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Nate Double

About Nate »

The life of a sales manager is filled with ups and downs, and lots of downtime. Until you kick me out I'll be spending some of my downtime here, taking to task the Red Sox Pink Hats & MMA fans that think (redacted, see Tito Ortiz article)
The majority of my writing up to this point in my life has been boring technical equipment proposals and Zzzzzzzzz.

The Shortlist »

  • Favorite Athletes

    Tim Wakefield, Jason Varitek, Derek Jeter, Dwayne Wade, Tom Brady, Paul Pierce, GSP, Kenny Florian

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, Mets,

  • Favorite Coaches

    Terry Francona, Greg Jackson

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Every Big Papi homerun

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Mothers Day Massacre, Game 4 of the 2004 WS,

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    My 16 second egg-in-spoon record

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Orr. Come on who answers Gretzky?

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher

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

    Sob, I must abstain. Boston needs some better college teams. Except for hockey

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    Nate Double commented on Josh Koscheck Should Shut Up: GSP Could Take Him and Dan Hardy on the Same Night

    Bloodyelbow.com has the first good photo I've seen of what happened previous to the knee to the forearm. Essentially the image shows Johnson's thumb going into...

    5 hours ago

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    • 2 replies – here are the latest…

    • Tim replied…

      Thanks a bunch Nate.

    • Jason Cottier replied…

      on the fight itself they show several different angles on the "eye poke" and most look...

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    Nate Double commented on Roger Huerta's Future: Where Will the MMA Free Agent Land?

    In MMA there are no guarantees and while Huerta isn't as big of a draw as Tito Ortiz, Randy Couture, GSP, etc I can easily see...

    7 hours ago

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    • 1 replies – here are the latest…

    • Tim replied…

      I agree. Huerta is an entertaining fighter with a lot of heart. The UFC needs to...

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    James Ryan commented on UFC 106: "They Are Who We Thought They Were"

    Good summary Nate! *Likes

    9 hours ago

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    Nate Double commented on It's a Fact: WWE's Shane McMahon Will Invest in UFC

    Not to discredit the article but Shane McMahon possibly coming aboard the UFC is more about gaining apparel and merchandise distribution with the "big-box" retailers &...

    12 hours ago

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    Nate Double commented on Frankie Edgar Is Close To the Edge, All His Hard Work Is on the Line

    I'm really surprised the UFC is willing to put one of their best contenders up against a relatively unknown fighter in a seemingly no win situation....

    1 day ago

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    • 7 replies – here are the latest…

    • E. Spencer Kyte replied…

      You mentioned it later on in this thread SS, but this was supposed to be Kurt...

    • Sterling Spiars replied…

      Thanks Spencer. It's clear that the next front-runner is either going to be Maynard or Edgar,...

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    Nate Double commented on Hardy-St. Pierre: A Welterweight Fight for the Century

    I'll never bet or cheer against GSP and the only way I can see Hardy winning this fight is to get very very good at striking...

    1 day ago

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    Nate Double commented on Josh Koscheck: UFC's Welterweight Heel

    Koscheck may be arrogant but he backs it up. Plus he knows that it's better for business and his wallet for him to be hated by...

    2 days ago

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    Nate Double commented on Anthony Johnson's Days as a Welterweight Should Be Over

    I think Johnson should also move up to 185 and think he would be successful doing it. He's only 25 years old and is 6' 2"...

    2 days ago

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    Darren Wong commented on UFC 106: "They Are Who We Thought They Were"

    The title almost perfectly describes my thoughts on Forrest vs. Tito, and also as you say, Phil Baroni. I did come out of UFC 106 more...

    2 days ago

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    E. Spencer Kyte commented on UFC 106: "They Are Who We Thought They Were"

    Love the Dennis Green tie in and can't argue with anything you say here... Well done.

    3 days ago

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    Nate Double commented on UFC 106: A Night of Great Fights...Except for Forrest Griffin's Win Over Tito Ortiz

    I have to disagree with you on the main event. While it wasn't a "fight of the year" candidate it was entertaining and both fighters brought...

    3 days ago

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    New Article: UFC 106: "They Are Who We Thought They Were"

    published by Nate Double

    As UFC 106 wrapped up last night the infamous quote from former Arizona Cardinals coach Dennis Green kept repeating itself in my head. "They are who we thought they were." A very true statement about the majority of fighters on the UFC 106 card...

    3 days ago

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    • Robert Gardner said...

    Delete

    Let me know what you think.
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/266832-a-grimm-future-may-be-awaiting-strikeforce

    51 days ago

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    King J said...

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    NATE,

    We finished our MMA film extended trailer bro!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/266296-king-j-producing-temecula-skeletor-the-greatest-mma-film-of-all-time

    52 days ago

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