David Halpren's Sportswriter Profile

David Halpren

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Philadelphia Sports Summer Recap & Analysis: Part One, the Phillies
August 22, 2008

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Sixers/Iguodala - No Deal Yet
August 13, 2008

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The Phillies Secret Weapon: Aaron Heilman
August 11, 2008

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Jason Smith Tears ACL, Could Miss Most of Season
August 9, 2008

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Life-long Philadelphia sports fan, born and raised on the outskirts of Philly. Been going to Eagles/Sixers/Phillies games my whole life. Season tickets to the Eagles, been going to games with my dad and brother since I was 5. Its now been 100 sports seasons without a championship and I'm sick of it. I was 5 when the Phillies won in '80, 8 when the Sixers won in '83 and 10 when Villanova shocked Georgetown in '85. In my adult life, the only thing I can hang my hat on is my Alma Mater Maryland Terrapins winning the 2002 Mens Basketball National Championship.

I also enjoy gambling on anything and everything. I play in 3 different fantasy football leagues, along with fantasy baseball and fantasy golf. I'm also an avid Poker player, (play on-line at PokerStars) and I also play down in AC and Vegas. I played in the Main Event of the WSOP in '05 and '06, making it to Day 2 both times, but cashing in neither.

I'm a diehard sports fan and I enjoy writing my thoughts out and sharing my opinions. I try to be as entertaining as possible so if by some chance someone is actually reading this, they might get a chuckle.

Come check us out at www.YoSixers.com

Favorite Athletes

About 12 years ago my answer was easy, Ken Griffey Jr. I even named my dog Griffey. But I'm 33 now....older than most of these guys, its hard to have a favorite athlete anymore. However I do root harder for certain guys on my favorites teams, such as.....Jayson Werth, Pat Burrell, Brett Myers, Lou Williams, Lito Sheppard and Brian Dawkins
Favorite Sports Teams

Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia 76ers Philadephia Eagles Philadelphia Flyers
All-Time Sports Moment

Sixers winning Game 1 of the 2001 NBA finals in LA when Allen Iverson made a corner jumper and stepped over Tyrone Lu afterwards as he headed back down court.
Most Memorable Game Attended

Tough call between Game 7 of the 2001 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Sixers vs Bucks and the 2004 NFC Championship game Eagles vs Falcons. Both games sent the teams to the Finals/Super Bowl and the crowds were unreal.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

There's quite a few out there. I don't think Ripken's record will be broken or Orel Heshiser's 59 consecutive scoreless innings streak either...but my favorite is the record for most triples in a season, 36, set in 1912 by John Owen "Chief" Wilson. It's one of the oldest records in sports.
Ruth or Mays?

Wow, another tough call, both obviously before my time. They played in different era's so its really hard to say. I go Mays only cause its more recent.
Unitas or Montana?

Same lines as Ruth or Mays, although I was never a Big Joe fan, so I Johnny U here.
Jordan or Russell?

Definitely Jordan. I'll say this, I hated Michael Jordan, still do, but you gotta respect the man. Yeah Russell has more rings, and put up some big numbers, but Jordan owned the sport when he played and still does now.
Gretzky or Orr?

Well Orr came first, but you don't talk the best player in hockey without the name Gretzy.
Pele or Maradona?

Brazil vs Argentina...enough said.
Federer or Sampras?

what Federer has done has been amazing, but I've already spent too much time on this answer.
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Still Jack.
Petty or Earnhardt?

Auto racing...you're kidding right?
Schumacher or Senna?

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

ACC 1st....then Big East....I'm East Coast!

Sny Invitational posted 506 days ago

Hey David,

Wanted to reach out to see if you would be able to do a feature on our tournament, the 2012 SNY Invitational for NY Metro area high school basketball teams.

Teams competing this year:
- St. Anthony of Jersey City, NJ
- St. Raymond of the Bronx, NY
- Benjamin Cardozo of Queens, NY
- Thomas Jefferson of Brooklyn, NY

Check out our page for more info: http://www.facebook.com/SNY?sk=app_284307498252223

If you have any questions, please contact us at snyinvitational@yahoo.com

Thanks!
Dave Morrison posted 1628 days ago

Hey David—Dave Mo here, a Bleacher Report Community Coordinator.

I've been spending time on our 76ers page and read a couple of your old articles. Really on-point analysis...you do good work.

Given that you haven't written in a while, I thought I'd check in and see if you're interested in picking up your coverage again. What do you say?

If not, it would be great if you could give me some feedback on why you decided to stop writing and what we could have done to better serve you. If you wouldn't mind, please shoot me a line at dmorrison@bleacherreport.com with any thoughts.

Thanks so much,

Dave Mo
Tanya Mercado posted 1708 days ago

I'm turning 29 this year. You do the math. I watched the '86 world series with my family.

At least it didn't take my team over 90 years to get it. For a team that's been around for more than a century, it is appalling they do not have more.
Tanya Mercado posted 1709 days ago

Talk all you want. You only have one championship in over 100 years of existance. So sad!
L.J. Burgess posted 1713 days ago

A Philly fan AND a Terp grad...pretty cool.
Michoel Botwinick posted 1731 days ago

Hey David,

What an inspirational win for the Phillies last night!!!! Hell yeah, this is what' it's all about
Michoel Botwinick posted 1750 days ago

Was it a GoDaddy.com template? Whatever, it doesn't matter.

Thanks a lot!
Michoel Botwinick posted 1750 days ago

Ok...but what format did you use? Did Blogger give it to you, did you create it, or did another company create it?
Michoel Botwinick posted 1751 days ago

Nice Sixers blog! I just checked it out.

Also, what formatting are you using?
chris klinkner posted 1752 days ago

thanks! so my choice in teams could use some work. thanks again!!