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I am a diehard Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies fan attending Messiah College near Harrisburg, PA. I discovered my passion for writing in high school, writing for The Penndulum, my school's newspaper. In college, I write as the beat reporter for both the baseball and field hockey teams, and for The Swinging Bridge, the college's newspaper.

I just recently started writing for a Philadelphia Phillies blog, Philly Buster. One day I would like to have my own column on ESPN. My current favorite writer is Jayson Stark and I would like to follow in his footsteps from The Philadelphia Inquirer to ESPN.

I was fortunate enough to experience a World Series title as a Phillies fan in 2008. I'm still waiting for that glorious day with the Eagles. Five trips to the conference championship game without a single ring has taken a significant toll on my life but I think a lot of fans would be blessed to see their team reach the playoffs nine times in 11 years.

I think Donovan McNabb should be remembered as one of the greatest athletes in Philadelphia sports history - an incredibly talented player who gave it his all and handled his tenure in the city with a lot of class. Brian Dawkins is a warrior, a man of God, and a future Hall of Fame free safety who never should have been allowed to leave the Eagles. Jim Johnson and Harry Kalas, may they rest in peace. Chase Utley is a throwback to the way baseball should be played. And I think Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee, and Roy Oswalt have the potential to be the greatest rotation in MLB history.

"I tell you what, I wanted to set a tone as a defense. WE wanted to set a tone. It's not just me, it's the defense, it's my line, it's Burgess, it's Kearse, all them boys, Trotter, we came and we brought it, EVERY DOGGONE PLAY!" - Brian Dawkins, January 23, 2005

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Brian Dawkins, Donovan McNabb, Brian Westbrook, Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, DeSean Jackson, Cole Hamels, Brad Lidge, Shane Victorino, Jamie Moyer, Jeremiah Trotter, Asante Samuel, Jon Runyan, Correll Buckhalter, Jayson Werth, Ryan Madson, David Akers, Mike Schmidt, Randall Cunningham, Reggie White, Troy Vincent, Pat Burrell, Jerome Brown, Kurt Warner, that entire 1991 Gang Green defense

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Eagles, Phillies, whoever plays the Cowboys or the Mets

  • Favorite Coaches

    Charlie Manuel, Andy Reid, Buddy Ryan, Jim Johnson

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Phillies win 2008 World Series, Eagles beat Falcons 27-10 in the 2004 NFC Championship Game

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    August 30, 2007: The Phillies completed a four-game sweep of the Mets, winning 11-10 on Chase Utley's game-winning single

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Joe DiMaggio's 56 game-hitting streak

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth... Better hitter, better pitcher

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    MJ

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Who cares?

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    See above...

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

    the NFL

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  • Nicholas Kratz posted 3 days ago

    Nicholas Kratz

    Glad you gave CJ some loving in the top 50 WR. Some don't

  • John LaRosa posted 348 days ago

    John LaRosa

    As I was reading you article on 27 most painful loses, I could'nt help notice how many times Akers missed key field goals. With the playoff loss to the Packers still fresh it would be interesting to see how many game winners vs. losers Akers has contributed to.

  • Eric J posted 401 days ago

    Eric J

    People are somehow blaming Peyton Manning for the Colts loss to the Jets.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/568015-peyton-manning-blame-game-history-says-otherwise

  • Jonathan Stilwell posted 413 days ago

    Jonathan Stilwell

    Hi Cody! - You were the first person to comment on my first article on Bert Blyleven and the HOF! - Here is anouther tribute with a couple of additional angles - Hope you enjoy it1
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/556039-bert-blyleven-pitching-history-and-the-hall-of-fame

  • Eric J posted 426 days ago

    Eric J

    Check out why I think replacing Randy Moss with Deion Branch has made the Patriots even better.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/544993-the-new-england-patriots-how-deion-branch-made-them-even-more-dangerous

  • Jonathan Stilwell posted 573 days ago

    Jonathan Stilwell

    Cody - Hi - here's a look at the Cleveland Indians all-time starting rotation and staff - hope you enjoy -
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/423540-the-cleveland-indians-all-time-starting-rotation

  • Jonathan Stilwell posted 585 days ago

    Jonathan Stilwell

    Cody - Hope you will enjoy this on the White Sox all-time starting rotation and staff -
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/418610-the-chicago-white-sox-all-time-starting-rotation

  • Jonathan Stilwell posted 597 days ago

    Jonathan Stilwell

    Hi Cody - I hope you will enjoy this look at the Boston Red Sox all-time starting rotation - is it the best?
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/412689-the-boston-red-sox-all-time-starting-rotation

  • Jonathan Stilwell posted 621 days ago

    Jonathan Stilwell

    Cody - Hi - here's a look at the Baltimore Orioles all-time starting rotation -
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/401308-the-baltimore-orioles-all-time-starting-rotation-a-tale-of-two-teams

  • Kevin Bertha posted 654 days ago

    Kevin Bertha

    Would you mind checking this out?

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/387043-peg-leg-pirates-blog-milledge-to-leave-when-tabata-comes-up

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