John McKibbin

John McKibbin

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About

A retired publisher of business magazines, I'm Canadian, eh, and I reside in London, Ontario.

I see myself as a typical old-age pensioner who doesn't know all that much about baseball and needs to get a life.

If I come across as a bottom-feeder, well, you are certainly entitled to your opinion. However, I'm not nearly as big a loser as the Toronto Blue Jays have been for the past decade. Unfortunately, the Jays--I've been a fan for the past 25 years--are still my favorite team. I waste hundreds of hours every year agonizing over the team's effeteness.

Despite the latter, I believe that I'm still reasonably sane as I love old ladies, adult beverages and corned beef sandwiches, and I hate the Yankees.

THIS JUST IN...

Today (3-1-2010), I opted for fan free agency and have switched allegiance to the New York Yankees for the chance to win. Money was a non-factor. Winning is all that counts, eh. GO YANKEES!

THIS JUST IN...

Update 3-17-2010: The Yankees community kicked me out because I was deemed not arrogant enough to be a Yankees fan. When I tried to return my allegiance to the Jays, they designated me for assignment. So I'm kind of at loose ends right now, eh.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Jackie Robinson, Rube Waddell

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    New York Yankees (was a Jays fan, but opted for free agency and joined the Yankees community 3-1-2010 for the chance to win),Minnesota Vikings, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

  • Favorite Coaches

    Harry Peter "Bud" Grant, Yogi "Mr. Malaprop" Berra

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    1947 - Jackie Robinson breaks MLB's "colour line"

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    University of Manitoba slaughters Ottawa Gee Gees - 1969 CIS Football Championship

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    My Little League slowball. Nothing in the world slower. Used to bounce it up to the plate for K's.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth because he could wolf down 15 hotdogs in 10 minutes.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Fran Tarkenton

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jane Russell

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Who cares...

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Who cares...

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Who cares...

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Who cares...

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Who cares...

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Who cares...

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

    Big 10 Football & Basketball

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  • Bryan Healey posted 778 days ago

    Bryan Healey

    The Red Sox march toward glory!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/657671-boston-red-sox-continue-their-dominating-march-toward-history

  • Bryan Healey posted 780 days ago

    Bryan Healey

    Time to Panic!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/656177-red-sox-nation-this-is-the-emergency-broadcast-system

  • Matthew Falkenbury posted 1411 days ago

    Matthew Falkenbury

    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