About

I'm a diehard Bay Area sports fan and aspiring journalist. I love writing about, reading about and discussing pure sports topics; the mainstream media is too focused on "stories." I like great stories, but my love for sports comes from a love for the battles between the lines.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Miguel Tejada, Tim Hudson, Brandan Phillips, Monta Ellis, Jason Richardson, David Lee, Josh Smith, Harrison Barnes, Marshawn Lynch, Nnamdi Asomugha, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Joe Thornton, Jamie McGinn, Joe Pavelski, Cam Ward

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Oakland A's, Golden State Warriors, California Golden Bears, San Jose Sharks, Oakland Raiders

  • Favorite Coaches

    Bobby Cox, Tom Thibodeau, Gregg Popovich, Bob Knight, Bob Melvin, Mark Jackson

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    #8 seed Golden State Warriors upsetting #1 seed Dallas Mavericks in playoffs...A's winning 20 consecutive games

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Scott Hatteberg hitting walk-off home run to win record 20th consecutive game for A's...Baron Davis dunking on Andrei Kirilenko (best dunk of all time)...Ramon Hernandez "walk-off bunt" in ALDS...Jeremy Giami not sliding as Jeter makes historical flip (he was safe)...Game 4 of 2012 ALDS (A's come back in 9th to force game 5)

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Cy Young's 511 wins

  • Ruth or Mays?

    I used to say Mays due to his five tools, but Babe Ruth is the greatest player ever. He could've been a Hall of Fame pitcher.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana. Quarterbacks are defined to me by their will to win and clutch plays, and Joe was the best.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    "11 in a row, Bill Russell rings / Michael Jordan swag, y'all think Michael Jordan bad? / I got five more rings than Michael Jordan had."

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Orr. Nothing beats a legendary defenseman.

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele, I think.

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras.

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger. Forget all the controversy, he is the most dominant athlete of the 21st century so far.

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    I really wouldn't know. Jeff Gordon.

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Who?

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

    Pac 12 all the way.

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  • Ryan Heffernon posted 19 days ago

    Ryan Heffernon

    Please don't write about the Thunder if you don't even follow them

  • Rudy Rivers posted 90 days ago

    Rudy Rivers

    The comment wasn't meant for you sorry!

  • Cameron Grigsby posted 194 days ago

    Cameron Grigsby

    Didn't know you were on BR man congratulations, awesome to see you successfully writing about our sports teams

  • Dave Ungar posted 284 days ago

    Dave Ungar

    Simon thanks for being a fan.

  • Craig Gordon posted 474 days ago

    Craig Gordon

    Hi,
    I still can't post a message to the "10 Players Who Need a Better Half" article, and apparently nobody else can, either. Otherwise you'd have more than zero comments by now.

    The main comment I've wanted to make is that I agree that Niemi is one of those who needs to have a better second half, and you seem to point to exactly how he can do that: by putting Greiss in goal an average of one every three games instead of his one out of four games in the first half. If I'm not mistaken, your target for the number of games Niemi should play the rest of the season fits that scenario. After all, fatigue could have something to do with Niemi's drop in consistency over the seven-game stretch before the All Star break In fact that seems especially likely, given Niemi's two straight shutouts recently right after getting some rest. He blanked the Flames on Jan. 24, after a Greiss start the previous night gave Antti three days off. Then, after taking it easy for a week, he roared into the second half with another beauty.

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