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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.

Stephen's Recent Articles

San Francisco 49ers Bring the Circus to Town

Published about 1 year ago
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Mike Nolan Gone; Ownership Absent; 49ers Anything but Made of Gold

Published about 1 year ago
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Barry Bonds Deserves Better and We Know It

Published about 1 year ago
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Raiders Fire Head Coach Lane Kiffin

Published about 1 year ago
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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.
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

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

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by Danny
6 months ago

Giants Roundtable is up and ready to be read

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/170479-san-francisco-giants-roundtable-first-month-thoughts-and-observations
by Danny
7 months ago

Giants season preview

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/148174-san-francisco-giants-2009-preview-things-will-be-better-but-how-much-better
by Danny
12 months ago

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

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/79737-2008-national-league-all-star-pitching-staff
by Danny
about 1 year 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
by James
about 1 year 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.
by Tim
about 1 year ago

10/26 COACF:

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

Thanks!
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 Tim
about 1 year ago

I've got the newest COACF up - hope you enjoy!
by James
about 1 year ago

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

Comment please.
by Tim
about 1 year ago

Thanks so much for the pick Stephen! Glad you enjoyed "Carrying On"!
by Gray Ghost
about 1 year ago

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

This one is dear to me!

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

haha, yah i know dude. isn't it awesome? this dumbass denise bitch thinks she can lecture people just because her brother offed himself in some cuckoo's nest. she is threatening to sick her NFL homeys on us. those guys could give a lesser fuck. trying to tell me that life is about pain and suffering and learning shit the hard way. well no shit assclown. i would tear this bitch a new one if i could talk to her face-to-face. she had no idea the type of human suffering i've witnessed/experienced. cuntrag.
by Ryan
about 1 year ago

For what it's worth, the best advice I can give to you is to just let it go and not get bogged down with some people. There are times when it just isn't worth it. Deep breaths: in through the nose, out through the mouth. Works like magic for me.

Best of luck, and please don't hesitate to let me know of any questions or comments you may have.

RD
by Ryan
about 1 year ago

So I just perused the comments section of the piece to see what you were talking about.

What was the original title?

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Stephen's Recent Articles

San Francisco 49ers Bring the Circus to Town

Mike Nolan Gone; Ownership Absent; 49ers Anything but Made of Gold

Barry Bonds Deserves Better and We Know It

Raiders Fire Head Coach Lane Kiffin

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The Short List What Stephen thinks about sport's most pressing questions

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