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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, Ekpe Udoh, Josh Smith, Marshawn Lynch, Nnamdi Asomugha, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Joe Thornton, Jamie McGinn, Ryane Clowe, Zdeno Chara

  • Favorite Sports Teams

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

  • Favorite Coaches

    Bobby Cox, Jerry Sloan, Bob Knight, Todd McLellan, Jim Harbaugh

  • 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)

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Cy Young's 511 wins

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Willie Mays was a better all around player and I hate the Yankees. Mays.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana. Quarterbacks are defined to me by the 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.

  • 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 10 all the way.

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  • Craig Gordon posted 122 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.