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My name is Collin Whitchurch and I'm a 22-year old Journalism major at Eastern Illinois University. I am the assistant sports editor of EIU's daily student newspaper, the Daily Eastern News. I'm an avid follower of almost anything sports. The sport I'm most passionate about is baseball and I follow the Chicago White Sox like some people follow the gospel. I also passionately hate the Chicago Cubs (stemming from having a father who is a St. Louis Cardinals fan). In other sports I am a fan of the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bulls, and Chicago Blackhawks. Don't ask my why I follow all Chicago teams except football, because I can't really make sense of it. I am a fan of University of Illinois football and University of Illinois and Marquette University basketball.

Sports are my passion. I live them, breathe them, and my knowledge of the sports that I follow I plan to use to succeed in the world beyond college. I enjoy talking and debating sports with anyone who wishes to.

Collin's Recent Articles

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 30: Manny Ramirez #99 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a homerun for a 4-3 lead against the San Diego Padres during the third inning at Dodger Stadium on April 30, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

In Defense of Manny: Let's Think about This for a Second

Published 6 months ago
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Bloggers vs. Reporters: Why Can't We Be Friends?

Published 7 months ago
57 reads 1 comments

Greg Jennings: Is He the Best Wide Receiver in the NFL?

Published about 1 year ago
517 reads 2 comments

White Sox-Rays: Momentum Could Lead To Series Win For South Siders

Published about 1 year ago
111 reads 0 comments

See 33 more of Collin's articles »

Collin Writes About

Opinion (19),
Chicago (19),
MLB (17),
Indianapolis (14),
Chicago White Sox (12),
Football (8),
NFL (8),
AL Central (8)

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Favorite Athletes

Football: Brett Favre, Drew Brees, A.J. Hawk, Ladanian Tomlinson, Aaron Kampman, Al Harris, Donald Driver, Leroy Butler, Reggie White. Baseball: Mark Buehrle, Joe Crede, A.J. Pierzynski, Albert Pujols, Chase Utley, Derek Jeter, Cal Ripken Jr., Ken Griffey Jr. Basketball: Michael Jordan, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, Shaquille O'Neal. Hockey: Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews.
Favorite Sports Teams

Chicago White Sox, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Blackhawks
All Time Sports Moment

Chicago White Sox winning 2005 World Series
Most Memorable Game Attended

Al Harris returning interception off of Matt Hasslebeck for a game-winning touchdown in Wild Card playoffs in the "We'll take the ball and we're going to score" game.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Nolan Ryan's 7 no-hitters
Ruth or Mays?

Mays
Unitas or Montana?

Montana
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky
Pele or Maradona?

Pele
Federer or Sampras?

Sampras. He faced tougher competition
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Petty or Earnhardt?

Earnhardt
Schumacher or Senna?

Don't know anything about either.
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Big 10 is who I root for but the SEC has the best football and the Big East has the best basketball.

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by Heartbeat of the Bronx
6 months ago

Hey Collin,

Ryan Zimmerman’s hit streak halted at 30 games last night. As one streak ends, another is admired. Read about how Joe DiMaggio forever redefined ’56,’ and how his feat may never be broken. It is a record that thankfully cannot be broken through steroid use, and represents all that was once right in a game that has since gone so wrong.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/175186-one-streak-ends-another-is-admired-how-joe-dimaggio-redefined-56

Thanks in advance!

-Stephen (Heartbeat of the Bronx)
by Jersey Al
7 months ago

Packers Community leaders have a Packers daft pick contest going. Here are the details:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/157126-br-contest-predict-the-packers-picks-win-a-cheesehead
by GeorgiaDawg
about 1 year ago

If you get a minute.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/80008-good-or-great-the-case-for-matthew-stafford
by Gray Ghost
about 1 year ago

Everyone needs to read this from Joe Guaar:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/73028-how-college-football-saved-my-sanity
by Sean
about 1 year ago

And to think, the only pick I took crap for was the Chargers pick....and I was RIGHT on that one. :)

-Sean
by GeorgiaDawg
about 1 year ago

Thanks for the pick Collin!!
by Gray Ghost
about 1 year ago

Thanks Collin. I very much appreciate the pick!
by Gray Ghost
about 1 year ago

This one is dear to me!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/65594-my-student-my-hero
by J. Michael
about 1 year ago

thanks for the vote
by Molly
about 1 year ago

Looking forward to the Dallas-Cincinnati match up this weekend? Sounds like Chad Ocho Cinco is too!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/64575-cincinnati-dallas-ocho-cinco-and-terrell-owens
by Gray Ghost
about 1 year ago

I humbly submit my latest:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/62923-southern-style-humble-pie-yours-is-in-the-oven
by Nelson
about 1 year ago

Thanks for the pick of the day Collin
by Gray Ghost
about 1 year ago

If you have the time, my latest:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/60132-four-ways-to-earn-your-props-in-the-br-college-football-community
by Shaun
about 1 year ago

Hey Colin..

Just shoot me an email by Tuesday afternoon at BleacherPowerRankings@gmail.com with the list of 32 teams in order from best to worst. If you want to add commentary, that'd be great and i'll try to include it in the final version.

Thanks!
by Lisa
about 1 year ago

Hey, thanks for the props!

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In Defense of Manny: Let's Think about This for a Second

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Greg Jennings: Is He the Best Wide Receiver in the NFL?

White Sox-Rays: Momentum Could Lead To Series Win For South Siders

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