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My name is Avi and I'm a native Arkansan living in Philadelphia. My girlfriend hates when I mention Arkansas because I only lived there for two years. She thinks I'm trying to poach some down-home southern authenticity. Unlikely I say, but she persists.

She would rather the following:

My name is Avi and I'm a transplanted Marylander living in Philadelphia who loves his girlfriend. I'm a Philly sports lifer -- following my dad's lead -- and a sucker for sappy baseball metaphors.

When I'm not writing about sports I'm usually thinking about sports. Sometimes I play Scattergories. Sometimes I wish I had a cat.

I'm here to write, write, write. If I improve it's because you've helped me. Hopefully you find my pieces engaging, and if you don't you'll let me know.

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Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Jimmy Rollins, Sandy Koufax, Ichiro, John Kruk, Dr. J, Glibert Arenas, Jalen Rose, Brian Westbrook

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Phillies, Eagles, Sixers, Flyers

  • Favorite Coaches

    Red Auerbach, Paul Westhead, Doug Collins, Andy Reid, Gordon Bombay, Terry Francona

  • All Time Sports Moment

    2008 Phillies World Championship....down goes Hinske!

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Doc Halladay's 2010 postseason no-hitter

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Everything filed under Chamberlain, Wilt

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    What?

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Double what?

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

    not SEC...then the Pac 10 followed by the Big 10

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  • Roger Sager posted 114 days ago

    Roger Sager

    Like your driver choices! Check mine for a similar reaction!

  • Tucker stokes posted 115 days ago

    Tucker stokes

    I like your videos here

  • Dave Halliday posted 200 days ago

    Dave Halliday

    pfft learn to write a real boxing article dumb@$$ saying mayweather is boring just because you cant appreciate great defense accuracy and counter punching you shouldnt watch boxing I hope you never write another boxing article towards Mayweather again

  • Malcolm Johnson posted 265 days ago

    Malcolm Johnson

    Avi- Big fan of your writing work here on B/R. I just launched a new basketball website last month and was wondering if you would be interested in joining our staff as an NBA columnist. If you have any interest or want to hear more information, email me at admin AT swooshnation DOT com. Looking forward to hearing from you!

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