Stephen Purtill's Sportswriter Profile

Stephen Purtill

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San Francisco 49ers Bring the Circus to Town
October 27, 2008

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Mike Nolan Gone; Ownership Absent; 49ers Anything but Made of Gold
October 20, 2008

146 reads
Barry Bonds Deserves Better and We Know It
October 17, 2008

341 reads
Raiders Fire Head Coach Lane Kiffin
September 30, 2008

139 reads

23 year-old avid sports fan. While my heart and soul bleeds for my teams, it's a joy to write and discuss sports on a national level and grand scale. Baseball is my first love. Football is my passion. And everything else is a pleasure.

Favorite Athletes

Steve Young,
Favorite Sports Teams

San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers, San Jose Sharks, Golden State Warriors, Cincinnati Reds
All Time Sports Moment

Cal Ripken, Jr. passing Lou Gehrig for consecutive games played.
Most Memorable Game Attended

2006 Rose Bowl: Texas def. USC; I had 50 yard line tickets in the 6th row.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Cal Ripken, Jr's most consecutive games played 2,632.
Ruth or Mays?

Willie Mays--a better all-around athlete.
Unitas or Montana?

Joe Cool--rings, legacy, hype, pressure, consistency.
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan was a better player, Russell was the better teammate and pro.
Gretzky or Orr?

The Great One.
Pele or Maradona?

Maradona was much faster and trickier.
Federer or Sampras?

Federer.
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Resisting the urge to say Tiger, Nicklaus still has far more top 10 finishes in Majors even with the wins.
Petty or Earnhardt?

Petty.
Schumacher or Senna?

Team Ferrari.
ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

Pac 10. Better in football, baseball, and basketball.

Danny Penza posted 1014 days ago

Giants Roundtable is up and ready to be read

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/170479-san-francisco-giants-roundtable-first-month-thoughts-and-observations
Danny Penza posted 1052 days ago

Giants season preview

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/148174-san-francisco-giants-2009-preview-things-will-be-better-but-how-much-better
Danny Penza posted 1194 days ago

My 2008 National League All-Star pitching staff is out!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/79737-2008-national-league-all-star-pitching-staff
Danny Penza posted 1198 days ago

Matt Cain isn't leaving San Francisco anytime soon.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/78247-brian-sabean-declares-the-giants-arent-interested-in-trading-matt-cain
James Williamson posted 1207 days ago

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/73910-the-cowboys-believed-and-won-13-9-what-miracle-happened
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/73403-is-it-just-me-or-is-the-nfl-doing-a-bad-job-of-protecting-players
Comment Please.
Tim Cary posted 1208 days ago

10/26 COACF:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/73670-carrying-on-about-college-football-oct-26

Thanks!
Gray Ghost posted 1210 days ago

Everyone needs to read this from Joe Guaar:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/73028-how-college-football-saved-my-sanity
Tim Cary posted 1215 days ago

I've got the newest COACF up - hope you enjoy!
James Williamson posted 1215 days ago

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/70573-look-up-get-up-and-never-give-up-cowboy-fans

Comment please.
Tim Cary posted 1222 days ago

Thanks so much for the pick Stephen! Glad you enjoyed "Carrying On"!