Shawn Krest

Shawn Krest

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About

Since leaving his job as a bank executive nine years ago, Shawn Krest has written hundreds of articles for a combined audience of more than 20 million readers. He was the co-author of the 2007 Pro Football Prospectus and his NFL column won third place in the 2005 PFWA writing contest. His work has appeared in The Sporting News, Southwest Airlines Spirit Magazine, AOL's Asylum page, and the official game programs for the MLB All Star Game and LCS. He has been yelled at by Peerless Price (but who hasn't?) and kicked by Don King's bodyguards in the bowels of Madison Square Garden.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Jose Cruz, Rocky Bleier, Manute Bol, Kassim Ouma, Hollis Thomas

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Yankees,

  • Favorite Coaches

    Billy Martin, Sam Wyche

  • All Time Sports Moment

    1. Chris Webber calls time out. They don't have any time outs left!2. George W. Bush breaks off a strike, with movement, for his first pitch at the first World Series game after 9/11

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    1. Maddux vs. Schilling in Philadelphia, late 1990s. Double complete game 2-1 final. 2. Bills - Broncos season opener 2007. Kevin Everett gets hit on the opening kickoff and doesn't get up.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Number of consecutive no hitters thrown: 2, by Johnny Vander Meer

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Mia Hamm

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Petty

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    what now?

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

    ACC

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  • Francisco E. Velazquez posted 978 days ago

    Francisco E. Velazquez

    Post-fight Cotto/Clottey Clash: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/198884-cotto-clashes-with-clottey-holds-on-to-wbo-title-amid-bizzare-fight/page/2

    Perhaps a Pacman/Cotto fight is inevitable...

  • MCM Traynor posted 979 days ago

    MCM Traynor

    Shawn, please check out my Cotto-Clottey preview/prediction. Should be a great good-old fashioned fight.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/198256-miguel-cotto-vs-joshua-clottey-roughing-up-a-tough-division?just_published=1

    Thanks and enjoy...

    MCM

  • Ryan Droege posted 1010 days ago

    Ryan Droege

    Nice piece, Shawn!