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I'm a journalism student at Northeastern University, and I've worked and written for the Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Mass.) and Concord Monitor (Concord, N.H.). The four sports teams that dominate my life have no geographic similarity, yet can all be defended: The New England Patriots (hometown, Hopkinton, NH), Baltimore Orioles (dad is from Maryland, and my first game was at Camden Yards in August 1995), Miami Heat (I was born and lived near Miami, and when i moved up here, originally wanted to hang on to something from Florida) and the Philadelphia Flyers (first game was a Bruins-Flyers tilt in March 1996, and I was told by a family friend to root for Philly. I complied). My happiest sports moment was Vinatieri's winning kick in XXXVI, the lowest was when Jeffrey Maier...you probably know the rest. I've seen the Heat and Patriots win titles; if the Flyers ever won, I'd riot. If the Orioles ever won, I'd drop to my knees and cry.

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Baltimore Orioles Throw a Curve, Go With High Schooler

Published 5 months ago
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JUPITER, FL - FEBRUARY 27: Jake Arrieta #80 of the Baltimore Orioles pitches against the Florida Marlins during a spring training game at Roger Dean Stadium on February 27, 2009 in Jupiter, Florida. (Photo by Rob Tringali/Getty Images)

The Thin Line Of Baltimore's Rebuilding Process

Published 6 months ago
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"Julius Peppers-To-New England" Talks Suffer Setback...For Now

Published 7 months ago
286 reads 3 comments

Resilient Huskies Prove They Belong

Published 9 months ago
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Favorite Athletes

Present: Tom Brady, Randy Moss, Wes Welker, Larry Fitzgerald, Ed Reed, Antwaan Randle El, Nick Markakis, Brian Roberts, Kerry Wood, Rich Harden, Ken Griffey, Jr., Tim Lincecum, Garrett Anderson, Mike Richards, Mark Recchi, Dwyane Wade. Past: Cal Ripken, Barry Sanders, Sami Kapanen, Steve Israel
Favorite Sports Teams

In order: Baltimore Orioles, New England Patriots, Philadelphia Flyers, Miami Heat, any Miami Hurricanes or Northeastern Huskies team, and the U.S. Ryder Cup team.
Favorite Coaches

Bill Belichick, Dave Trembley. And of course: Dennis Green, Jim Mora (Sr.)
All Time Sports Moment

Feb. 3, 2002. Super Bowl XXXVI. Take it away Gil: "Snap down, ball on the way, and it is....GOOD! IT'S GOOD! IT'S GOOD! Adam Vinatieri, kicks a 40, 8-yard field goal, and the PATRIOTS are SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS! The PATRIOTS! Are SUPER...BOWL...CHAMPIONS!" That and Luis Gonzalez's hit in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series.
Most Memorable Game Attended

Aug. 10, 2007. Down 5-1 in the eighth, at home, against the eventual world champion Red Sox and their unbeatable bullpen, the Orioles score four in the eighth and one in the ninth. 6-5 victory.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Cy Young's 511 wins. Put it this way: No one will near Walter Johnson's second-place total of 417. And that's still 94 back.
Ruth or Mays?

Mays. The greatest, smartest player to ever play the game. Plus, give Mays his year-and-a-half of military service back, and Aaron chases HIS record.
Unitas or Montana?

Unitas. Called his own plays, and was better when the pressure was higher. Can't have a better leader than that. Not to mention, with 47 consecutive games with a TD pass, he could throw a little too.
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan. Nothing he couldn't do, or do better when it mattered most.
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky. No question. His records can't be touched.
Pele or Maradona?

Pele. No handballs allowed.
Federer or Sampras?

Federer. Sampras was a winner, but Federer is incredible.
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger. Read above.
Petty or Earnhardt?

Earnhardt. Won and scared the crap out of you doing it.
Schumacher or Senna?

Schumacher. Check out 2004 Formula One.
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

ACC. It's all about the U

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by Matthew
4 months ago

Hey,

I just came up with the list of the best current Major Leaguers wearing the numbers One thru Ten. I hope you can take a look and voice your opinion on my list. Thanks in advance,

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/205039-best-current-baseball-players-by-uniform-number-1-10

- Matthew Falkenbury
by Griffin
4 months ago

Hey Drew,

I wrote a piece in May highlighting the position players that I thought should make the all star team. I started a 2-part follow up piece today focusing on starting pitchers. I started with AL. If you get the chance, I'd appreciate it if you took a look at it. Thanks

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/201401-if-the-mlb-all-star-game-were-to-happen-now-these-would-be-your-guys-starting-pitchers

-Griffin
by Andrew
7 months ago

Time to get excited Patriots fans, and not just about 2009!

Learn about Patriots quarterback Kevin O'Connell.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/141948-new-englands-next-face-of-the-franchise-kevin-oconnell
by Jason
11 months ago

DREEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWW!! Just doing some editing for B/R, pulled up an Orioles article and there your name was. Hope your doing fine, did you get f'd over by The Ledger like everyone else? Keep up the B/R writing. Talk to you soon.

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Resilient Huskies Prove They Belong

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