James Welch

James Welch

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About

I'm a nostalgic sports fan. I love MMA, Boxing, the NFL and the NBA. I'm not a box score reader, and hate it when people compare athletes from different eras. I've no delusions about being even a decent sports writer, but I try not to write half-brained, over-opinionated articles either. I also need constant editing as my punctuation does not match my dictation.

I think that a majority of sports fans today are fairweather fans, and need to take the time to educate themselves on the sports we all claim to love. Too often we only look the stats on the player of the moment, or follow the opinions of one of the many talking heads on ESPN. I'm also a pop culture nut, and am finally old enough to admit I'm a total geek. Warhammer 40K or Shadowrun? That's like asking Dr. Pepper or Mr. Pibb?

I think Bleacher Report is fantastic, and that we are lucky it exists.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Walter Payton, Wanderlei Silva, Bas Rutten

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Pittsburgh Steelers, Oakland Athletics

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    When Mark Mcgwire hit his 62nd homerun. I was his biggest fan back then.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Steelers vs Cardinals, September 7, 2006. First game in the new Cards stadium.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Jerry Rice's receiving records. He was too good for too long.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth. He transcended the sport.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana. No quarterback was more dangerous with the ball in his hands.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan. Truly the greatest player of all time.

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky. See above comment

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele. I don't follow soccer and even I know how great he was.

  • Federer or Sampras?

    When its all said and done Federer will be the Tennis version of MJ.

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger has revolutionized the sport.

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    I'm not a fan, but I guess Petty.

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Neither

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

    Pac 10 baby, I live in Arizona.

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  • Keith Schlosser posted 1293 days ago

    Keith Schlosser

    New York City pulled out the throne as King James arrived for his only visit of the season! Take a look at what I thought of the hype.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/285453-prepare-the-throne-the-king-is-here-lebron-james-pays-visit-to-knicks

  • Kevin Roberts - NFLSoup.com posted 1306 days ago

    Kevin Roberts - NFLSoup.com

    oh, I'm well aware of Danny Woodhead. and Sam McGuffie. and Brian Leonard. and Jacob Hester...

    I've written like 3 pieces on Woodhead.

    He did get three carries for 24 yards this last game, and with Leon Washington out for the season, he could see a lot more...

    -Kevin

  • Dann Khan posted 1437 days ago

    Dann Khan

    He mate

    wrote a piece which I tried to make my master piece. Could you please cheack it out. Don't be scared of telling me if it is bad

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/200865-painting-my-sports-idol

  • Dann Khan posted 1442 days ago

    Dann Khan

    Hey mate.
    Did my first slide show today. It is supposed to be humor. Tell me if you like it

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/197755-looking-at-sports-once-again-when-it-sickens-me#page/13

  • James Welch posted 1445 days ago

    James Welch

    WEC 41 was one of the better cards I have seen in a while. My hat's off to Urijah Faber for a gutsy performance after breaking his hand. Hopefully Mike Brown will get some respect now.

  • MMADieHards.com posted 1449 days ago

    MMADieHards.com

    Solid Piece on Mike Brown

  • jason hughes posted 1505 days ago

    jason hughes

    james check out my latest if you want

  • James Welch posted 1511 days ago

    James Welch

    I'm trying to get a few more articles up before I head off to Ft. Rucker for Warrant Officer Candidate School at the end of the month. 3 articles in 5 months is pretty terrible.

  • Brian Oswald posted 1659 days ago

    Brian Oswald

    KenFlo or the Muscle Shark; who wins? Chime in on my latest article =)

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