Ben Calloway joined July 2009

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Ben Calloway

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I am a huge sports fan who spends most of his focus on Chicago Cubs baseball and Duke Blue Devils basketball. I like to provide the reader with quality information that they would find useful. I like to write Game Recaps, Opinion, and Breaking News articles. I get extremely busy when the MLB Trade Deadline rolls around, as I provide a daily round-up of rumors around the league.

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  • Favorite Athletes

    Ryan Theriot (very under-rated)

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Chicago Cubs, Duke Blue Devils, Tennessee Titans, Sacramento Kings

  • Favorite Coaches

    Lou Piniella, Bob Brenly, Coach K, Steve Mariucci, Rick Adelman

  • All Time Sports Moment

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Cubs vs. Tigers; June 23rd, 2009

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Petty

  • Schumacher or Senna?

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

    ACC

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    Matt Trueblood commented on Chicago Cubs Off-Season Analysis

    I wrote this morning about a possible solution to the problem of Granderson's struggles against lefties, and I encourage you to read. Still, it's no sure-fire...

    • 1 replies – here are the latest…
    • Michael Ashkenasi replied…

      The Cubs should just bite the bullet and do the following: 1) Bradley for Burrell. Cubs...

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    Ben Calloway commented on Chicago Cubs Off-Season Analysis

    Matt, thanks for your kind words. I totally agree with you on the changing plans. Earlier it was Chone Figgins, then Luis Castillo, now Curtis Granderson....

    • 4 replies – here are the latest…
    • David Kreiman replied…

      Yep - you are right about Bradley. Hopefully they can get something back for him. Would...

    • Ben Calloway replied…

      Absolutely. Of course they would have to come at the right price though.

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    William Fisher commented on Chicago Cubs Offseason Analysis

    I'm fine w/ Marmol closing and if Lou can live w/ Bradley, I can, even if he starts sporadically. Our biggest need is someone who can...

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    New Article: Chicago Cubs Off-Season Analysis

    With rumors spreading and the off-season well under way, I felt it was time to discuss a few of potential moves for the Chicago Cubs...

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    Ben Calloway commented on Halladay and Granderson Perfect Fits as Chicago Cubs—Neither Likely to Be One

    Highest payroll in the league? No. The Cubs don't have the highest payroll in the NL, and are far behind the Yankees in the AL.

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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

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    Lars Hanson said...

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    Thanks for the edit and feedback ben

    79 days ago

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    Robert Domaine said...

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    Hello Ben, I would like you to take a look at this article and leave your support in the comment area. I would love to see this story make a difference. Pass it around! Thanks

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/224275-ny-giants-george-martin-the-forgotten-hero

    96 days ago

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    frank provenzano said...

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    No articles about the annual cubbie freefall, haha

    106 days ago

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    Ben Aikey said...

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    It's no problem at all. I apologize if I came off as a bit harsh, but I do that to try and push each writer to their fullest potential. If you'd like me to look at anything else in the future, just link it on my bulletin board. Good luck to you.

    110 days ago

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    Ben Aikey said...

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    In spite of this, breaking news is supposed to be analyzed, not just reported in a cut and dry style. The article was barely long enough to be used on a ticker at the bottom of a sports show. My point is this. If you're only going to break the story and not go into any details or analyze it in any way, it's not going to get a high rating by any editor or an abundance of reads.

    110 days ago

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      MLB Trade Rumors Roundup: July 27

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      MLB Trade Rumor Roundup: July 26

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