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Lifelong Washington Husky and Ohio State Buckeye fan. My office is decorated with memoribilia from both teams.

I grew up a Seattle Mariners fan. I was such a fan (and so single) that I used to go sit in the Kingdome night after night in a nearly empty stadium. A few times I sat in my brother's company's Press Box Level seats but mostly up in the rafters until it was obvious that certain seats behind home plate would not be taken. I sat in the 8th row, directly behind home plate for Randy Johnson's first No Hitter. I still have my ticket and the headline from the Seattle Times.

My Sonics have left Seattle, so I'm left with rooting for the Cleveland Cavs.

I'm also a sports car enthusiast and have a ton of memorabilia from that sport as well.

Mike's Recent Articles

SEATTLE - SEPTEMBER 19: Head coach Steve Sarkisian of the Washington Huskies talks with quarterback Jake Locker #10 during the game against the USC Trojans on September 19, 2009 at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington. The Huskies defeated the Trojans 16-13. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

Stop Calling Washington Over USC an Upset

Published about 1 month ago
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Five Things I Will Do As New Head Coach of the Washington Huskies

Published about 1 year ago
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If Barak Obama Were NFL Commissioner

Published about 1 year ago
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How Close Are We Getting To Bastardizing "God Bless America" at Baseball Games?

Published about 1 year ago
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Bryan McLean responded to a comment on An Underdog's New Tricks: Five Keys To Washington Upsetting No. 3 USC
Bryan McLean responded to a comment on An Underdog's New Tricks: Five Keys To Washington Upsetting No. 3 USC
Nick Poust responded to a comment on Jake Locker Leads Washington Huskies To Upset Victory Over USC Trojans
Nick Poust responded to a comment on Jake Locker Leads Washington Huskies To Upset Victory Over USC Trojans
Nick Poust responded to a comment on Jake Locker Leads Washington Huskies To Upset Victory Over USC Trojans
Mike Martin has picked Jake Locker Leads Washington Huskies To Upset Victory Over USC Trojans as a favorite article
Mike Martin commented on Upset Alert: Five Reasons USC Will Lose to Washington

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Favorite Athletes

Jake Locker
Favorite Sports Teams

Washington Huskies, Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Cavaliers
All Time Sports Moment

8th row, directly behind homeplate for Randy Johnson's no-hitter
Most Memorable Game Attended

Driving from Columbus, OH to Syracuse via the Seattle Mariners at the Cleveland Indians. Edward and I slept in the car (at his request) and saved our money for other things. Edward got to meet all of the Washington Huskies.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Most wins for a MLB pitcher
Ruth or Mays?

Ichiro
Unitas or Montana?

Jim Zorn
Jordan or Russell?

Young Sean Kemp or LeBron James
Gretzky or Orr?

Who cares.
Pele or Maradona?

Rooney.
Federer or Sampras?

Sampras
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Can't pick. Two different eras.
Petty or Earnhardt?

Who cares they just drive around in circles.
Schumacher or Senna?

Senna (and I have an autographed poster of Senna)
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

College Football.

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by Robert
2 months ago

Hello Mike, I would like you to take a look at this article and leave your support in the comment area. I would love to see this story make a difference. Pass it around! Thanks

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/224275-ny-giants-george-martin-the-forgotten-hero
by Edward
8 months ago

hey mike
by Edward
8 months ago

hey mike
by James
about 1 year ago

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/73910-the-cowboys-believed-and-won-13-9-what-miracle-happened
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/73403-is-it-just-me-or-is-the-nfl-doing-a-bad-job-of-protecting-players
Comment Please.
by Molly
about 1 year ago

And another week of college football is in the books! Check out my top 25!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/65792-college-football-power-rankings-week-six
by Jared
about 1 year ago

dont mention, im kind of like matt beneath, im a 15 year old sophomore and thought i was startin early.

the kid's got talent, i think he's found his calling. I've always though English and writing were my best subjects, he certainly humbled me.

looks like he's got good company with him though
by Matt
about 1 year ago

No prob. He had a good grasp on the basics of sports writing. And it really is good that he's getting such an incredibly early start in writing.

I'm 16, and a high school sophomore, and I thought I was getting an early start on what will hopefully turn out to be a sports writing career.

But Edward is seven years younger, and six years behind me in school. It's amazing that he's deciding to start writing instead of playing video games nonstop or something, and that's good.
by Angel
about 1 year ago

Not a problem, at all. Strong writing is strong writing, no matter what the age. Glad to hear he's got positive people around him—that's for sure.

-Angel

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Stop Calling Washington Over USC an Upset

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If Barak Obama Were NFL Commissioner

How Close Are We Getting To Bastardizing "God Bless America" at Baseball Games?

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