    I don't think the Detroit series will be that bad. We've played them really well over the last two years and, hell, they just got swept by the Royals. I would love nothing more than for the Tigers to start the year off 0-6...

  10. by Joe
    3 months ago

    Thanks for the add. Although I'm not sure how happy I am to have a South Sider on my fans page. =)

  11. by JJ
    3 months ago

    Sweet. What's your e-mail? I'm going to send out a few questions after the Detroit game Sunday night. I want to have the preview up sometime during or after the home opener on Monday, so if you find time to get back to me then, that'd be awesome.

    I'm looking forward to hearing your responses, man. I've enjoyed the stuff you've written so far--keep it up.

  12. by JJ
    3 months ago

    Hey Thomas--

    I'm trying to get some Sox fans together here on BR to do a little roundtable after the Detroit series, and I'd love for you to be a part of it. Shoot me a message back if you're interested and I'll let you know the details.

  13. by JJ
    3 months ago

    Thanks for your comment on my predictions, and excellent article on the Sox. 46 minutes until it all starts again...go Sox!

  14. by Ryan
    3 months ago

    Thomas, that was an excellent first article. It was smart, but not the ill-fated ramblings of a fanatic. I look forward to more good pieces from you.

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