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Elijah Manders joined June 2009

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About Elijah »

I am a 33 year old world-travelling, swashbuckling lunatic(I even enjoy Bill Walton's rants) who has maintained a healthy addiction to sports no matter what social group or phase in life I have been in, and usually the sorts of people I hang out with don't follow sports at all(i.e. yoga and activism). I wrote sports for my high school newspaper and since then I've mostly bored and awed friends and fans alike at knowing too much about things that they have less interest in. I suffered through the Cardinals for most of my life only to miss their Super Bowl run while travelling in India, celebrated wildly as the DBacks defeated the epically evil Yankees in 2001, and have had my heart pummelled watching the Suns since the 80's. I love pickup bball and can jump pretty high for a white man.

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Favorite Athletes

nash, cp3, bird, jordan, magic, kg, tony gwynn, walter payton, hershiser
Favorite Sports Teams

Suns, Dbacks, AZcardinals, anyone playing against the cowboys, lakers and yankees, i'm a sucker for any underdog
Favorite Coaches

Phil Jackson, Van Gundys
All Time Sports Moment

lakers/celtics 80's, Gibson/Hershiser Dodgers, dbacks over yankees 2001, huge marino duper clayton fan, buckner at 1st base,
Most Memorable Game Attended

1st MLB game at Wrigley Cubs/Braves Dale Murphy homered to win
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Consecutive NBA Titles(8, Boston Celtics)
Ruth or Mays?

Mays
Unitas or Montana?

Unitas because Montana killed my Dolphins
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan(I wish I had been alive to see Russell)
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky(not so familiar with Orr)
Pele or Maradona?

Pele
Federer or Sampras?

Federer
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Petty or Earnhardt?

Earnhardt
Schumacher or Senna?

I had to look this up and don't consider it a sport:)
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Pac 10

Latest Articles »

Los Angeles Lakers Add Ron Artest In Their Quest To Repeat

07/02/2009

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Los Angeles Lakers' Trevor Ariza Headed to Houston Rockets

07/02/2009

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Yao Ming Diagnosed With Rare Case Of Tracy McGrady Disease

06/30/2009

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Washington Wizards Trade Makes Them A Challenger in Eastern Conference

06/30/2009

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Richard O'Neal said...

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What is Joey Dorsey's real height? I talk about that and his status with the Houston Rockets in my latest article.

Please check it out and provide your comments. Much appreciated!

ro

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/231323-joey-dorsey-what-is-your-real-height

114 days ago

Mohamed E.M said...

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how are you doing? Hope you can take a look at this mad slideshow, i ll be thankful for comment

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/226091-the-fastest-way-to-be-number-one-on-br-humor

Thanks in advance
Mohamed

122 days ago

Richard O'Neal said...

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Jags are already getting bad news. Check out my latest article to find out.

Please post some comments and voice your opinion on the state of the Jaguars' franchise.

ro

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/218858-jaguars-home-preseason-games-to-be-blacked-out

135 days ago

Richard O'Neal said...

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Could Miami Heat get both Boozer and Odom?

Please let me know what you think by providing your excellent comments.

ro

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/218410-miami-heat-wade-boozer-and-odom-on-the-same-team

136 days ago

General Peppers said...

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What's happenin captain.

I just finished a piece on coincidence and T.O

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/217654-coincidence-the-mysticism-of-terrell-owens

let me know what you think

137 days ago

Richard O'Neal said...

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I'm doing it a little different this time. Check out my review of the tragic sports-related deaths in 2009. I touched on some of the biggest so far.

Please join me in discussing this tough subject by providing comments and helping to make this article a featured article on Bleacher Report.

ro

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/217836-adenhart-gatti-mcnair-and-tyson-a-tough-year-for-sports-fans-in-2009?just_published=1#page/1

137 days ago

Richard O'Neal said...

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Tracy McGrady is changing his jersey number. Tell me what you think about this by providing a comment!

ro

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/217263-mcgrady-to-change-jersey-number

138 days ago

Graham said...

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Hey Elijah (sorry for clogging your BB, I'm in a writin' mood):

I've decided to start a series which looks at B/R's great members (you can read about it more in the article I will post a link to).

In the first installment, I look at Leroy Watson. Please take a peak:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/217067-while-were-in-the-bleachers-theyre-in-the-front-row-leroy-watson

138 days ago

Graham said...

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Winning a POTD award is viewed as a great way to get recognition, and to receive praise from others. However, in some situations, it can in fact "rain on the B/R parade" because people become WAYYYY too obsessed with the thought of winning.

Please read my rambling. I'd really appreciate it.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/216069-somethings-got-to-give-potd-is-overshadowing-the-true-meaning-of-br

140 days ago

Richard O'Neal said...

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Would a Boozer trade to the Rockets make sense?

Find out in my newly published article! Please join in on the conversation and provide the great comments that I have seen from you!

If you think this article is worth a pick of the day...let me know by voting for it!

ro
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/215655-would-boozer-trade-to-houston-rockets-make-sense

141 days ago

Tyler Pollard said...

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hey check this out
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/215066-grizzlies-rolling-the-dice-with-zach-randolph

142 days ago

Richard O'Neal said...

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Just published two new articles that I would like to share with you. Please provide some great comments to spark up some debate on these two topics! I look forward to your response.
ro
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/214772-rockets-receive-nba-injury-exception
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/214794-available-centers-the-rockets-should-be-looking-at

142 days ago

Keith Schlosser said...

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Is 'Sheed the missing piece the Celtics have been searching for?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/213203-rasheed-wallace-is-now-mean-and-green

145 days ago

Tyler Pollard said...

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Hey check out my article on Shawn Marion
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/212865-shawn-marion-the-forgotten-free-agent

145 days ago

Richard O'Neal said...

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BREAKING NEWS: T-Mac for Kirilenko deal fell through?

Please comment and let me know how you feel about the trade proposal.

ro

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/212495-mcgrady-for-kirilenko-deal-fell-through

146 days ago

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