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I spend so much time yelling and screaming at my TV (and at myself) watching sports, or complaining to my many friends who are not sports fans. Why not take the time to blog about it amongst fellow empassioned fans?

I love to write, so this is just the perfect opportunity. Whether it develops into something more glamorous is anyone's guess, and something I'll get to when and if the situation arises.

I am a 26 year-old avid baseball fan. Well, first and foremost, I am a New York Mets fan. Then, I am a fan of 27 other teams. The Yankees and Phillies do not factor into this equation. I do have my other "favorites" - the Brewers, the Athletics, the Red Sox, the Rays, the Diamondbacks. But I could watch any game on TV and be satisfied and find a player or team to root for.

I only recently discovered fantasy baseball, and it only enhances my knowledge and love for the game of baseball (I really sound like a drug addict by saying that). I won my first league in 2007, and won again in 2008. Eventually, I'll have my own commercials and fantasy baseball website, I'm sure of it.

As a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from an area University, I am also interested in the media. If the men with balls and bats aren't on the television when I am screaming at it, the television is broadcasting sorry pieces of so-called news, poorly-thought out commercials, or cookie-cutter television sitcoms. Sports media are certainly not exempt from the pitfalls of television. Catchphrases, boring stories, and dancing around issues make someone like me hit the mute button on remote, and call the game in my head.

Like many sports fans, I love to complain. When things are good for a fan's team, they're happy. When things hit the fan, they're happy to be so angry and opinionated. That fits me pretty well. I think I enjoy complaining about my teams more than I do celebrating their accomplishments.

I look forward to contributing to the community. I hope my fellow writers will be so kind as to provide feedback and allow me to continue to keep finding something worth writing about.

Mark's Recent Articles

NEW YORK - JULY 12: Mike Pelfrey #34 of the New York Mets pitches against the Cincinnati Reds on July 12, 2009 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

The 2009 Mets Put the Champagne on Ice (Again)

Published 3 months ago
134 reads 4 comments

MLB Network Provides Required Viewing, Hopefully Not Required Trashing, For Fans

Published 10 months ago
26 reads 0 comments

A Game Immortalized: The National Baseball Hall Of Fame and Museum

Published 12 months ago
64 reads 1 comments

Caught With Another Hat On: "Baby, It's Not What You Think!"

Published about 1 year ago
317 reads 0 comments

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Mark Writes About

MLB (6),
Opinion (5),
Baseball (3),
New York (2),
New York Mets (2),
Tampa Bay Rays (1),
AL East (1),
NL East (1)

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Favorite Athletes

David Wright, Jose Reyes, Zach Grienke, Damion Easley, Ryan Braun, Prince Fielder, Ken Griffey Jr., Cal Ripken, Keith Hernandez, Ron Darling
Favorite Sports Teams

New York Mets, New York Jets, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Angels
Favorite Coaches

Bobby Valentine
All Time Sports Moment

None yet
Most Memorable Game Attended

Being at Shea Stadium in 2006 for Game 1 of the NLCS
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Baseball's Iron Man streak and innings pitched without giving up a run
Ruth or Mays?

Mays
Petty or Earnhardt?

...Petty, because of the hat.

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