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Nino Colla

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Nino's Bio

Hey everyone, I'm Nino, a MLB Community Leader here at B/R. If you ever have any questions leave me a note on my board. I try to read as many articles on the MLB section as I can but obviously I can't get to all of them and I apologize in advance if I can't leave a comment. Just know I do my best to read it if you take the time to write it, but between school or my job and all the other things I've committed to, time or my energy tend to get low.

My favorite sports are football and baseball. But I'm a baseball nut and I'm a die hard Indians fan, and as you can tell that's pretty much the only Ohio team I like, that doesn't really make me popular around my area. Not that I had a shot at that to begin with.

I run a complete blog that covers everything Cleveland Indians. Check out the my website link on the side if you hate me or like the Indians. I waste a lot of time updating useful roster pages and photoshoping Indians players onto heads of Super Mario characters.

I'm currently double majoring in Mass Media News Communication and Interpersonal and Public Communication at the University of Akron. I also have a job that I love for the university during the summer. Go Zips!

Other Things you should know about me: If I'm in in the car alone listening to the Indians, I will scream at the radio, it gets violent. I watch way too much television as well and have too many favorite TV shows. Back to baseball for a second. I have a passion for the game and enjoy watching it day in and day out even if my team is nauseating. I believe that is part of the beauty of the sport that makes it what it is. I've never played the game but appreciate it so much by just watching some of the players in this day and age give it their all.

Anyway, back to stuff that is less-serious. I still love the e-trade baby commercial and have a new found hatred for this AM PM commercial that is running constantly, now that the Cuba Gooding Jr. one has stopped airing. I have a weird obsession with mediocre like baseball players such as Jody Gerut and I tend to make them out to be god-like players, for some ungodly reason. I also have an extreme dislike for Jack Cust, I don't know why. I believe I know everything there is to know about everything, I have an extremely rare sense of humor that almost no one understands, but I'm sure the fact that I think the e-trade baby commercial are funny clued you into that. I also used the word extreme a lot there. I do that too.

I tend to ramble a lot, sometimes incoherently, which is probably what I'm doing now. I love to ramble, but I guess I'm starting to near the 3,000 character limit. So I'll cut it short and remove the previously awesome joke I had.

Again, If you ever have any questions, please leave a note on my board or try and send me an e-mail at ncolla29 (at) gmail dot com. Just don't spam me, I don't want to help you transport 500,000,000 dollars into the United States, as enticing as that sounds.

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  • Favorite Athletes

    Travis Hafner, Franklin Gutierrez, Ryan Garko, Jensen Lewis, Jody Gerut, Fausto Carmona, Kelly Shoppach, Greg Maddux, Chris Young(P), Brandon Webb, Brian Bannister, Nick Punto, Omar Vizquel, Jerome Bettis, Ben Roethlisberger, Willie Parker, Steve Breaston, Adrian Wilson, Jason Avant, Kyle Orton, LaMarr Woodley, James Harrison, David Harris, Philip Rivers, Colt Brennan, Chad Henne, Sidney Crosby, Mario Lemieux, Max Talbot, Jordan Staal, Marc-Andre Fleury, Evgeni Malkin, Andy Roddick, Jelena Jankovic, Novak Djokovic, Rasheed Wallace, Rashard Lewis, JJ Redick, Dwight Howard, Jarrett Jack, Charles Barkley, Jeff Gordon

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Steelers, Orlando Magic, Pittsburgh Penguins, CBB: Duke Blue Devils, Akron Zips CFB: Michigan Wolverines, Akron Zips, Youngstown State Penguins

  • Favorite Coaches

    Stan Van Gundy, Nate McMillian, Lloyd Carr, Bo Schembechler, Brian Kelly, Bill Cowher, Mike Tomlin, Chuck Noll

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Antwaan Randle El hits Hines Ward on the trick play in Super Bowl XL and seeing Bill Cowher getting the gatorade treatment.. I get goosebumps to this day watching it

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Indians Vs Tigers 2007: Casey Blake's second walk off homer in several days, Game 2 of the ALDS in 2007: Travis Hafner's walk off hit

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Cal Ripken's Consecutive Games Played

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Unitas

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan. Didn't everyone grow up a Bulls fan?

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky... or Super Mario

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer.. is that un-American?

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Nicklaus

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Petty

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Neither

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

    Big 10

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  1. Hey, I just wrote this and it was a ton of fun...if you could check it out, that would make me happy!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/215033-hi-im-billy-mays-here-for-your-favorite-mlb-team-an-ad-for-every-team

  2. Greetings baseball fans -

    Having finally overcome the gremlins that delayed this slideshow, I am happy to present at last the photographic companion to my article about covering the Dodgers as a member of the working media.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/214708-jcs-dodger-snapshots-june-27-images-from-the-press-box

  3. with the first half almost over, there have been some very pleseant surprises.
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/214921-the-top-5-pleasent-surprises-of-the-first-half

  4. Our Tribe Talk article for the week has been published:
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/214809-tribe-talk-eagerly-awaiting-fausto-carmonas-return-or-dreading-it

    Great work and thanks for participating!
    --Samantha

  5. Hey Nino,

    I might have a good read, if you are interested in Manny Ramirez shameful actions. Check me out.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/213916-manny-wont-repossess-creditability-but-we-should-laugh-at-him

  6. Hey Nino,
    This is the 2nd installment of my All-Franchise teams. Now up, the Red Sox. If you have a minute, please take a look. Thanks, Cliff
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/214069-cliff-easthams-red-sox-all-franchise-team

  7. Are these the best closers in the game, in the right order?

    You decide!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/213718-top-10-closers-at-the-halfway-mark

  8. His UZR is unbelievable. I was looking up some stats and he's the MLB's top OF.

  9. I just got to say thanks for Franklin Gutierrez. He is on fire right now. Who knew he might have a .300 ba, 20 HR and 20 SB in one season! Well the 20 SB will be the hardest this season but with a Gold-Glove I don't care that much about sb.

  10. Who is the better A-Rod,
    Alex Rodriguez or Andy Roddick?

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/212676-bigger-a-rod-andy-roddick-or-alex-rodriguez

  11. You're up for Tribe Talk this week! Here is the link to the survey:

    http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=qpqZH2zBasqVva_2fj0IDICA_3d_3d

    Please try to have answers in by Wednesday night. Thanks!

    --Samantha

  12. The next article in the "A Glance at Greatness" series is here.

    The Cleveland Indians

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/212717-a-glance-at-greatness-the-cleveland-indians-all-time-team

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