Matt Anaya's Sportswriter Profile

Matt Anaya joined May 2009

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Matt was born in central Illinois, grew up in suburban Chicago, played baseball at a couple junior colleges, and graduated from Southern Illinois University with a major in TV production. Now at StaticMultimedia.com, TheBleacherReport.com, Starpulse.com, Filmcatcher.com, TheHoopDoctors.com, NationalSportsNation.com, SportsMixed.com, and FanFever.com Matt will provide you with insightful wit and a eager eye for sports. When Matt is not watching sports or listening to rap music he enjoys reality TV, watching movies, girls, texting and being controversial, LOL.

Follow me at Twitter.com/Shmattshmanaya and at 2muchswag.blogspot.com.

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Favorite Athletes

Jordan, Rose, Sosa, Glenn Robinson
Favorite Sports Teams

Bulls, Bears, Cubs
Favorite Coaches

Matt Painter, Bruce Weber
All Time Sports Moment

Bulls winning the lottery, Devin Hester's Super Bowl return, Paxson for 3!!
Most Memorable Game Attended

Jordan 54 points
Most Unbreakable Sports Record
Ruth or Mays?

Bonds
Unitas or Montana?

Grossman
Jordan or Russell?

Lebron
Gretzky or Orr?

I don't watch hockey, I am an American
Pele or Maradona?

Cristiano
Federer or Sampras?

Feds
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Barkley
Petty or Earnhardt?

Smoke Tony Stewart
Schumacher or Senna?

The Iceman Kimi Raikkonen
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Big Ten

Latest Articles »

Chicago Bulls Roster Shaping Up: Squeezing Under the Luxury Tax

10/15/2009

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Season's Over, Cub Fans

08/14/2009

271 reads 11 comments 1 likes

MLB Power Rankings: Pretenders or Contenders?

08/03/2009

477 reads 6 comments 1 likes

Dear Alfonso Soriano

07/29/2009

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Matt King said...

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Hey Matt,

I know you enjoyed my NBA Draft Suits slideshow so much, so I thought my might like to see my latest attempt at grading fashion in sports. I'm sure you'll agree with all my opinions.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/252712-project-putaway-grading-the-us-open-fashions

Thanks,

Matt King

74 days ago

FreeDurant.com said...

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Hey,

I know you are a big NBA fan and if you are a true NBA then you know of the travesty that is currently happening in Oklahoma City. I am not talking about the Sonics moving there, I am talking about Kevin Durant being held captive on that team.

The team is stuck in a perpetual cycle of rebuilding. How are they going to resign all those high draft picks? They can’t offer everyone one of those guys over $10M a year and if they sign Durant to the max offer of $14M a year, which they’ll have to, then they cannot afford to sign a good supporting cast to help him win.

So, what I am asking for you is to come help me out with FreeDurant.com and write little posts about why it would be great for Durant to come to your city and help your team win a championship.
If you are interested go here: http://www.freedurant.com/about there is an email link on the bottom of that page.

Let’s create a storm to get Durant out of OKC to a place where he can win a championship!

And the site is going to be going through some revamp soon, just taking a while to get the graphics done.

114 days ago

VSN Writers said...

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http://chicitysports.com/2009/07/31/looking-for-writers/

New Chicago Sports site ....www.chicitysports.com...is looking for writers. Dedicated writers who want their work to be featured on our site need to check this out. The site features news/updates for all Chicago area teams. So far we're looking for writers for the Bears, Cubs, White Sox, Bulls, and Blackhawks. Your work is good so I hope you decide to give it a look....if you are a die-hard fan of any chicago team...you'll dig this.

116 days ago

Richard Marsh said...

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A real piece of history to show you why we are where we are today. Enjoy and comment if you choose too, please.http://bleacherreport.com/articles/221859-anatomy-of-a-franchise-new-york-mets-part-v-grants-tomb

126 days ago

Tyler Pollard said...

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Hey check out my latest Article.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/221503-analyzing-the-forgotten-nba-team

126 days ago

Chase Sanford said...

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Hey Matt,

I just published an article about Dwyane Wade leaving Converse to sign with Team Jordan. What does this mean for Converse and Team Jordan? Is this just a business move, or could Wade be planning on being in Chicago soon? Check out my article if you get the chance, comments/feedback are always appreciated!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/220224-d-wade-leaves-converse-to-join-team-jordan-hint-he-is-going-to-chicago

129 days ago

Matthew Falkenbury said...

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Hey,

After the great success of my first article about the uniform numbers 1-10, I have come back with the next installment, with the best players to wear the uniform numbers 11-20. I hope you can take a look and even comment on my choices. Thanks in advance!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/217379-best-current-baseball-players-by-uniform-number-11-20

- Matthew Falkenbury

134 days ago

Richard Marsh said...

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Take a peak at my blast at my team, the New York Mets. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/216827-2009-ny-mets-mid-season-report-wait-until-next-year.

Also I have created a blog called Rsmclosersblog@blogspot.com

135 days ago

Danny Sisto said...

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/213560-kosuke-fukudome-ideal-lead-off-man

Saw you were a Cubs fan, maybe gimme some feedback?

140 days ago

Bob Warja said...

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Yeah Matt, Fontenot has been awful this year, which really surprises me because I liked little Mikey and thought he would be a good offensive player.

141 days ago

Allen Lopp said...

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How is that?
Zobist is an all-star, Branyan was snubbed, Aaron Hill has 20 homers, and the list goes on

141 days ago

Allen Lopp said...

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looks like you were wrong about everyone of your picks in players that will slow down stats wise

141 days ago

Bob Warja said...

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A fun read...major league baseball alphabet.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/189150-come-to-think-of-it-an-ode-to-baseball-a-z

178 days ago

Bob Warja said...

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Matt, that is one wild profile picture, I must say!

A belated welcome to B/R. my friend. I am the Cubs Community leader, so if I can help you in any way, let me know. I look forward to you continuing your fine writing. You can also help the community by reading other Cubs articles and commenting as much as possible.

Thanks, Bob

179 days ago

JW Nix said...

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check this out

I think you may like it

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/179496-herb-mul-key-better-than-invincible

188 days ago

Matt 's Achievements & Awards (4) »

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Hot Read: Bronze Medal

Chicago Bulls Roster Shaping Up

Received 1,000 Reads • July 21, 2009
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Hot Read: Bronze Medal

Shawn Marion Traded To Mavs in Complica…

Received 1,000 Reads • July 09, 2009
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Great Debate: Bronze Medal

The Top 10 Players In The NBA

Received 25 comments • July 06, 2009
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Hot Read: Bronze Medal

Top 2009 NBA Free Agents

Received 1,000 Reads • June 15, 2009

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