John 'Fatty'-Fatland's Sportswriter Profile

John 'Fatty'-Fatland joined January 2008

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About John »

To escape the stresses of life, some people drink, take drugs, smoke cigarettes, race cars, chase women, watch TV, free fall off buildings, hunt Rhinos in Africa, become Mercenaries, etc..etc.. I like to write on Bleacher Report.

Yeah, you're probably thinking, this guy needs a life, but who's wasting their time now by reading my Bio? That's what I thought. We are all in this together, escaping the complexities of life, or cheating on our employers time by engaging in our passion, Sports, on Bleacher Reports.

You know how bad we have it, this addiction? We do this for free. Zander is the 'ultimate' Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer. We come here everyday, painting his figurative white picket fence. "And loving it!"

If we are smart, we will organize a union for better benefits. We could call it the The Un-Professional Writers Union of America. In the mean time, we are very satisfied with a 'good job' and 'keep em coming'

When you read my stuff, please don't take it too seriously. If you do, I'm doing something wrong.

Important things about me, that you should know. I like good Scotch, great wines, the Moody Blues, and my Weiner dog, 'Monty' is always by my side when I write. Been married 32 years to a beautiful blond Swedish girl, I took away from Newport Beach, Ca and brought to Arizona.

That's all. See you on the Blog.

Fatty

John's Website »

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The Shortlist »

Favorite Athletes

Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Magic Johnson Favorite Coach: Tommy Lasorda
Favorite Sports Teams

Lakers, Dodgers, and Rams, Oh my! College: UCLA BB; USC Football
All Time Sports Moment

Magics baby sky hook at the gahden and Kirk Gibson's home run to beat the A's in the World Series
Most Memorable Game Attended

Not so much the game, but sitting with AI's mom behind the bench at the 76's vs Lakers game, Staples Center.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Cal Ripken's consecutive games
Ruth or Mays?

Say hey, it's Willie
Unitas or Montana?

Say it ain't so, Joe. (No, no, to anyone who has a last name attached to the Niners) Johnny was and always will be my idol.
Pele or Maradona?

Pele introduced soccer to the World, and its never been the same since.
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Hey, I even liked the Pac 10, when they were the Pac 8.

Latest Articles »

Lamar Odom Talks: Is He Going To Stay with the Lakers?

07/14/2009

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General Managing for Dummies: The Unofficial Guide for Successful NBA GMs

07/14/2009

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NBA Summer League In Vegas: Are You Fan Enough To Go?

07/08/2009

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Be Careful What You Wish For LeBron

07/07/2009

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Robert Domaine said...

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Hello John, here is the follow up article on George Martin. I would appreciate it if you would take a look at it and leave your support in the comment area. Feel free to pass it around. Thanks!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/244249-give-george-martin-a-key-to-nyc

86 days ago

John Lorge said...

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I've been working on this for a while and now 2010: A LeBron James Odyssey is ready... if you want to know what will happen next summer you must read this:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/234201-2010-a-lebron-james-odyssey

105 days ago

Richard O'Neal said...

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Could Miami Heat get both Boozer and Odom?

Please let me know what you think by providing your excellent comments.

ro

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/218410-miami-heat-wade-boozer-and-odom-on-the-same-team

132 days ago

John Lorge said...

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good plan, I'm no it, I'm sure if I re-name the Key "Michael Jackson Arena" the clips will be the supes in 1 year or less

136 days ago

John Lorge said...

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Donald Sterling will sell anything for the right price... let me call Gary Payton and see how the fund raising is going.

136 days ago

Jack M said...

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Ariza/Artest Swap? Who got the better deal? I would love your opinion!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/211445-ariza-and-artest-swap-teams-who-got-the-better-deal

Thanks,
Jack

144 days ago

Darrius Singleton said...

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Hey check out my article and tell me what you think http://bleacherreport.com/articles/205448-reasons-the-mvp-voting-is-all-hype

153 days ago

Dave Morrison said...

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Hey John—Dave Mo here, a Bleacher Report Community Coordinator.

I've been spending time on our Lakers page and read a couple of your old articles. Really on-point analysis...you do good work.

Given that you haven't written in a while, I thought I'd check in and see if you're interested in picking up your coverage again. What do you say?

If not, it would be great if you could give me some feedback on why you decided to stop writing and what we could have done to better serve you. If you wouldn't mind, please shoot me a line at dmorrison@bleacherreport.com with any thoughts.

Thanks so much,

Dave Mo

351 days ago

Zander Freund said...

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LOL—you're too much John...

Keep the great stuff coming!

Z

560 days ago

Zander Freund said...

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Hey John,

Just make a few touchups to the piece—take a look and make sure everything checks out. Remember you can re-revise anything you don't like or revert to a previous version if you prefer.

Z

565 days ago

Zander Freund said...

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LOL—loved the article John!

The Hunger strike commences in T minus one hour and counting...

566 days ago

Andrew Ungvari said...

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I'm still laughing. I watched it four times already and I'm off to go watch it again.

645 days ago

Andrew Ungvari said...

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John-

I think you'll get as much a kick out of this as I did:

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/262/shaqphxvc9.png

Andrew

645 days ago

Claire Reclosado said...

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Ah yes, Alameda is my hometown. Now that I'm in Sacramento, I appreciate the bay area so much more.

652 days ago

Clublakers.com said...

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Great job. Keep up the great work.

clublakers.com

668 days ago

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Jason Kidd to Dallas? The West Just Got…

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