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Relieving Sports Memories: 2006-07 AFC Championship Game

I happen to be a Colts fan in South Jersey. Front-runner you ask? Depends on how you define it. My mother went to high school—where I too am a recent grad—with Franco Harris, and since then my family has been Steelers fans...

Written by Joe D. about 14 days ago 49 reads 0 comments
One Final Out With Harry The K

Over the past few months, I have aspired to write an article based on the relationship between the fans and their favorite teams' broadcasters. I longed to make a connection between my family and Phillies' broadcaster Harry Kalas...

Written by Joe D. about 7 months ago 81 reads 0 comments
Sports Fan Laws: Break 'em and Lose Your Fanhood

Throughout my stay at Bleacher Report, my whole "theme" is usually dedicated to examining the relationship between the fans and their teams. I've developed personality traits, anecdotes, and even referring to a stadium as a "second home...

Written by Joe D. about 8 months ago 126 reads 6 comments
NFL Draft: Let's Face It, You Are The Only Intellectual

To be honest, the NFL Draft is annually on my "Best Day of the Year" top-10 list. I'm a draftnik and I have no shame admitting that...

Written by Joe D. about 8 months ago 70 reads 0 comments
Indianapolis Colts: Failure, When It All Goes Wrong

Noun 1. vibe - a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively; "that place gave me bad vibrations"; "it gave me a nostalgic vibe" (Courtesy of http://www.thefreedictionary.com/vibe )_______________________ Oh that word, the vibe...

Written by Joe D. about 10 months ago 46 reads 1 comments
Major Moments in Sports: What Will We Remember Most?

One of the many interesting things about the sports society is how well it can merge the generations. I think back to a discussion that my grandfather, my dad, and myself had a few years back before my grandfather's death...

Written by Joe D. about 11 months ago 133 reads 4 comments
Aging With Life And Sports: When Two Worlds Collide

I’m only 17 years old. Only. Only. That word continues to shock me as it minimizes my “problem.” I can say that I have, so far, lived an awesome life and continue to look forward to the future...

Written by Joe D. about about 1 year ago 168 reads 0 comments
American Futbol: Combining the Love of the Gridiron & Pitch

I'm an American Football fan. The NFL, College Football, and even the occasional high school game intrigues me to no end. Watching star senior high school students eventually morph into successful college stars than professionals is fairly interesting.

Written by Joe D. about about 1 year ago 633 reads 21 comments
It's Almost Here: Why College Football Matters

Summer heat is turning into autumn leaves. Autumn is quickly approaching. Besides the beginning of school, the season is synonymous with football...

Written by Joe D. about about 1 year ago 863 reads 6 comments
The Fine Line Between Hero and Winner

As everyone this side of the universe knows; the 2008 Summer Olympic Games kicked off yesterday in Beijing, China. While the Olympics gets its fair share of coverage, commercialism and hype; ...

Written by Joe D. about about 1 year ago 125 reads 0 comments
Joba vs. Favre: Clash of the Mythical ESPN Beasts

It was only a matter of time before ESPN had to make one of the most crucial choices of its 30-plus year existence. Brett Favre, of Packer fame, was reinstated on Monday and could return to Training Camp as really as Tuesday...

Written by Joe D. about about 1 year ago 472 reads 0 comments
MLB's Trade Deadline Turns Fans into Skeptics

Today is one of the most aggravating, satisfying, and underachieving days of the sports season. The MLB Trade Deadline is always sure to bring plenty of buildup, denials, assertions, and false rumors...

Written by Joe D. about about 1 year ago 402 reads 0 comments
Negativity and Sports: 'Til Death Do Us Part

As I mentioned in my article "The Moods of a Sports Fan", there is a certain type of fan described as the "Debbie Downer". To sum it up, regardless of what happens, something bad will follow...

Written by Joe D. about about 1 year ago 325 reads 1 comments
Summer Sports Reporting an Oxymoron?

Over the past few summers we have learned that the summer is usually regarded as the only season to get a life for a sports fan...

