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Ron Wagner joined May 2009

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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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10 Questions For Julius Peppers (Assuming He'd Answer)

05/29/2009

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Carolina Panthers Fans Hope the Change We Need Is on Defense

05/29/2009

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Carolina Panthers' Coaches Have One Thing In Common: Winning

05/26/2009

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Why It's Time the Braves Gave Up on the Jeff Francoeur Experiment

05/22/2009

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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

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

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

Eric Quackenbush said...

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

195 days ago

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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