Lyell Marks
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Lyell Marks

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About

My name is Lyell Marks and I recently graduated with my B.S. degree in journalism from San Jose State University. I've played, written about and studied the game of baseball my entire life, firmly believing it is still America's pastime despite our modern affair with football. I still enjoy watching a game or two on Sunday, or witnessing some of the feats that today's basketball players can do on the court. That said, I don't believe either sport exhibits the same historical depth or unpredictability of baseball. It's a marvelous sport, but like many fine things, it takes time and patience to appreciate.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Pete Rose, George Brett, Willie Mays, Tim Lincecum, Wes Welker, Barry Sanders, Steve Young, Eric Byrnes, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Robinson

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    49ers, Giants, SJSU Spartans, Warriors, Reds

  • Favorite Coaches

    Bill Walsh, Bill Belichick, Don Nelson, John Wooden, Jim Harbaugh

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    2010 Giants World Series Championship

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    The game Buster Posey got hurt--will never forget the silence in the crowd

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Joe D's hit streak

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Senna

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Football: SEC Baseball: ACC Basketball: Big East

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  • Zander Freund posted 1925 days ago

    Zander Freund

    Hey Lyell,

    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 Lyell!

    Zander

  • Trey Bradley posted 1985 days ago

    Trey Bradley

    Lyell-
    Great to see you made your way to the site. Hope all is going well so far.
    Trey

  • Ryan Alberti posted 1991 days ago

    Ryan Alberti

    Glad the edits check out Lyell. As far as article topics--my one suggestion is to write from the heart. If it's about sports, BR has a place for it...which means your own passion should be the only guiding factor. Seems like you've got a pretty good handle on that so far...

    RA