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I recently graduated from University of Mary Washington with a degree in English. Worked on the school's paper for five semesters, working as Sports Editor during my last three. Sports are my love, my passion and my life. Football and Baseball are my expertise and I have extensive knowledge in the minor league levels as well as the majors.

I am happiest when I am writing or watching sports so the smart thing seemed to be to combine the two and see if it works. So far, so good as I recently took a job here at b/r as an editing intern. Feel free to drop me a line if you need help with any articles or you are looking for some extra tips or information.

Joseph's Recent Articles

OAKLAND, CA - JUNE 07: Oscar Salazar #26 of the Baltimore Orioles sits in the dugout before their game against the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Coliseum on June 7, 2009 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Baltimore Orioles Make a Mess of Red Sox Bullpen, Comeback from Nine Down

Published 4 months ago
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Is Brian Matusz Due For a Promotion?

Published 5 months ago
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Will Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco Hit the Sophomore Slump Or Be Playoff Bound?

Published 6 months ago
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Joseph Writes About

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

Favorite Athletes

Adam Jones, Nick Markakis, Tiger Woods, Ray Lewis, Lebron James
Favorite Sports Teams

Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Ravens
Most Memorable Game Attended

Last Game at Yankee Stadium, 2003 ALCS-Boone Walk-off at Yankee Stadium
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Cy Young's 511 wins
Ruth or Mays?

Ruth
Unitas or Montana?

Unitas
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretkzy
Federer or Sampras?

Sampras
Tiger or Nicklaus?

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

ACC

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by Sayre
2 months ago

Thanks for the edit and feedback Joseph! I'm glad you like the article!
by Bryan
2 months ago

thanks for the edit and comments!
by Tim
2 months ago

Thanks for the edit and the comments. You and all the editors are really helpful.

Tim
by Sayre
2 months ago

Thanks for the edit and feedback man, I really appreciate it
by Kurt
2 months ago

Thank you for the edits. They all look good to me!
by Justin
2 months ago

Thanks for the edit and feedback.
by Kara
2 months ago

Appreciate the edits & the feedback very much!
by Tyler
2 months ago

Thanks for the edits, Joe. I'm always glad to have help.
by Pete
2 months ago

Thanks for the edit and feedback!
by Jacob
2 months ago

Thanks for the editing.
by Adamo
2 months ago

Hi, the article is my 1st import from my blog, Il Tifosi (The Fans) see it here

http://il-tifosi.blogspot.com/

The title of the post is all that gets brought across so I guess I'll have to rename them once B/R pulls them over.

Thanks for the edit & comments.

A.
by D.A.
2 months ago

thanks for the edits. appreciated.
da
by Johnathan
2 months ago

Thank you very much for your kind words. You're right, Mauer is just killing the ball right now, and who knows what his numbers might have looked like had he not been injured the first month or so of the season. But his team isn't very good this year, and that has more to do with MVP voting than most realize.

Remember, Alex Rodriguez dominated during his years in Texas and could have arguably won every year. As it turned out, he only won once. The only reason it wasn't more was because his team finished dead last every year and voters have a hard time justifying giving the award to a last place team. In their minds, the Most Valuable Player has to demonstrate that he can help his team, and must logically come from a winner. Finally though, voters couldn't ignore A-Rod's numbers and begrudgingly gave him his due.

That said, I don't know if Mauer will get it, simply because the Twins are having an awful go down the stretch here. Had they stayed in contention, I might've said otherwise. But we'll see, he certainly has the numbers.
by Joseph
3 months ago

Thanks for the edit and the feedback, Joseph! I appreciate it.
by kevin
3 months ago

Thanks for the edits and kudos, joe.

-Kevin

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