Brett Kettyle's Sportswriter Profile

Brett Kettyle joined June 2008

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About Brett »

Hey, my name is Brett and I am currently a Virginia Tech student. I have been a lifelong Atlanta Braves, Virginia Tech and Oakland Raiders fan. I watch a ton of baseball and football, and more than enough college basketball.

I grew up in Richmond and fell in love with the Braves because I got to watch the AAA Braves play there for so long (although now they have left for Georgia). I am the community leader for the Atlanta Braves.

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Favorite Athletes

Jordan Schafer, Yunel Escobar, Tim Lincecum, David Eckstein, Tyrod Taylor, Michael Vick, Malcom Delaney, Deron Washington, Brett Favre, Kurt Warner
Favorite Sports Teams

Atlanta Braves, Oakland Raiders, Virginia Tech Hokies, Tampa Bay Rays
Favorite Coaches

Bobby Cox, Frank Beamer, Bud Foster
All Time Sports Moment

Boise State over Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl
Most Memorable Game Attended

Braves come from behind in 9th for 4-3 win in Philly
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

2632 Consecutive Games Played- Cal Ripken Jr.
Ruth or Mays?

Mays
Unitas or Montana?

Unitas
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretsky
Pele or Maradona?

Who Cares
Federer or Sampras?

Sampras
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Petty or Earnhardt?

Not a Sport
Schumacher or Senna?

Not a Sport
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

ACC

Latest Articles »

Top Five "Brave" Surprises Of 2009

11/16/2009

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Atlanta Braves Must Solve the Nationals to Have a Shot at October

09/24/2009

258 reads 1 comments 0 likes

With the Game on the Line, the Braves Turned to...Greg Norton?

08/31/2009

361 reads 3 comments 0 likes

Down On the Farm: Danville Braves Update

08/14/2009

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Steven Merriam said...

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Hey Brett!

If you could check this out and leave some feedback it would be greatly appreciated.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/291675-how-could-this-happen-the-decline-of-the-card-industry

8 days ago

Ash Marshall said...

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Hey Brett,

I'm writing articles on the MLB 9s and thought you'd be interested in the Atlanta Braves' piece.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/287650-mlb-9s-atlanta-braves-chipper-jones-and-hank-aaron-in-dream-lineup

Let me know what you think.

Cheers,

Ash

14 days ago

Paul Swaney said...

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Hey Brett-

This is the compilation of about 3 months worth of work...

Please take a look when you have a chance. The complete rankings of each MLB stadium...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/284289-stadium-journeys-best-baseball-stadium-2009?just_published=1

20 days ago

Lou Cappetta said...

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Here's how we all voted. Thanks so much for the help. Enjoy.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/273191-the-2009-bleacher-report-featured-columnist-baseball-awards

39 days ago

Keith Schlosser said...

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In wake of the ALCS, please check out my interview with the former Yankee and Angel, the truly inspirational, Jim Abbott!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/272194-inspirational-words-from-former-yank-and-angel

40 days ago

Garret Traggorth said...

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Is it too late for the Bravos?
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/248380-atlanta-braves-gotta-make-it-happen?just_published=1

81 days ago

PJ Ross said...

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Former MLB player Eric Karros called my article into question on Colin Cowherd's ESPN Radio show yesterday.

He challenged me for a re-do: but here's my response.

I assure you, it's not just a ridiculous personal attack, but it shows that Karros was off-base with his statements.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/243422-eric-karros-heres-your-re-do-and-manny-ramirez-is-the-problem

89 days ago

D.A. said...

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Hey Brett,

Here are the top NL candidates for Comeback Player of the Year.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/234173-top-candidates-for-nl-comeback-player-of-the-year

Thanks
Daniel

105 days ago

Steven Resnick said...

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Josh Hamilton's faltering still offers hope and inspiration. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/233012-josh-hamiltons-story-still-provides-hope-even-with-relapse-in-january

108 days ago

Samantha Bunten said...

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Hi Brett,

I've finally published my findings from the survey I conducted of FCs around the league on the state of the Indians.

Take a look...
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/232034-outsiders-view-fcs-from-around-the-league-weigh-in-on-the-indians

Thanks again for participating in the survey!

--Samantha

109 days ago

Garret Traggorth said...

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Is Ande Eithier the most hated man in Atlanta?
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/231802-its-a-heartbreaker-eithier-continues-to-destroy-the-braves

110 days ago

Cody Swartz said...

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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote The Year Too Early NFL All-Decade Team.

This is its baseball counterpart, The Half of a Year Too Early MLB All-Decade Team, and my 100th article here on Bleacher Report.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/230228-the-half-of-a-year-too-early-mlb-all-decade-team

112 days ago

Griffin Cooper said...

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Hey Brett,

Week 2 of my MLB Power Rankings: Deadline Edition. If you get the chance, I'd appreciate it if you took a look. Thanks.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/228286-major-league-baseball-power-rankings-deadline-edition

-Griffin

116 days ago

D.A. said...

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Hey Brett,

This is one of my longer articles on the top 105 MLB players and why.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/226341-daniels-top-105-players-in-major-league-baseball

Thanks,
Daniel

118 days ago

Samantha Bunten said...

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Hey Brett,

I'm a Featured Columnist for the Indians here on Bleacher, and I'm polling the FCs from other MLB teams for an upcoming article on what went wrong with the 2009 Indians from an outsider's perspective.

Your participation in a brief survey for the article would be greatly appreciated.

Here is the link to the survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=p4Jy36cR9EVjHdFTZl1I3A_3d_3d

The deadline for the survey is Sunday August 2.

I look forward to reading your opinions!

Thanks!
Samantha

123 days ago

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Latest Articles »

Top Five "Brave" Surprises Of 2009

Atlanta Braves Must Solve the Nationals to Have a Shot at October

With the Game on the Line, the Braves Turned to...Greg Norton?