Ron Wagner joined May 2009

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Ron Wagner

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Ron remains a baseball guy in a football world, but if there's one constant in his life as a sports fan it's that he doesn't spend a lot of time basking in the glory of victory. Sure, the Atlanta Braves won 14 straight division titles but their endless playoff futility almost didn't make the '95 Series worth it. His father cursed him to be a Virginia basketball and football fan at a young age, and learning to love ACC hoops right when Ralph Sampson made the Cavaliers for the first and only time nationally relevant created a burden of impossible expectations Ron will always have to carry. He never cared much for the NFL until Charlotte landed the Panthers in '95, but after covering their home games for years for a North Carolina newspaper he was hooked. Ron counts the Arizona-Carolina playoff game in January as his best in-person NFL experience - right up until Jake's first interception.

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  • Favorite Athletes

    Michael Jordan, Ralph Sampson, Chipper Jones, John Smoltz, Dale Murphy, Jerry Rice, Barry Sanders, Bo Jackson, Ken Griffey Jr., Andruw Jones, Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, Andre Agassi, Michael Johnson

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Atlanta Braves, Carolina Panthers, Virginia Cavaliers, Furman Paladins

  • Favorite Coaches

    Coach K, Bobby Cox, George Welsh, Terry Holland

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Sid Bream beating Barry Bonds' throw home in the '92 NLCS

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Furman-Appalachian State in '05 I-AA football playoff semifinals

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Pete Maravich's 3,667 career points at LSU - in three years with no 3-point line

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Don't care

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Don't care

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

    ACC

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Thaddeus Yeiser said...

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Hey,
I enjoyed your last article about Carolina. Hope you can read mine. Enjoy!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/200451-you-werent-supposed-to-win-the-stories-that-never-were?just_published=1

168 days ago

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Blaine Spence said...

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Atlanta Braves community:
It is not too late to make a difference!
You can help. Please give a read and "pay this forward" Some things are bigger than sports.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/182116-fallen-san-francisco-49ers-et-a

190 days ago

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Griffin Cooper said...

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Hey Ron,

There was a touching moment in the Mariners game last night, made possible by the best pitcher I've ever gotten to watch - Randy Johnson. Watching history unfold inspired to me take a look at his incredible career and count down his five best moments, in my eyes. If you get a chance, take a look at it, I'd appreciate it. Thanks a lot.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/182160-the-top-five-randy-johnson-moments

-Griffin

192 days ago

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Eric Quackenbush said...

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Which I see I had already added myself as a fan.

195 days ago

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Gilligan Henry Dorpfeld said...

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What are Alter Ego's and why are they here on Bleacher Report?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/173563-br-alter-egos-what-are-they-and-why-are-they-here

- GHD

aka "Skillet"

202 days ago

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