Derek Hart's Sportswriter Profile

Derek Hart

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UCLA Bruins Basketball: What Is REALLY Wrong with This Team?
December 14, 2011

1,032 reads
UCLA Football: Thoughts and Opinions on the Firing of Rick Neuheisel
November 30, 2011

481 reads
Previewing The Bruins' Road Show
November 2, 2011

941 reads
UCLA Midseason Review: Which Way Will the Bruins Go?
October 12, 2011

791 reads

I am a UCLA graduate and a longtime fanatic of Bruin sports who joined Bleacher Report because I'm pursuing a writing career, and feel that I can combine my love of sports with my love of writing to write some articles and to get my opinions out there.
I have also been a baseball fanatic, having been involved in the game as a player and a coach for over 25 years. Like my grandparents before me, I have been a Dodgers fan since age 10. I also like the Padres and the Cubs.
Officially, my favorite sports are baseball/softball to play, and college football to watch.

Favorite Athletes

Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente, Ted Williams, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Josh Gibson & Satchel Paige: the greatest hitter & pitcher of all time
Favorite Sports Teams

UCLA BRUINS (football & basketball), Dodgers (followed by the Padres & Cubs) in MLB, Lakers in the NBA, & the Chargers in the NFL.
Favorite Coaches

John Wooden (number 1 by light years!), Eddie Robinson
All-Time Sports Moment

Jackie Robinson breaking the color line on April 15, 1947 - nothing comes close to that.
Most Memorable Game Attended

Tie between UCLA-USC football games in 1996 and 2006, both won by UCLA!
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak in 1941
Ruth or Mays?

Are you kidding? Mays by a million miles!
Unitas or Montana?

Definitely Unitas
Jordan or Russell?

Clearly Michael Jordan
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky
Pele or Maradona?

Pele by a long way
Federer or Sampras?

I think both are dull. I prefer the Williams sisters!
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger, of course!
Petty or Earnhardt?

I don't really follow auto racing
Schumacher or Senna?

Who are they?
ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

As a UCLA alum, Pac-12 all the way - The Conference Of Champions!

Michael Ronzano posted 902 days ago

Hilarious stuff. Change your name to Shecky.

Sports other than football are so "irrelevant" to Trojans that it's stunning that USC has managed to win more NCAA men's team championships (individual, too) than any other school and has produced more Olympians and won more Olympic medals than any other school.

Some "irrelevant."
JW Nix posted 1269 days ago

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/300399-heisman-busts-usually-bring-nfl-busts
JW Nix posted 1277 days ago

you may like this :

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/295611-crazy-canton-cuts-kenny-easley
J.C. Ayvazi posted 1392 days ago

I've just finished my take on the latest drippings from the steroid list, if you care to take a gander:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/227817-thoughts-and-observations-on-the-new-leaks-off-baseballs-steroid-list
Richard O'Neal posted 1393 days ago

BREAKING NEWS!

Manny and Ortiz tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs!

Please comment and say how you feel about this!

ro

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/227224-reportedly-manny-ramirez-and-david-ortiz-tested-positive?just_published=1
J.C. Ayvazi posted 1396 days ago

Hi then, hello again! This is a celebration of the Bleachers on my milestone article. Hope you have a chance to give a look.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/224811-open-mic-reflections-on-my-ben-franklin-milestone

All the best!
Bleacher Report posted 1398 days ago

You've got questions? We've got answers. Anything and everything you want to know about the fast-approaching trade deadline is right here, broken down division-by-division, in a trading deadline mega-review.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/223951-the-state-of-the-mlb-a-trading-deadline-mega-review
J.C. Ayvazi posted 1400 days ago

Manny's Bobble Head night blast banishes bygone Dodger LF Baker's bunch

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/222616-jcs-dodger-line-drives-july-22-las-manny-chad-show-stifles-cincy
J.C. Ayvazi posted 1404 days ago

Hi then, hello again!

Here is a press box game article from Clayton Kershaw's domination of the Astros, with a few added nuggets. Hope you get a chance to stop by and check it out.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/220278-jcs-dodger-line-drives-july-19-kershaw-out-texass-houston
Bleacher Report posted 1408 days ago

The two best young pitchers in the game are on the Dodgers

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/218144-chad-billingsley-and-clayton-kershaw-dominant-dodger-youngsters