About

Hey everyone, I'm Nino, formerly a Featured Columnist for the Cleveland Indians and a Community Leader for both the MLB and Cleveland Indians section of the site. I now write about the Indians for The Cleveland Fan with some of the best producers of Tribe content on the web.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Travis Hafner, Franklin Gutierrez, Ryan Garko, Jensen Lewis, Jody Gerut, Fausto Carmona, Chris Young(P), Brian Bannister, Nick Punto, Adam Rosales, Mark Mulder, Omar Vizquel, Greg Maddux, 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

    Manny Acta, Stan Van Gundy, Nate McMillian, Lloyd Carr, Bo Schembechler, Pat Fitzgerald, Mike Leach, 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. I hope the Indians winning the World Series one day replaces this.

  • 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 (The Bug Game), I was also at the 2009 Eastern conference finals game in Cleveland where LeBron hit that crazy shot to win it

  • 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

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Big 10

Bulletin Board

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  • Thomas H. posted 1165 days ago

    Thomas H.

    Hey Nino, could you check out my article about the rising use of stats by the baseball management and how the fans should see their importance?
    Thanks, long time no see by the way.
    -Thomas

  • Pat Egan posted 1169 days ago

    Pat Egan

    Hey Im a Phillies fan but did a top 10 for the Indians

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/361256-cleveland-indians-2010-top-10-prospects?just_published=1

  • C.J. Johnson posted 1197 days ago

    C.J. Johnson

    wait, nevermind, you already did...

  • C.J. Johnson posted 1197 days ago

    C.J. Johnson

    Hey can you post an nfl mock draft?

  • J.C. Ayvazi posted 1199 days ago

    J.C. Ayvazi

    Greetings!

    Have a new article just out of the oven looking at the Dodger starting pitching. Get it while it's hot!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/342240-jcs-dodger-line-drives-feb-8-previewing-las-starters-for-2010

  • D.A. posted 1206 days ago

    D.A.

    Hey Nino --

    Here's my 2010 AL Central Preview

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/337865-das-al-central-preview

    Thanks!
    Da

  • Ash Marshall posted 1208 days ago

    Ash Marshall

    Hey Nino,

    I recently had the chance to speak with first-time Olympian John Daly. I hope you get a chance to check it out.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/336669-interviewing-an-olympian-team-usas-john-daly-talks-about-vancouver-2010

    Thanks,

    Ash

  • Steven Merriam posted 1229 days ago

    Steven Merriam

    If you could check this out and leave some feedback it would be greatly appreciated.
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/323474-a-spark-in-the-outfield-my-interview-with-chris-pettit

  • Lewie Pollis posted 1233 days ago

    Lewie Pollis

    Hey Nino,

    Are you as upset as I am?

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/320972-roberto-alomars-hof-snub-is-another-heartbreak-for-cleveland

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