David Schoenholtz

David Schoenholtz

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If place of birth were the deciding factor in a sports fan’s team loyalty, I’d cheer for the Red Sox. If family history were all that mattered, I’d be a Yankee fan. My grandfather grew up in the Bronx, and as a kid, my dad’s favorite player was the great Mickey Mantle. On the other side of the family, my mother’s grandfather – my great-grandfather – was the doctor for the 1927 Yankees – none other than Murderer’s Row.

But I am a fan of neither the Sox nor the Yankees. Raised in suburban Maryland, my once-beloved Orioles have not put together a winning season since 1997, when I was 12 years old, and so while they are still the team I root for most, more than anything, I am a baseball fan.

I first wrote about baseball during my sophomore year of college shortly after the conclusion of the A.L.C.S. between the Red Sox and Yankees. This is what I wrote: http://media.www.middleburycampus.com/media/storage/paper446/news/2004/11/04/Opinions/Superstition.Plays.Major.Role.In.Sports-792072.shtml

I started my baseball blog in January 2008 and have been writing regularly ever since: www.mlbbaseballonline.com/david/weblog

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Curtis Granderson, Josh Hamilton, Jim Edmonds, and the late Kirby Puckett

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Baltimore Orioles (sadly), Maryland Terrapins Basketball

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Arizona Diamonbacks 9th inning comeback against Mariano Rivera in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series (The End of the Yankee Dynasty)

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Game 6 of the 1997 A.L.C.S. between the Orioles and Indians - Baltimore's last playoff game. I was 12 years old.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Dimaggio's 56-game hitting streak will never be broken, but no one will even come close to Cy Young's 511 wins.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays was a hell of a player but Ruth was a god among men.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Call me un-American, but I don't follow football.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Since Jordan's the only one I saw on TV, he's my pick.

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    I'm not Canadian.

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Let's not kid anyone; the only time I watched soccer was when Italy won the World Cup.

  • Federer or Sampras?

    They are and were the best of the best; it's too bad Federer never faced Sampras in his prime.

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    I'm not a fan, but Tiger is the face of pro golf.

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Nascar is not a sport.

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    I still don't know who those people are.

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

    ACC

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