L.J. Burgess joined May 2008

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L.J. Burgess

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Nestor to his son Antilochos;

"Lean yourself over your polished car...A little to the left of your steeds;

Call to your right hand horse and goad him on, and slacken with your hands his reins.

Then let the left hand horse swerve close around the turning post,

So that the nave of well made wheel may seem to reach the stone's edge;

But avoid to graze it!"

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  • Favorite Athletes

    #11 Amanda Whurlizer, #19 Johnny U, #20 Frank Robinson, #84 Bob Senneker, #1 thru #99 Matt Wieters, #2 Chone Figgins, #42 JP Montoya, #00 Sam Ard, #22 Ward Burton, #75 Butch Hartman, #21 Jack Bowsher, #11 Jack Ingram, #20/#2 Doug Flutie, #36 Tom Phoebus, #15 Kevin Millar, #24 Lenny Moore, #46/#44 Frank Kimmel, #74 Randy Lajoie, #30 Bernard King, #10 Cigar, #81 Roger Carr, #10 Earl Monroe, #22 Dickie Post, #83 George Sauer Jr., #22 Paul Krauss, #32 Mike Curtis, #0 Damon Hill, #82 Raymond Berry, #8 Ray Guy, #14 Otto Graham #60 Chuck Bednarik, #6 Johnny Callison, #20 Ed Reed, #13 Kurt Warner, #8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen, #9 Reggie Jackson, #5 Joe Flacco, #26 Lydell Mitchell, #25 Tim Richmond, #82 Scott Speed, #83 Brian Vickers, #88 Joey Belle, #12 Bill Nicholson, #61 Richie Evans, #15 Mike Stefanik, #38 Jerry Cook, #11 Ray Hendrick, #99 Geoff Bodine, #48 Tony Hirschman, #15 Bugs Stevens, #3 Fred Desarro, #27 Jimmy Spencer, #44 Reggie Reggiero, #26 Chase Utley, #7 Alan Kulwicki, #45 Bob Gibson, #21 David Pearson, #12 The Snake, #6 Dr. J, #29 Dick Hutcherson, #15 Dick Allen, #1A/#2 Secretariat, #31 Greg Maddux, #7 Bert Jones, #5 Mario Andretti, #21 Rocky Colavito, #33 Eddie Murray, #20 Mike Schmidt, #82 Raymond Berry, #18 Kyle Busch, #26 Sal Fasano, #6 Mark Donohue Jr., #31 Garry Maddox, #21 Nick 'The Greek' Markakis, #32 Steve Carlton, #12 Joe Namath, #44 Richie Dauer, #14 A.J. Foyt, #83 Ted Hendricks, #6 Ricardo Patrese, #38 John Lowenstein, #25 Fred Biletnikoff, #22 Jim Palmer, #13 Don Maynard, #1 Alain Prost, #29 Jeff Ballard, #12 Rich Gannon, #4 Bruce McLaren

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Colts, Baltimore Ravens, UOP Shadow, Maryland Terrapins, NC State Wolfpack, Jordan Grand Prix, Hull City Tigers, #21 Wood Brothers Racing, Delaware Blue Hens, Philadelphia Phillies, U.S. Army Black Knights, New Orleans Saints, #18 Joe Gibbs Racing, Washington College Sho'man LAX, Baltimore Stallions CFL, Johns Hopkins Blue Jay LAX, Baltimore Bullets, Baltimore Skipjacks, Wilmington Blue Rocks, Delaware State Hornets, Frederick Keys, Bowie Baysox, Aberdeen IronBirds, Delmarva Shorebirds, Norfolk Tides.

  • Favorite Coaches

    Tubby Raymond, Earl Weaver, Dale Inman, Gene Mauch, Harry Hyde, Mike Tomlin, Junior Johnson, Eddie Jordan, Chad Knaus, Andy Reid, Don Matthews, Brian Billick, Weeb Eubank, John Madden, Bob Osbourne, Robbie Reiser, Ted Marchibroda,

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Secretariat at Belmont...31 lengths? Chuck Bednarik convincing Frank Gifford to take the Monday Night Football play by play job., A diving catch I made in the bottom of the ninth in an intermural game, still talked about.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    1955 Dogwood 300 @ Martinsville, I still have my ticket stub. There was an O's game in the mid '60's when Rocky Colavito hit 3 taters.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Hank Aaron's 755 and Roger Maris' 61

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth ... and Mays ... and Mantle.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Oh Please Hon !?!?

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Dr. J or Pistol Pete?

