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Eric Balkman

Published writer and editor

After serving as the sports editor for The Advance-Titan in Oshkosh, Wis., Balkman has also written sports features and covered football, women's gymnastics, men's soccer, men's swimming & diving, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field all at the collegiate level.

Balkman has also been published on Sportsfaith.com and has written press releases for the Fantasy Football Players Championship. Balkman was one of the editors for Sam Hendricks' book "Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting."

Balkman currently resides in Appleton, Wisconsin. You can subscribe to the RSS feed of his blog, craftybalky.com, follow him on Twitter @ericbalkman and become a fan of him on Facebook.

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  • Favorite Athletes

    Gilbert Arenas, Andrew Bogut, Anquan Boldin, Dave Brown, Terrell Buckley, Brian Butch, Sam Cassell, Cecil Cooper, Warrick Dunn, Brett Favre, Corey Hart, Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Redd, Cal Ripken, Jr., Alex Rodriguez, Deion Sanders, Bill Spiers, Al Thornton, Dwyane Wade, Charlie Ward, Reggie White, Yao Ming

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Wisconsin Badgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee Bucks, Marquette Golden Eagles, Green Bay Packers, Florida State Seminoles

  • Favorite Coaches

    Bobby Bowden, Mike Holmgren

  • All Time Sports Moment

    The Green Bay Packers defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    September 20, 1992: Don Majkowski gets injured; Brett Favre replaces him; Favre throws 35-yard touchdown to Kitrick Taylor with 19 seconds left; Packers 24, Bengals 23: A legend is born. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE-0PEN2kGU -- Still my favorite video on YouTube

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Major League Baseball's Cy Young's 511 career wins as a pitcher.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Nicklaus

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Petty

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher

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

    Big 10

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  • JW Nix posted 739 days ago

    JW Nix

    controversy begats controversy :
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/341445-cantons-voters-once-again-show-they-know-nothing-about-football

  • Erik Frenz posted 742 days ago

    Erik Frenz

    Hey Eric,

    In case you need some help deciding on who to root for in the Super Bowl, here's my article w/ some tips for you.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/339035-how-to-pick-a-super-bowl-team-if-your-team-isnt-playing

    Comments are always appreciated. Thanks for reading!

    -Erik

  • Matthew Falkenbury posted 1008 days ago

    Matthew Falkenbury

    Hey,

    In 1996, The Yankees had a magical season that would end with a World Championship. In this article, I take a look at the first time I thought the season could be special, a game vs. the Seattle Mariners on May 14th, 1996 at Yankee Stadium, Dwight Gooden on the mound, the rest is history. Please take a look and comment as well. Thanks in advance

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/175365-the-day-i-knew-the-96-yankees-were-special

    - Matthew Falkenbury

  • Stephen Meyer posted 1008 days ago

    Stephen  Meyer

    Hey Eric,

    Ryan Zimmerman’s hit streak halted at 30 games last night. As one streak ends, another is admired. Read about how Joe DiMaggio forever redefined ’56,’ and how his feat may never be broken. It is a record that thankfully cannot be broken through steroid use, and represents all that was once right in a game that has since gone so wrong.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/175186-one-streak-ends-another-is-admired-how-joe-dimaggio-redefined-56

    Thanks in advance!

    -Stephen (Heartbeat of the Bronx)