Mike Martin joined July 2008

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Mike Martin

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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.

The Shortlist »

  • 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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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

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Edward Degtyaryov said...

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hey mike

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Edward Degtyaryov said...

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hey mike

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Comment Please.

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Molly Gray said...

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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

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Jared Lilly said...

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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

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Matt Gilmartin said...

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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.

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Angel Navedo said...

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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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