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Dave Schultz

  • Pele or Maradona?

    I'm actually leaning towards the bench for Hull City now...or whatever Liverpool player is hailed as a savior this week...or bailed out of jail.

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Tatum O'Neal...she pwnd John McEnroe.

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    I blow my horn LOUD when ever I pass by someone taking a Tee shot.

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    David Pearson ... gunslinger.

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Prost ... 'The Professor'...or Fangio

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

    Colonial Athletic Association, go Blue Hens! and the Pre-Expansion ACC, go NC State Wolfpack! (go Terps! hope my cousin doesn't see this)

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    L.J. Burgess commented on One Word: Frustration

    O gawd...I can think of two dozen teams that would love to be 10-2.

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    L.J. Burgess commented on Calipari=Lies,Lies,Lies

    Perhaps some elaboration is due...

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    L.J. Burgess commented on After All These Years, Why Is NASCAR “Chasing” Me Away?

    So...what was it in 1984 that got you sooo excited about NASCAR that made you a fan for the next quarter century?

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    • Mike Taylor replied…

      A number of things: the speed, the competiveness, the personalities, etc. I'm a huge fan of...

    • L.J. Burgess replied…

      Oswego is a gem for sure. South Boston was/is my home track. Speeds are 'stabilized' at...

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    Here's my latest article on Bleacher Report; a look forward instead of a look backward. Something a bit out-of-the-ordinary for me!

    NASCAR and Fuel Injection: “Sustainability” or Survival?

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/301903-nascar-and-fuel-injection-sustainability-or-survival

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    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/302334-would-it-be-posible-to-create-a-new-world-sportscar-championship

    I've REALLY gone insane this time...

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    Kinda swamped so sorry for the lag...

    I'd agree completely re James and company b/c, like it or not, the sabermetric school of thought is certainly gaining (gained) a foothold in the established MLB power structure.

    Re Biggio/Bagwell—Biggio is a no-brainer as far as I'm concerned. Any guy who can put that kind of career together after starting out behind the dish is a Baseball God.

    Bagwell is as well, but I think he'll have a harder time due to the Steroid Era stigma/inflation of offensive numbers.

    However, I'll gladly endorse any guy who put up as amazing a career as he cobbled together while absolutely terrorizing the Giants. He was One of Those Guys....

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    Happy Holidays!!!
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/300860-happy-holidays-my-friends-and-feliz-ano-nuevo

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    L.J. Burgess commented on JC's Dodger Line Drives | Dec. 1: L.A.'s Vin Scully To Return for 2010

    How fortunate for Dodger fans. You are blessed. Well done Vin.

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    L.J. Burgess commented on JC's Dodger Line Drives | Dec. 1: L.A.'s Vin Scully To Return for 2010

    Three minutes of Vin's greatest hits; http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/ModernTape-Vin-Scully-through-the-years-in-thr?urn=mlb,205982

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    • J.C. Ayvazi replied…

      EXCELLENT link LJ - thanks for posting this. I'm not too proud to say a tear...

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    L.J. Burgess commented on How Does One Define The Greatest Hitter Of All-Time?

    One must assume that your title is mis-stated. There is Ruth...and there is the rest.

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    • Steven Resnick replied…

      My title was no mis-stated. I never considered Ruth has the greatest hitter of all-time. I...

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    So...I had a thought.

    You read enough Baseball stuff in your lifetime, you have family , long lived family, that has watched, read and yakked Baseball since the first pitch was tossed underhand in anger, and pretty soon you start 'arguing' and somebody throws a number down that was only relevant before the 'war' (whichever one...) or a number so out of left field it makes you pause in wonder for a second. The war of numbers escalates exponentially over the years.

    I have come to regard Bill James and his spawn some of the most important people ever born.

    And my thought was...Biggio and Bagwell, what an amazing run they had. What amazing numbers they put up.

    I'd add them to my HoF ballot next year.

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    Off the bench with this pinch hitting appearance and hoping all is well your way I present:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/300623-jcs-dodger-line-drives-dec-1-las-vin-scully-to-return-for-2010

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    L.J. Burgess commented on Hotnuke's Explosion: Fallout from Site Update Threatens to Poison B/R Community

    I agree with 'nuke's assessment of the new "look". B/R reached an apex about 2 versions ago and now the constant tinkering has diminished the site's...

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    • J. Michael Morris replied…

      For some of us it still is LJ, and that's all it is.

    • L.J. Burgess replied…

      I guess that's why we're still here eh J.Michael?

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