Written by Joe D. about about 1 year ago 165 reads 1 comments
Home Is Where the Ballpark Is

ESPN recently had an article about the demolition of Tiger Stadium and asked a few lifelong Tigers fans how they felt...

Written by Joe D. about about 1 year ago 396 reads 2 comments
The Relationships of the Sports Fan

It's no secret that the world loves its sports. While some sports can be considered regional, every country has a sport that makes them tune in...

Written by Joe D. about about 1 year ago 414 reads 6 comments
The Many Faces of the Sports Fan

You are in Round Four, and you see Matt Forte still available. Slowly but surely, you slow down your talking in order for you to telekinetically concentrate on telling people to NOT draft Forte...

Written by Joe D. about about 1 year ago 1,109 reads 20 comments
Down on the Farm: Phillies Minor-League Report (Part One)

Disclaimer (sort of): No idea if this topic has been done before, I'm just really passionate about the Phillies. If it's been done before, my apologies...

Written by Joe D. about about 1 year ago 977 reads 1 comments
Catching up with Carl Long

Let's flash back to Rockingham 2004. The last race at the "Rock" (for NEXTEL Cup) in which Matt Kenseth drove to victory...

Written by Joe D. about about 1 year ago 197 reads 3 comments
Open Mic: The "What If's" of the US National Team

I apologize to the US National Team for this article. I'd be quite mad also if some amateur writer would even suggest putting an MMA fighter on the team...

Written by Joe D. about about 1 year ago 599 reads 13 comments
Conscription in Sports

As I mentioned in a previous article, the exposure of sports media could drive us to the point of tuning out. As much as I would love to get away from that topic, I won't be satisfied until I drive one more point home...

Written by Joe D. about about 1 year ago 294 reads 1 comments
Danica Patrick: Feisty or Overexposed?

The Indy 500 is starting to get back some of its ol' luster back. The unification of both American Open Wheel Series (the Indy Racing League or "IRL" and the Champ Car World Series), the Dancing ...

Written by Joe D. about about 1 year ago 1,169 reads 11 comments
Sports Media: Could Overexposure Burn us Out?

It's not a secret anymore that we are in a society and world that sure loves its sports. Whether it involves touchdowns, home runs, goals, wrecks or poker chips; there is a sport out there for everyone...

Written by Joe D. about about 1 year ago 1,033 reads 4 comments
MLB Steroid Scandal: Forget the Past, Fix the Future

I know Brian McNamee v. Roger Clemens has been worse than Amy Winehouse and Britney Spears on the nauseating scale but nonetheless, it brings up the worst subject in sports—cheating...

Written by Joe D. about about 1 year ago 579 reads 0 comments

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Joe D. Article Archive

Relieving Sports Memories: 2006-07 AFC Championship Game

One Final Out With Harry The K

Sports Fan Laws: Break 'em and Lose Your Fanhood

NFL Draft: Let's Face It, You Are The Only Intellectual

Indianapolis Colts: Failure, When It All Goes Wrong

Major Moments in Sports: What Will We Remember Most?

Aging With Life And Sports: When Two Worlds Collide

American Futbol: Combining the Love of the Gridiron & Pitch

It's Almost Here: Why College Football Matters

The Fine Line Between Hero and Winner

Joba vs. Favre: Clash of the Mythical ESPN Beasts

MLB's Trade Deadline Turns Fans into Skeptics

Negativity and Sports: 'Til Death Do Us Part

Summer Sports Reporting an Oxymoron?

Home Is Where the Ballpark Is

The Relationships of the Sports Fan

The Many Faces of the Sports Fan

Down on the Farm: Phillies Minor-League Report (Part One)

Catching up with Carl Long

Open Mic: The "What If's" of the US National Team

Conscription in Sports

Danica Patrick: Feisty or Overexposed?

Sports Media: Could Overexposure Burn us Out?

MLB Steroid Scandal: Forget the Past, Fix the Future

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