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Bob Sweva

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How Milton Bradley Can Succeed in Seattle
February 21, 2010

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I'm a baseball fan from Seattle, and primarily ONLY a baseball fan. I can't really explain it; but if a clock or timer is involved, I generally don't give the sport much attention...which eliminates several of them. I've followed the M's since their inception in 1977, and while I loved Edgar Martinez' hitting and Yankee-killer abilities, I detest the DH...what irony, huh?

That being said, I'm more a fan of the National League style...which means I like speed, defense, and pitcher's duels. I'll take small ball and a 1-0 game over a 5 HR softball slugfest any day of the week.

Other teams of interest to me are the Red Sox and D-backs. I was a charter season ticket holder for Arizona when I lived there and saw Games 2 & 7 of the 2001 WS. In spite of their 2009 WS victory, my distaste for the Yankees has waned a bit since Steinbrenner morphed out of the picture, or maybe I'm just getting older and don't get as worked up about things like that anymore...but I still want to see A-Rod dressed up as a minotaur, as he apparently has a painting of himself like that above his bed (according to Kate Hudson).

Favorite Sports Teams

Mariners, little league games, ASU Sun Devils
Favorite Coaches

Lou Piniella, Lenny Wilkens, and my father
Most Memorable Game Attended

Game 7 of the 2001 WS...when the D-backs came back to beat Mariano Rivera and a string of 3 Yankee titles in the bottom of the 9th...I'm guessing I won't see anything like that again in my lifetime, let alone personally witness it.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak (minus Dead Ball-era pitching records)
Ruth or Mays?

Mays...he had better all-round skills and better speed...but one can't ignore Ruth and the fact that he pitched -- making him essentially the only "6 tool" player ever.
Unitas or Montana?

Montana...he had more swagger to his step.
Jordan or Russell?

Russell...if you look up "team player" in the dictionary, you'll see his face.
Pele or Maradona?

Pele, if for no other reason because he played for a team named after the universe of all things -- the "Cosmos" -- and I can't decide if that's more trippy or funny
ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

Pac 10...the west is the best...who wants to hang in that humidity in the midwest or back east?