Sean Swaby's Sportswriter Profile

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Sean Swaby

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B/R Staff

2011 NFL Draft Coverage Team

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Jilted Sacramentan: A Bitter Love Story
January 10, 2013

6,971 reads
Canseco's Wildest Tweets of 2012
January 3, 2013

1,802 reads
Comparing Each EPL Contender to a Song
August 23, 2012

3,355 reads
Foolproof Excuses to Skip Work for Euro 2012
June 8, 2012

2,946 reads

Once upon a time, I covered sports for an actual newspaper. You know, that tangible paper-like thing that occasionally smears ink on your fingers and doubles as toilet paper when the cupboard is bare. One time, this irate caller told me I was "worse than a used car salesman." Another gentleman told me I "was that guy who would follow everyone if they were all jumping off of a bridge."

I don't miss covering preps.

By day, I run the Featured Columnist program here in B/R's office in San Francisco. By night, I'm usually doing the same. Or drinking beer.

I've been published in a bunch of tiny rags in various parts of Northern California that (hopefully) you've never heard of and spent a year and a half putting typos into The San Francisco Chronicle's agate section.

And it's not like it matters for email exchanges, but it's pronounced "sway-bee": sean@bleacherreport.com.

I graduated from UCSB in 2006 with a degree in Film Studies and a minor in Semi-Intoxicated Beach Cruiser Riding.

I wouldn't follow me on Twitter, but if you like reading about Arsenal, the Giants (SF), tech crap, media crap and shameless B/R promotion, find me at: @seanswaby

Picture: My mom unintentionally made potty-humor photographic history by capturing this brilliant shot of my sister Rachel and me in Montreal.

Favorite Athletes

Pat Burrell, Thierry Henry
Favorite Sports Teams

Giants, 49ers, (Sacramento) Kings, Arsenal, UCSB (The Gauchos only broke my heart once in a key situation. The others just account for the ulcers)
Favorite Coaches

The dude who used the rosin bag as a grenade and threw it at the umpire. Love that guy.
All-Time Sports Moment

This (I'm the dude in the "Dodgers Suck" shirt): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjnF2AvMkuc&context=C36aa5ccADOEgsToPDskLzdTssh1E6eoaZpkncAd5I
Most Memorable Game Attended

Matt Cain. Perfect game. AT&T Park. #sure
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

No one will ever make me as happy as aforementioned rosin-bag guy. Ever.
Ruth or Mays?

Mays, but I'm not biased.
Unitas or Montana?

Montana. See above comment.
Jordan or Russell?

In my generation, we will always remember Jordan.
Gretzky or Orr?

I have a faint memory of digging Edmonton's blue and orange threads as a youth.
Pele or Maradona?

Foot of God, not Hand of God. Plus Maradonna loses points for somehow not being able to figure out how to properly utilize the best player on the planet as a coach.
Federer or Sampras?

Indifferent. Maybe Federer. He wears actual shorts, not those pant-short jort-like things.
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Nicklaus. Only because Bill Simmons thinks that it will be tougher for Tiger to return from his narcissism and lack of self-control than it was for Muhammad Ali to return from a forced exile stemming from religious, racial, and social persecution.
Petty or Earnhardt?

Very indifferent.
Schumacher or Senna?

Equally indifferent.
ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

Big West! Keep your head up, you sweet little largely unknown mid-major you.

Artem Moshkovich posted 6 hours ago

Thanks for everything, Sean! =]
James Onusko posted 30 days ago

Hi Sean. Truly excited about joining the FC team and thank you for all that you've done to date. Also appreciate you becoming a fan.
Lou Catalano posted 30 days ago

Thanks for everything, Sean. And more importantly, that picture is fantastic. Impressive flow...
Sean Butters posted 40 days ago

Hello fellow Sean,

Thanks for the 'fan' add, and more importantly, thanks for the opportunity in the first place. P.S. Gunners probably going to make the CL after Spurs' blowout...
Poch de la Rosa posted 55 days ago

Thanks for being a fan. Appreciate your support!
Dylan DeSimone posted 58 days ago

Hey Sean, thanks for the praise on that article. It means a lot coming from you. Appreciate it!
K Becks posted 126 days ago

Thanks for the fan add, Sean.
Tom Sweetman posted 127 days ago

Thank you for becoming a 'fan' of mine, Sean. Appreciated.
Emily O'Neill Elmer posted 128 days ago

Thanks for the add, Sean. lol you're profile pic is the best!! I didn't notice that "element" of it till I read your about me section.
Ted Vouyiouklakis posted 135 days ago

Thank you for the add Sean. And once again thanks for the FC gig!