Matthew Irby's Sportswriter Profile

Matthew Irby joined May 2008

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About Matthew »

Sports Guru in my own mind
But seriously...I'm a 26 year old, paramedic living in Carrollton, Texas (suburb of Dallas). I'm a life-long, diehard, for richer or poorer, sickness and in health Texas Rangers and Texas Longhorns fan. I love my other teams, very much, but Hook'em Horns and GO RANGERS!

Got married this July 11th! Best day of my life, by far!!!

Been a baseball player my entire life, in high school I was C/1B, scorekeeper, and assistant coach...we only had one coach most of the time. Also help out as an assistant coach for the high school that I once attended. Worked baseball for the Texas Longhorns in their 2002 NCAA Championship season. And I will sit in section 41, Row 4, Seat 1 when the Texas Rangers win their first World Series...can't be much longer now.

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Favorite Athletes

Josh Hamilton, Huston Street, Joe Montana, Patrick Willis, Peyton Manning, Tiger Woods, Michael Phelps, Jere Lethinen, Sidney Crosby, Caitlin Lowe, Cat Osterman, Frank Lampard, Cal Ripken Jr., Tony Gwynn, Nolan Ryan, Justine Henin, Bjorn Daehlie (do your research there)
Favorite Sports Teams

Texas Rangers, Texas Longhorn Athletics, San Francisco 49ers, Bishop Lynch Friars, Abilene Christian Wildcats, Dallas Stars, Dallas Mavericks, Chelsea FC
Favorite Coaches

Darryl Royal, Mack Brown, Major Applewhite, Johnny Oates, Joe Madden, Bill Cowher, Jon Gruden, Rick Barnes, Augie Garrido
All Time Sports Moment

BCS National Championship: Texas defeats USC
Most Memorable Game Attended

2007 Texas Rangers d. Milwaukee Brewers, Rangers score all 4 runs in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Brewers 4-3. Also the day I knew my girl was a keeper, that was her first win at a Ranger game
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Michael Phelps 8-Gold Medals in one Olympic Games, Joe DiMaggio 56-game hitting streak, Cy Young career wins, Walter Johnson's back-to-back perfect games, No Baseball Player will ever hit .400 in a single season EVER AGAIN
Ruth or Mays?

Ruth, with a couple beers in him and cigar in-between innings
Unitas or Montana?

Montana, Greatest Football Player of All-Time
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky
Pele or Maradona?

Pele
Federer or Sampras?

Federer, except at the French Open
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger, Nicklaus was amazing, but Tiger is Tiger and redefining a sport
Petty or Earnhardt?

Earnhardt, The INTIMIDATOR
Schumacher or Senna?

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

Big XII

Latest Articles »

Michael Young, AL Player Of The Week

08/25/2009

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Texas Rangers to Promote Chris Davis, Start Tomorrow in New York

08/24/2009

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Josh Hamilton's Recent Hot Streak Could Spark Texas Rangers' Offense

08/18/2009

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Texas Rangers' Week 19 Review: Taking Control of Wild Card

08/17/2009

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Robert Domaine said...

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Hello Buddy, I would like you to take a look at this important article. it will most likely be my last on bleacher report. Feel free to pass it around. God Bless and thank you.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/283900-you-are-not-a-unique-snowflake

18 days ago

Keith Schlosser said...

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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

38 days ago

Goon said...

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The NY Yankees and the media are trying to manipulate you.

Yankee propaganda must be exposed as lies and crushed before it can spread any further.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/261540-exposing-the-ny-yankee-propaganda-machine

57 days ago

Ryan Metcalf said...

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hey man I thought I'd drop you a note and tell you I'm going to primarily be posting stuff on my site now. I finally have a good way of blogging setup on it. www.sportsopinionweekly.com

83 days ago

PJ Ross said...

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Former MLB player Eric Karros called my article into question on Colin Cowherd's ESPN Radio show yesterday.

He challenged me for a re-do: but here's my response.

I assure you, it's not just a ridiculous personal attack, but it shows that Karros was off-base with his statements.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/243422-eric-karros-heres-your-re-do-and-manny-ramirez-is-the-problem

88 days ago

David Wyatt said...

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Hey, this is a article that I'm particularly proud of, and I think you will enjoy it. It looks at some of the strangest injuries to ever occur in baseball history, there certainly are some strange ones.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/242705-five-strangest-injuries-in-baseball-history

As always any feedback/support would be appreciate, and would like to get this article around BR, so if you could tell a friend who might tell a friend. Then that would be really appreciated.

Thanks in advance

89 days ago

PJ Ross said...

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/241270-handicapping-the-nl-wild-card-race-can-the-rox-hold-on

NL Wild Card Projections

91 days ago

Jonathan Slotter said...

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Rays-Rangers critical series. Here is a preview:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/240053-rays-and-rangers-battle-for-wild-card-supremacy?just_published=1

94 days ago