Joe Yanarella
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Joe Yanarella

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I've worked as a sportswriter at two daily newspapers, written text for baseball, basketball and football cards backs for Fleer and have interned at the home of hockey maven Stan Fischler. I've also served as a managing editor at a daily newspaper, entertainment publication and most recently, Wizard Entertainment, where I helped oversee the daily operations of four national pop culture mags, four national conventions and two websites.

But my first love has always been sports dating back to when my parents took me to see Lew Alcindor (yes, it was the pre-Kareem days) and the Bucks play Walt Frazier and the Knicks.

I'm a lifelong New Yorker, except for that one year I spent in Chicago, which was the longest year of my life when Charles Smith couldn't dunk the ball when we had Jordan and the Bulls on the ropes. The New York guy took plenty of abuse that summer.

I'm also a huge college basketball buff and have been to the NCAA Tournament numerous times. I've seen Jason Kidd and Cal end Bobby Hurley's Duke career and Kerry Kittles and Nova go to three OTs vs. Old Dominion. I've had beers in Rex Chapman's sports bar 3's in Lexington and bought a CBS Sports vest off an employee for $200 in a post-game celebration of one particularly gratifying win. (But that's a whole other story)

Baseball is a huge passion of mine and I love fantasy baseball. I'm still haunted by the memory of taking Joe Carter with the No. 2 pick in 1987 and passing on Eric Davis, who went on to a 37-homer, 50-steal season.

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  • Favorite Athletes

    Bernie Williams, John Starks, Bert Jones,

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    New York Yankees,

  • Favorite Coaches

    Jeff Van Gundy, Joe Torre, Bill Parcells

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Cal-Duke NCAA Men's Basketball Game when the arena literally shook and Jason Kidd ended Bobby Hurley's college carer

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    I always thought it was Joe D's 56-game hit streak but the direction baseball has gone in the last 10-20 years, it has to be Cy Young's 511 pitching victories. We may never see anyone get to 300 again after this year.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays. I love a five-tool guy who is clearly the best overall player on the field and can beat you in multiple ways.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Johnny U. Just cuz of the high tops.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Russell. He won more titles and as a die-hard '90s Knicks fan, I hated Jordan with a passion

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky. No one could come close to doing the things he could do with a puck.

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pete. I can still remember going to see Pele and Giorgio Chinaglia play at the Meadowlands in the 1970s with the NY Cosmos

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger. There's no better competitor or clutch performer in all of sports right now

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

    Big East all the way

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  1. here is a story of another NFL Legend who has yet to get his deserved respect :

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/286573-crazy-canton-cuts-ed-meador

  2. Now that the offense is done, it is time for the defense :

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/284160-the-almost-all-time-tennessee-titans-defense

  3. As Favregeddon approaches, it's time to look back at the Packers-Vikings Rivalry and the moments that have made it a special one... Hope you like it!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/281184-green-bay-packers-vs-minnesota-vikings-the-historythe-rivalry-favre

  4. I've got that BCS rankings article up. Sent it to your email too, just covering all my bases.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/278598-bcs-rankings-week-9-miami-byu-drop-cincy-boise-scratch-their-heads

  5. Am I just venting? Or do I have a valid point? What do you think?

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/276855-sec-officiating-five-ways-to-make-it-better

  6. Hey Joe. I thought you might get a kick out of this mock interview I wrote about last night's umpiring in the Yankees-Angels game.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/275820-interview-baseball-crew-chief-speaks-out-why-hes-a-moron-satire

    Cheers,

    Ash

  7. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/272100-im-not-the-greatest-but-i-have-met-muhammad-ali

    I hope you have a chance for this one...and I hope you are fairing well!

  8. Hi Joe, how are you?

    Hi Dave, how's it going?

    I would seriously love it if you and the other admins weighed in on this one:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/271676-when-bleacher-report-gets-x-rated

    Thanks in advance.

  9. Hi Joe,

    I noticed you enjoyed Bob's interview with Ernie Banks the other day. I thought you might also enjoy this interview I conducted with him a few years back.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/266295-an-interview-with-ernie-banks-circa-2004

  10. Joe,

    I just posted a Creature Vs. Creature article on the Michigan-Michigan State game, with a link to Joe Guarr's article. Check it out, and Go Blue!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/264956-creature-vs-creature-oh-little-brother-where-art-thou-wins

    Thanks,

    Justin

  11. Joe,

    The Heisman Trophy isn't the same as it use to be. What are the faults and what can be done in order to get the bronze figurine back to where it once was?

    Don't be shy!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/264139-the-many-faults-of-college-footballs-most-prized-hardware

  12. Joe,

    I know this is a very lengthy piece, but it’s one I hope you find the time to enjoy at your leisure. It’s a fantastic biographical tribute to the greatest boxer in history, Sugar Ray Robinson. If you have the time, give it a perusal and let me know what you think.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/262970-greatness-revisited-sugar-ray-robinson-dominates-the-sweet-science

    Thanks,

    Daniel Barber aka Hotnuke

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