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Tosten Burks

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Tosten's Bio

Tosten is full if snobby opinions, useless knowledge, and hit or miss jokes.

To see him in all his nerdy glory hidden by the actually relevant stuff he writes here, visit http://ffwriterswithhair.com/, where he runs a secret underground fantasy football analysis laboratory with Bleacher Creatures Zach Fein and Gage Arnold.

Oh, and by the way, if anyone remembers the Rotoworld Whore Reports/NFL Newswire Rundowns, first of all let me hug you, but secondly check out the twitanator. I post that type of shiz all the time there. http://twitter.com/ffwwh

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

  • Favorite Athletes

    LaDainian Tomlinson (by the name LDT, not Lawrence Taylor's LT), Arthur Ashe, James Blake, Chris Paul, Albert Pujols

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Chargers, Padres, Suns, (Arizona) Cardinals, (USC) Trojans, (SDSU) Aztecs

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Red Sox coming back from three games down against the Yanks to win the AL pennant

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    2008 US Open at Torrey Pines

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Cal Ripken Junior - 2632 Consecutive Games

  • Ruth or Mays?

    It's like brownies or cookies. But I'll go Mays.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan's probably the GOAT, but I'll take Russell just because of his classic SNL appearance

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele because, cal me pathetic, I have no clue who Maradona is

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer. Federer is the greatest tennis player of the Open Era. He'd already have the majors record if he wasn't in the same generation as the greatest clay court player, Nadal, of the Open Era

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    you gotta be joking me

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Isn't Schumacher like the richest athlete of all time?

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

    Pac 10! Get that East Coast Bias out of here!

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  1. by Ryan
     26 minutes ago

    Just when I thought you were gone for good...

    Welcome back, old-timer. And well said about Andy. It'll be interesting to see where he goes from here.

  2. by Andrew
    2 months ago

    A Story From A True Patriots Fan...check this one out...

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/164812-a-story-from-a-true-patriots-fan

  3. by Ryan
     2 months ago

    I'm not sure that "harsh" is the right word—especially not towards Mel. To wit...

    - "Fraud" was used in juxtaposition with "expert," with the implication that both are subjective labels.

    - "Hack" was immediately preceded by a refusal to find fault.

    - "Con" was blamed on the con-ees instead of the con-er.

    - "Clueless" was a mutual state of ignorance ("as clueless as you and I").

    - The "hubris" actually belonged to Kiper's fans (who "assume that a guru is really a guru").

    - "Flop" was a reference to the prospects, not the prognosticator (i.e. being "positive" about a prospect's future sets said prospect up to be a "flop").

    *

    I certainly wasn't singing Mel's praises...but the article was (supposed to be) less about him than about "all those wayward souls who actually take him seriously"...and even then I wasn't aiming for "harshness" so much as "gentle derision of the human tendency to believe."

    That said, if I missed the mark, it certainly wouldn't have been the first time.

  4. by Ryan
     2 months ago

    Ha—my reputation for formulaic headlines seems to precede me.

    Your guess was close...but I like the Super Bowl and the NCAA Tournament more than I like the Draft. And I felt like taking a few potshots at Mel Kiper. Enjoy.

  5. by Sean
     2 months ago

    Thanks!

  6. by Ryan
     3 months ago

    You had me at "Creon." Nice work, Bubba.

  7. by Ryan
     3 months ago

    Thanks for the pick, old-timer. I knew you wouldn't be able to resist the 80s power pop allusion.

    Hope all is well on your end,

    Ryan

  8. by Ryan
     4 months ago

    Not a problem, sir. Sorry about the lack of a photo, but it was a narrow option for photos.

  9. by Jared
     4 months ago

    I'll give you a money piece. If you know what I mean.

    anywho. Thanks for the nod tosten.

  10. by Mike
    5 months ago

    I want to connect a few of the top baseball writers on BR and ask them who they think will win the world series, can you tell me your opinion on who is going to win the world series this year,PLZ Emil me the answer at

    mikekent57@yahoo.com

    with your pick and a few words about it.

    Thanks
    Mike

  11. by Garrett
     5 months ago

    Tosten,

    Right now we all need to take time out of our day, and pray for Jim Johnson. The Philadelphia Eagle's defensive coordinator who was diagnosed with skin cancer. Let me know what you think. Thanks

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/117409-eagle-fan-or-not-lets-start-praying?just_published=1

  12. by Ryan
     5 months ago

    I can only hope that "that comment" was as much fun to write as it was to read—you definitely made my day. I'll keep you posted on the guest columnist position; in the meantime, feel free to lampoon me to your heart's content.

    RA

  13. by Jared
     6 months ago

    That was a pretty dope comment.

    Be easy.

    -TO

  14. by Eric
     8 months ago

    Will the Chargers win the west?

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/77633-who-will-win-the-afc-worst

  15. by Eric
     8 months ago

    It's halloween again!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/76677-build-your-own-sports-halloween-costume-for-2009

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