John Parent's Sportswriter Profile

John Parent joined May 2009

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About John »

My beautiful wife, Valerie and I have three children along with a couple of cats and a couple of dogs. I closely follow Detroit Tigers baseball as well as most of the other sports. I attended Bowling Green State University where I majored in English. I currently work as a car rental manager, while holding out hope of becoming the next lottery winner.

While I frequently post articles here, you can find more of my work covering the Detroit Tigers at my website, http://tigerstracks.com.

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Favorite Athletes

Lou Whitaker, Cecil Fielder, Mike Schmidt, Clyde Drexler, Warren Moon, Miguel Cabrera, Brandon Inge, Billy Chapel and Barry Bonds
Favorite Sports Teams

Detroit Tigers, Penn State, Houston Rockets
Favorite Coaches

Sparky Anderson, Joe Paterno
All Time Sports Moment

Kirk Gibson's homerun, 1988 world series game 1
Most Memorable Game Attended

Tigers/Mariners June 1997, Justin Thompson stuck out Ken Griffey Jr thrice and made him look terrible each time
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Cy Young's 511 career wins
Ruth or Mays?

Mays
Unitas or Montana?
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky
Pele or Maradona?
Federer or Sampras?

Federer
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Petty or Earnhardt?
Schumacher or Senna?
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Big 10

Latest Articles »

Detroit Tigers by the Numbers: Ron LeFlore

10/21/2009

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Detroit Tigers Need Upgrade at Shortstop

10/19/2009

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Tigers by the Numbers: Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez

09/21/2009

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Carlos Guillen is Key for Tigers' Pennant Chances

08/31/2009

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Paul Swaney said...

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John-

Finally got caught up on your numbers pieces. Nice work as usual...

If you have a chance, please check out:

www.stadiumjourney.com

Also, if you're on Facebook, please go to the Stadium Journey page to become a fan and follow our progress. Thanks for your support!
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Stadium-Journey/109738313287?ref=ts

41 days ago

Keith Schlosser said...

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In wake of the ALCS, please check out my interview with the former Yankee and Angel, the truly inspirational, Jim Abbott!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/272194-inspirational-words-from-former-yank-and-angel

43 days ago

Ron Tepper said...

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John
Looking more and more like your Tigers vs the Yankees in Round 1

68 days ago

D.A. said...

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Hey John

Here's a full awards analysis update to go along with week 21's power ranking, where the Tigers are making the biggest noise.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/249969-mlb-power-rankings-week-21-these-tigers-are-prowling

Thanks,
DA

80 days ago

Alec Miller said...

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Me VS MLB Network

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/245377-me-vs-mlb-network-top-9-unbreakable-records

87 days ago

Greg Eno said...

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Hi John....

My latest, about scoreboard watching:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/244605-september-baseball-one-eye-on-your-team-one-eye-elsewhere

89 days ago

D.A. said...

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Hey John

Miguel Cabrera IS the AL MVP.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/243958-miguel-cabrera-is-the-american-leagues-most-valuable-player

-DA

91 days ago

Richard O'Neal said...

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Former Kentucky Coach Arrested for Drunken Driving

Please read and add comments on your thoughts about the ever-growing problem of alcohol on our roads.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/243530-third-times-a-charm-billy-gillispie-arrested-for-dui

ro

91 days ago

D.A. said...

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Hey John,

Here's a complete prediction of how I think the AL Central will end up -- with a surprise at the end:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/241814-analyzing-the-race-to-the-bottom-that-is-the-al-central

Thanks,
Daniel

94 days ago

Greg Eno said...

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Hi John....

My latest, about Brandon Inge and his bad knees.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/240743-brandon-inge-turning-in-one-of-the-gutsiest-performances-ever-in-detroit

96 days ago

D.A. said...

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Hey John,

This is week two of the debate series. Which hat should Piazza wear into the Hall of Fame? Dodgers or Mets?
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/239112-debate-which-hat-should-mike-piazza-wear-in-cooperstown

Thanks,
Daniel

99 days ago

Taylor Rummel said...

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Hey John,

Ever wonder why professional athletes go broke?:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/238022-why-professional-athletes-are-going-broke-and-what-we-can-do-about-it

Feedback is appreciated.

Thanks!

100 days ago

Mohamed E.M said...

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Hi mate!
This my latest insane slide show I hope you enjoy it
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/238030-br-in-the-pre-history

Thanks in advance!
Mo

100 days ago

Mike Kent said...

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What does baseball have to learn from football?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/238232-what-does-baseball-need-to-learn-from-football

100 days ago

Greg Eno said...

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Hi John!
A look back at an infamous incident that occurred in Detroit 40 years ago

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/236743-billy-martins-pattern-of-self-destruction-began-in-detroit-40-years-ago

103 days ago

John's Achievements & Awards (2) »

Great Debate [article title]

Great Debate: Bronze Medal

10 Most Pivotal Deadline Deals in Tiger…

Received 25 comments • July 23, 2009
Hot Read [article title]

Hot Read: Bronze Medal

Brandon Inge: All-Star On and Off the Field

Received 1,000 Reads • June 25, 2009

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