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I'm an avid sports fan/writer.

Team affiliates are:
NFL: Green Bay Packers
MLB: Chicago White Sox
NHL: Detroit Red Wings
NCAA: Big 10 (No specific team)
NBA: Chicago Bulls

My favorite sports analysts are Terry Bores and Dan Bernstien (Radio hosts of the Bores & Bernstien Show on WSCR 670 the Score, Chicago) for their objectivity and intelligence.

Josh Writes About

The Short List facts and information about Josh Skaar

Favorite Athletes

Joe Crede, Brett Favre

All Time Sports Moment

Michael Jordan's final shot of the '98 Finals, and the 2005 White Sox winning the World Series

Most Memorable Game Attended

12-30-07 @ Lambeau Field: Brett Favre's last regular season game at LF, and my first ever Packers game @ LF

Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Brett Favre's starting streak for a QB

Ruth or Mays?

Ruth

Unitas or Montana?

Montana

Jordan or Russell?

Jordan

Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky

Federer or Sampras?

Sampras

Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger

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

Big 10

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  1. by Under
    2 months ago

    Josh, thanks for the pick of the day, and for the fan add. I really appreciate it! :)

  2. by Casey
    2 months ago

    Hey,

    Thanks for reading my article helping me win "pick of the day."

    Casey

  3. by Adam
    3 months ago

    Hey I like the Dark Knight avatar. Can't wait to see it.

    I understand what you're saying about relating... But can the younger generation of today relate to the race riots of the late 60's and early 70's? That stage was set with the introduction of the movie.

    Similarly, the timeline of the 1970s major news events at the beginning of Miracle set the stage for that historic event.

    I think both are great movies, and have watched both numerous times. I also have both soundtracks, and enjoy both (though Miracle is missing "Dream On" by Aerosmith).

    And since "We Are Marshall" came out, it inched ahead of "Titans" in my book, since it does an even better job of portraying the events and emotions surrounding them. My parents are both Marshall alum, and can speak to the events with clarity.

    One thing that both "Titans" and "Marshall" have in common is a mistake. CSX trains are visible in both (as are modern Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific locomotives in "Marshall"), and CSX didn't exist until 1987. Oops. Really only something a model railroader like myself would catch.

    The topic of sports movies makes for fun discussion.

  4. by Mike
    3 months ago

    I agree, I'm sick of all the nay sayers hating on the Pack!

  5. by Brandon
    3 months ago

    Sorry again for the seemingly malicious comments, I reread my second post, and realized my light hearted sarcasm perhaps didn't come through as intended.

    I wanted to let you know actually that foxsports linked to the scout.com vikingsbuzzblog which in turn linked to your article. here is the link if you want to throw it someone like myself's face at a later date :-)

    http://min.scout.com/2/762501.html

  6. by MJ
    3 months ago

    Know what you mean--I live in the Bay Area now and only get the games because of Sunday Ticket, which I don't know if we can afford anymore. However, if you go to the Packers site you can drop down from Fan Zone to something like "where to see the games" and it lets you say where you are and gives you a list of places that have the game. In most cases, it's a bar that shows all the games, but they are often taken over by Cheeseheads--that's what happened to the one I went to in both Indianapolis and Dallas.

    Of course, that won't help you see Vikes games, but that's no loss! LOL!

  7. by MJ
    3 months ago

    Uh, yeah, I messed that up! Wonder what happened, but I swore I read that you considered it a bad move. And I did notice you mentioned the status of our DBs, just with a passing "if they stay healthy." I also agree that the Vikes will be ball control because I don't expect them to have a consistent passing game. As far as their pass rush, their guys will be able to play tighter coverage (Winfield's strength, actually) because with that rush they won't have to worry about the deep ball as much. But either way, neither team would be a surprise to me winning the North (the other two would).