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Ricky Butts

Joined 11 months ago

  • 51 articles written
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Ricky's Bio

Sports and poker, I love them both.

I played baseball, basketball and football growing up.

After my last season of baseball, I picked up Texas Hold'em and haven't looked back.

I own Just Muck Poker, Inc, which is a poker apparel company.

I am a huge Cubs and Bears fan. I don't watch much NBA since the Jordan era ended. I still root for the Bulls. I love IU basketball, but right now I am sad that Sampson tore the program apart and burned the pieces. I also love Notre Dame football and hope for better things to come there.

I am not a professional writer. I do this for fun. I appreciate when any of you edit my articles, but please do not turn it into an English class, I do my best and have fun, don't ruin it for me, haha.

You can contact me at rbutts@justmuckpoker.com

Ricky Writes About

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

  • Favorite Athletes

    Ernie "Mr. Cub" Banks, Michael "Air" Jordan, Sammy Sosa, Ron Santo, Walter "Sweetness" Payton, Brian Urlacher, Devin Hester, Andres Nocioni, Albert Pujols, Derek Lee, Aramis Ramirez, Ryan Theriot, Carlos Zambrano, Kerry Wood

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Cubs, Bears, Bulls, Irish, Hoosiers

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Meeting Ryne Sandberg, Mark Grace, Ron Santo, Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Ferguson Jenkins, and Sammy Sosa

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Ryne Sandberg's last game played at Wrigley Field

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    100 pts in a game by Wilt

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt

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

    Big 10

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  1. by Bob
     4 days ago

    The current state of the Cubs.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/210380-come-to-think-of-it-alfonso-soriano-sits-and-needs-to-continue-sitting?just_published=1

  2. by Bob
     7 days ago

    I did my homework on this one. I would appreciate a read & comment.

    Thanks, Bob

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/208674-come-to-think-of-it-baseballs-lexiconwhen-you-dont-mean-what-you-say

  3. by Matthew
     12 days ago

    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

  4. by Bob
     15 days ago

    For my 400th article, I decided to tackle a subject that is near and dear to my heart.

    I would greatly appreciate it if you could take the time to read it and comment. I think it's something very important for us to recognize, particularly in light of today's Civil Rights game.

    Thanks, Bob

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/203473-come-to-think-of-it-racism-in-sports-is-alive-and-well

  5. by Bob
     16 days ago

    Ricky, here's something different, a story about a man in a chicken suit.

    I would appreciate it if you would check it out, thanks.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/202745-come-to-think-of-it-san-diego-chicken-crosses-the-road-to-retirement

  6. by Griffin
     17 days ago

    Hey Ricky,

    This is the follow up of the piece I wrote yesterday - AL yesterday, NL today. If you get the chance, I'd appreciate it if you took a look at it. Thanks

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/202142-if-the-mlb-all-star-game-were-to-happen-now-these-would-be-your-guys-starting-pitchers-pt-two

    -Griffin

  7. by Dann
     19 days ago

    He mate

    wrote a piece which I tried to make my master piece. Could you please cheack it out. Don't be scared of telling me if it is bad

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/200865-painting-my-sports-idol

  8. by Bob
     19 days ago

    Slammin' Sammy is now Steroid Sammy.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/200635-come-to-think-of-it-sammy-sosa-failed-steroid-test-is-no-surprise

  9. by Richard
     21 days ago

    Part II. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did writing it. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/199037-anatomy-of-a-franchise-the-york-mets-part-ii-lost-in-space

  10. by Bob
     22 days ago

    OK everybody, sorry to pimp another article, but it's my first-ever NASCAR piece. Well, sort of.

    I'd appreciate it if you could take the time to check it out.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/198573-come-to-think-of-it-kyle-buschs-rock-star-antics-good-for-charity

  11. by Dann
     24 days ago

    Hey mate.
    Did my first slide show today. It is supposed to be humor. Tell me if you like it

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/197755-looking-at-sports-once-again-when-it-sickens-me#page/13

  12. by Bob
     25 days ago

    Ricky, I'd love to get your take on this issue.

    Thanks, in advance, for taking the time to read it.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/196883-come-to-think-of-it-moral-outrage-over-ibanez-steroid-blog-misguided

  13. by Brendan
     26 days ago

    Hey a just completed who i feel out the best baseball rivalries. I think a few might surprise you and see where your favorite team is. please live some feed back telling me what you think. Be strait out with me criticism will only help me get better.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/196008-top-ten-baseball-rivalry-all-time

  14. by Matthew
     26 days ago

    Hey,

    The biggest week of games to date this season begins for the Mets with Six games against the Phillies and the Yankees, its a real test for a team that has dealt with quite a bit during this early part of the season. With this I'm presenting another version of my Top Five with the subject centering around how the Mets can be successful this week against the Phils and Yanks. I hope you enjoy and thanks in advance.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/195813-top-five-how-the-mets-will-be-successful-this-week

  15. by Matthew
     29 days ago

    Its time to finally come clean, Im not a Yankee fan, I only play one on TV and in reality Im a Die Hard Mets fan who is very frustrated with everything surrounding this franchise right now. Then again, its ok cause they're BATTLING every night, right? Wrong and below is my article on the reasons why. Thanks in advance.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/194190-off-to-battle-with-the-new-york-mets

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