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Marty's Bio

Marty Andrade is a former.

He's a former political activist, former paid columnist, former radio talk show host and former former.

Now Marty just wishes to get beyond what he did and get to what he's going to do.

A longtime baseball fan and statistics freak who carries an old school TI-82 calculator wherever he goes, Marty is always ready to perform a regressional analysis while telling people about motivation curves and how they are important.

He's the Bleacher Report's resident Sabermetrician and for that his readers will get no apologies.

Generally a writer focused on baseball Marty can be known from time to time to give his opinions on everything from Big Ten Football to Professional Wrestling.

He's a graduate of the University of Minnesota and holds degrees in Psychology and Philosophy.

Marty Writes About

The Short List facts and information about Marty Andrade

Favorite Athletes

Pat Neshek, Baron Von Raschke, Joe Mauer, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Tom Lehman, John Daly, Sean "The Beast" Fister, Adrian Peterson, Charles Barkley, Andres Galarraga, Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova, Randy Couture, Tim Wakefield

Favorite Sports Teams

Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, Minnesota Vikings, Golden Gophers, Kansas City Royals, Washington Nationals, Denver Broncos, Saint Paul Saints

All Time Sports Moment

Greatest moment ever has to be Don Larsen's perfect game in the '56 World Series, but the greatest moment I ever seen was watching the Red Sox win the World Series.

Most Memorable Game Attended

Saw Bob Tewksbury's 100th win, several Ken Griffey Jr home runs, the home opener of the 1993 Rockies and saw Cal Ripken play several times. I couldn't name one game as being better among all those, though my first ever baseball game (the Rockies home opener in 1993) ranks pretty close.

Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Joe Dimaggio's 56 game hitting streak.

Ruth or Mays?

Ruth, May's wasn't a dominant player. He was a better glove than Mantle but Mantle had the better bat. No one came close to Ruth during his peak years.

Unitas or Montana?

Montana

Pele or Maradona?

Pele

Jordan or Gretzky?

Jordan

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

Big 10, how can there be debate on this?

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  1. by Andrew
    9 days ago

    I posted the latest Twins Whatnot. Thanks for your contributions, and please check it out!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/21793-MLB-Twins-Whatnot-5-7

  2. by Andrew
    17 days ago

    Thanks so much for participating in the Twin's community roundtable this week! I just posted the article, so be sure to check it out!

  3. by Andrew
    24 days ago

    Hey Marty,

    I am going to copy JJ Stankevitz's idea and host a Minnesota Twin's community question and answer session. I will try to get the questions to you by Thursday or Friday, and I will compile and post the article by Monday on every week.

    If you would like to be a part of this, either shoot me an e-mail (andymacky_999@hotmail.com), or post a note on my bulletin board.

    Thanks in advance!

    ~Andrew

  4. by Jon
    24 days ago

    Hey Marty, I'm new to the site and just wanted to introduce myself. I'm a big Twins fan and am hoping to contribute to the Bleacher Report Twins community in lots of ways. I have had the chance to read a couple of your articles and I really enjoyed them. See ya around the site!

    -jb

  5. by Michael
    27 days ago

    Hey Marty, sorry for the delay on the Power Rankings stuff, I have it ready but am busy with tons of stuff for BR, Seamheads.com among others. I also think this will be better served as a monthly rankings anyway. I'll need an email address to send the details, if you don't want to post it, just send me it to me at m_taylor13@yahoo.com. I plan to get this ranking out May 1st. Thanks!

  6. by Ron
    about 1 month ago

    Greatest Rivalry of All Time. What's your take? Fill it in on the "Sports Rivalries of all time" column. Hope to hear from you soon.

  7. by Michael
    about 1 month ago

    Great, I will sending details soon. Working on doing an online form that we will enter votes into. I am looking at a bi-weekly type column. We would vote on ranking of teams 1-30, AL/NL MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year's. I will tally up totals and present a cumulative overview of all MLB community leaders. If you have any other suggestions feel free to let me know, I am welcome to add/remove topics. Thanks again for participating.

  8. by Nathaniel
    about 1 month ago

    So do you think the Twins should call Knott up?

  9. by Nathaniel
    about 1 month ago

    Hey Marty,

    Since you're the "sabermetrician" of Bleacher Report, I'm curious if my article on Quad-A makes sense to you, and what you think of my argument. If you've got ten free minutes at some point, tell me what you think.

    -Nathaniel

  10. by Michael
    about 1 month ago

    Hey Marty, I am thinking of doing a Bleacher Report MLB Power Ranking list. I was hoping to use the Community Leaders as the source of votes. It just came to me and its late to start it this week, but would you be interested in being a part of it?

  11. by Andrew
    about 1 month ago

    Thanks so much for the encouragement! I really appreciate it, Marty.

  12. by Andrew
    2 months ago

    Hey Marty, I just wanted to see what you thought about my new article regarding the Twins' battle for center field. Thanks in advance!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/12627-MLB-Minnesota_Twins-Minnesota_Twins_The_Center_Field_Battle-110308

  13. by Zander
    3 months ago

    Hey Marty,

    I just wanted to let you know that Bleacher Report has launched out of beta with an updated look and feel and some great new features. Check out the "Game On" link in the header to find out more.

    Next week we'll be launching the site to the world with some public announcements—and it'd be great to get a contribution from you between now and Tuesday to make Bleacher Report's launch a success.

    Let me know if you need any help with ideas or have questions. Have a great weekend Marty!

    Zander

  14. by Zander
    8 months ago

    Hilarious photo Marty...unquestionably one of the greatest films in the history of cinema.

  15. by Marty
    9 months ago

    I'm fully expecting somebody to win the World Series...Any other predictions might find themselves in future columns

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