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Nick Burger

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A major in Mass Communications, Nick is a big fan of the San Jose Sharks and San Francisco Giants and has a passion for hockey and baseball in general. Originally from Illinois, Nick also roots for the Chicago White Sox.

Nick's favorite sports columnists include David Pollak, Mike Wilbon, Tony Kornheiser, and Tim Cowlishaw.

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  • Favorite Athletes

    Patrick Marleau, Pablo Sandoval, Paul Konerko, Mike Matheny, Joe Thornton, Dany Heatley, Torrey Mitchell, Jeremy Roenick, Mike Ricci, Vincent Damphousse, Barry Bonds, Barry Zito, Nick Swisher, Joe Montana, Omar Vizquel, Juan Uribe, Joe Pavelski, J.T. Snow, Tim Lincecum, Rich Aurilia, Robb Nen, Mark Buehrle, Bobby Jenks, Mike Richards, Peyton Manning, Joe Sakic, Jason Varitek, David Perron, Mike Cameron, Jamie Moyer, Rob Blake, Owen Nolan, Walter Payton, Nicklas Lidstrom, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Brian Wilson, Kirk Rueter, Alex Ovechkin, and many more.

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    San Jose Sharks, San Francisco Giants

  • Favorite Coaches

    Ozzie Guillen, Todd McLellan, Dusty Baker, Joe Torre

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Barry Bonds' 756th home run

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Mike Ricci's hat trick on fan appreciation day against the Dallas Stars at the Shark Tank on April 7th, 2001.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Joe DiMaggio's hit streak

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Orr

  • Pele or Maradona?

  • Federer or Sampras?

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

  • Schumacher or Senna?

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

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    Nick Burger commented on Cutler Who? Chicago Blackhawks Put a Touchdown on San Jose, Put NHL on Notice

    Man, the Sharks managed to defy the laws of physics by sucking and blowing at the same time tonight. Credit the Hawks. They were awesome.

    19 minutes ago

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    • 5 replies – here are the latest…

    • TAB BAMFORD replied…

      Good point Forrest. Once the third goal went in it was over. Too bad Huet didn't...

    • Nick Burger replied…

      Yeah, that's true. It was good to still see fans celebrating when Boyle and Pavelski scored....

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    Nick Burger commented on Cutler Who? Chicago Blackhawks Put a Touchdown on San Jose, Put NHL on Notice

    Man, the Sharks managed to defy the laws of physics by sucking and blowing at the same time tonight. Credit the Hawks. They were awesome.

    19 minutes ago

    Reply

    • 5 replies – here are the latest…

    • TAB BAMFORD replied…

      Good point Forrest. Once the third goal went in it was over. Too bad Huet didn't...

    • Nick Burger replied…

      Yeah, that's true. It was good to still see fans celebrating when Boyle and Pavelski scored....

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    Nick Burger commented on Cutler Who? Chicago Blackhawks Put a Touchdown on San Jose, Put NHL on Notice

    Man, the Sharks managed to defy the laws of physics by sucking and blowing at the same time tonight. Credit the Hawks. They were awesome.

    19 minutes ago

    Reply

    • 5 replies – here are the latest…

    • TAB BAMFORD replied…

      Good point Forrest. Once the third goal went in it was over. Too bad Huet didn't...

    • Nick Burger replied…

      Yeah, that's true. It was good to still see fans celebrating when Boyle and Pavelski scored....

  • Comment

    Nick Burger commented on Cutler Who? Chicago Blackhawks Put a Touchdown on San Jose, Put NHL on Notice

    Man, the Sharks managed to defy the laws of physics by sucking and blowing at the same time tonight. Credit the Hawks. They were awesome.

    19 minutes ago

    Reply

    • 5 replies – here are the latest…

    • TAB BAMFORD replied…

      Good point Forrest. Once the third goal went in it was over. Too bad Huet didn't...

    • Nick Burger replied…

      Yeah, that's true. It was good to still see fans celebrating when Boyle and Pavelski scored....

  • Comment

    Nick Burger commented on Cutler Who? Chicago Blackhawks Put a Touchdown on San Jose, Put NHL on Notice

    Man, the Sharks managed to defy the laws of physics by sucking and blowing at the same time tonight. Credit the Hawks. They were awesome.

    19 minutes ago

    Reply

    • 5 replies – here are the latest…

    • TAB BAMFORD replied…

      Good point Forrest. Once the third goal went in it was over. Too bad Huet didn't...

    • Nick Burger replied…

      Yeah, that's true. It was good to still see fans celebrating when Boyle and Pavelski scored....

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    Nick Burger commented on Dear National Anthem Singers: Get It Right or Get Off the Stage

    I can't tell you how many times my family and I have said the exact same things that you said in this article. Cheers!

    6 hours ago

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    Dear National Anthem Singers: Get It Right or Get Off the Stage has been liked by Nick Burger.

    written by Kelly Crandall

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    Nick Burger commented on San Jose Sharks: No Rob Blake? No Problem. Derek Joslin is Stepping Up

    As I was reading this, I was thinking the exact same things that you were saying in each line. He's just been quietly going about his...

    13 hours ago

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    • Andy Bensch replied…

      lets hope so. Cup or no Cup, i dont see how Blake comes back next year....

    • Nick Burger replied…

      That's the play I was thinking of! To answer your question, I think it would be...

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    Iggy Pop: Jarome Iginla Should be Canada's Captain for the 2010 Olympics has been liked by Nick Burger.

    written by Daniel Sallows

    13 hours ago

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    Nick Burger commented on Ottawa Goalie, Pascal Leclaire, Injured Making First Save of Season (Satire)

    Very amusing!

    1 day ago

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    Nick Burger commented on Iggy Pop: Jarome Iginla Should be Canada's Captain for the 2010 Olympics

    Very clever writing Daniel. Good read! I have to agree with you on Iginla. It's not that Crosby can't do it, but I think Iginla has...

    1 day ago

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    Nick Burger commented on Guillaume Latendresse To Minnesota Wild, Benoit Pouliot to Montreal

    Intersting take on this trade Felix. This reminds me of the Jonathan Cheechoo situation where his role on the team was very foggy. Cheechoo had more...

    2 days ago

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      Yeah, Latendresse was good, but the expectations were way too high. It sucks too because if...

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