James Hulka's Sportswriter Profile

James Hulka joined June 2008

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About James »

New Jersey born and raised, and while I still follow some New York area teams, the Mets and Yankees are not among them. Been a Braves fan all my life, but adopted the Blue Jays as the 2nd favorite along the way. Jason Kidd made the Nets a team to watch again, and while there's a handful of teams I like in the NFL, there was something sweet about seeing Golden Boy Brady getting slammed to the turf by the Giants in Super Bowl XLII. Living in Texas, I don't hate the Cowboys, but being a Giants fan isn't exactly popular I'm well aware.

I'm stuck in San Antonio as a physics teacher for the time being. I got my BS in Physics at Rochester Institute of Technology where the only sport that is Div-1 (Men's Ice Hockey) is the one I follow on webcast from 2000 miles away. I got my masters in Atmospheric Sciences in South Dakota while serving a tour in the Air Force as a civil engineer, and working briefly at NASA in Maryland.

Sports - I can play about a dozen sports pretty well. I'm also smart enough to realize that I love sports and my favorite teams - but in the grand scheme of things, sports are of low importance in the real world.

As for my list of people the sports world would be best without:
1. The Steinbrenners (All of them)
2. Bud Selig
3. David Stern
4. Barry Bonds
5. Roger Clemens
6. Donald Fehr
7. Scott Boras
8. Drew Rosenhaus
9. Bruce Bowen
10. Jerry Jones

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Favorite Athletes

Chipper Jones, Devin Harris, Karch Kiraly, Michael Phelps, Eli Manning, Brook Lopez, Jair Jurrjens, Tiger Woods
Favorite Sports Teams

Atlanta Braves, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Giants, New Jersey Nets
Favorite Coaches

Bobby Cox, Bill Parcells, Jim Boeheim, Hugh McCutcheon
All Time Sports Moment

Tom Glavine's 1-hitter in Game 6 of the 1995 World Series
Most Memorable Game Attended

Roy Halladay's 10 inning shutout of the Tigers in September, 2003. He had a no-hitter into the 8th and only threw 99 pitches.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Cy Young's 511 wins
Ruth or Mays?

Mays
Unitas or Montana?

Montana
Jordan or Russell?

Russell
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky
Pele or Maradona?

Pele
Federer or Sampras?

Federer
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Petty or Earnhardt?

Petty
Schumacher or Senna?

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

Big East

Latest Articles »

The 2010 Braves Opening Day Roster

11/12/2009

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Stupidity on Display at Yankee Stadium

09/16/2009

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After Playoff Hopes Swept Away, Atlanta Braves Should Focus on 2010

09/06/2009

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Stephen Strasburg Shouldn't Choose Boras Over Tony Gwynn

08/18/2009

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Keith Schlosser said...

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It's time to prepare the throne, the King has arrived in New York! Lebron James made his only appearance of the season at Madison Square Garden against the Knicks tonight. Take a look.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/285453-prepare-the-throne-the-king-is-here-lebron-james-pays-visit-to-knicks

23 days ago

Goon said...

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The NY Yankees and the media are trying to manipulate you.

Yankee propaganda must be exposed as lies and crushed before it can spread any further.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/261540-exposing-the-ny-yankee-propaganda-machine

65 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

87 days ago

Garret Traggorth said...

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

116 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

118 days ago

Griffin Cooper said...

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Hey James,

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

122 days ago

Andy Rarick said...

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With each big name that is leaked to steroid use, America's most hated player is slowly becoming its most trusted. The biggest names in baseball are falling subject to steroid use.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/227675-jose-canseco-slowly-becoming-the-most-trusted-name-in-mlb

123 days ago

PJ Ross said...

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You've got questions? We've got answers. Anything and everything you want to know about the fast-approaching trade deadline is right here, broken down division-by-division, in a trading deadline mega-review.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/223951-the-state-of-the-mlb-a-trading-deadline-mega-review

128 days ago

Griffin Cooper said...

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Hey James,

Decided to start doing weekly MLB Power Rankings. If you get the chance, I'd like it if you took a look. Thanks.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/223096-major-league-baseball-power-rankings-a-shift-in-the-east

-Griffin

130 days ago

Richard Marsh said...

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A real piece of history to show you why we are where we are today. Enjoy and comment if you choose too, please.http://bleacherreport.com/articles/221859-anatomy-of-a-franchise-new-york-mets-part-v-grants-tomb

132 days ago

Mike Kent said...

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Are the Giants for real?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/221333-are-the-giants-for-real

132 days ago

Garret Traggorth said...

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Hey,

just wrote a new article on if the Braves were giving their pitchers some run support.
Hope you like it.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/219263-lets-just-imagine-what-could-be-the-braves-not-wasting-good-pitching

137 days ago

Matthew Falkenbury said...

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Hey,

After the great success of my first article about the uniform numbers 1-10, I have come back with the next installment, with the best players to wear the uniform numbers 11-20. I hope you can take a look and even comment on my choices. Thanks in advance!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/217379-best-current-baseball-players-by-uniform-number-11-20

- Matthew Falkenbury

140 days ago

Richard Marsh said...

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Take a peak at my blast at my team, the New York Mets. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/216827-2009-ny-mets-mid-season-report-wait-until-next-year.

Also I have created a blog called Rsmclosersblog@blogspot.com

141 days ago

Matthew Falkenbury said...

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Hey,

I just came up with the list of the best current Major Leaguers wearing the numbers One thru Ten. I hope you can take a look and voice your opinion on my list. Thanks in advance,

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/205039-best-current-baseball-players-by-uniform-number-1-10

- Matthew Falkenbury

160 days ago

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One-run Games Killing Braves' Season

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