Elijah Manders

Elijah Manders

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About

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.

Short List

  • 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:)

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

    Pac 10

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  • Richard O'Neal posted 1386 days ago

    Richard O'Neal

    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

  • Richard O'Neal posted 1407 days ago

    Richard O'Neal

    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

  • Richard O'Neal posted 1408 days ago

    Richard O'Neal

    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

  • General Peppers posted 1409 days ago

    General Peppers

    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

  • Richard O'Neal posted 1409 days ago

    Richard O'Neal

    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

  • Richard O'Neal posted 1410 days ago

    Richard O'Neal

    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

  • Graham posted 1410 days ago

    Graham

    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

  • Graham posted 1412 days ago

    Graham

    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

  • Richard O'Neal posted 1413 days ago

    Richard O'Neal

    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

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