Christopher Whalen

Christopher Whalen

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I'm a 28 year old aspiring sports writer. One day I hope to be a great sports columnist.

My background consists of watching many sporting events since 1990. I have a very analytical approach to whatever sport I am watching.

I try to keep things light when it comes to my love of sports. I'm very objective when it comes to talking about whatever topic in which I have some knowledge on. . My trash talking is me arguing logically, with humor sometimes.
You will see that my sports teams are scattered about the country. My allegiance to teams like Duke basketball, Michigan football, and the Chicago Bulls spurned from them being the teams that I first watched when I was a kid. Others like the Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Penguins are second loves as I became very dissatisfied with the Oakland A's and Chicago Black hawks after they dumped their chances of winning by unloading their talent in the early nineties. My Team's current championship droughts are as follows:

Buffalo Bills-(1965) 43 years
Michigan Wolverines Football-(1997) 12 years
Chicago Bulls-(1998) 11 years
New York Yankees-(2009 World Series Champs)
Pittsburgh Penguins-(2008-09 Stanley Cup Champs)
Duke Basketball- (2001) 8 years

I feel like I'm a Chicago Cubs fan, waiting for the Buffalo Bills to finally win a title, only they never tasted an NFL championship.

I'm as happy as anyone that the Pittsburgh Penguins won the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs! Congratulations to all the players, management, and every Penguin fan. GO PENS!

I love being on this site as it's so stimulating and a good amount of the articles here are thought provoking.
If you feel the need to debate any topic with me in more detail, I'm at Cwhales233340@aol.com.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Michael Jordan, Rickey Henderson,Bobby Hurley, Christian Lattener, Charles Woodson, Jake Long, Mike Hart, Chad Henne, Chipper Jones, Derek Jeter, Elton Brand, Derrick Rose, Tyrus Thomas, Carlos Boozer, Donovan Warren, Donovan McNabb, Derrick Rose, Trent Edwards, Grant Hill, J.J Reddick, Tom Brady, Braylon Edwards, Andy Roddick, Marshawn Lynch

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Michigan Wolverines Football, Duke Basketball, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bulls, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Penguins

  • Favorite Coaches

    Mike Krzyzewski, Bobby Knight, Marv Levy, Bill Cower, Phil Jackson, Bobby Cox, Joe Torre

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Michael Jordan's Game Winning shot in Utah during the 98 Finals and The Buffalo Bills wild card comeback against the Oilers.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Jordan Hitting the game winning shot in March of 98 in Toronto

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Cal Ripken's consecutive games streak. With so many injuries in games now b.c of the increased speed and strength, the margin for injury is that much greater. Also Wilt Chamberlain's 100 points in a game mark and Cy Young's 511 all-time wins. Joe Dimaggio's 56-game hit streak. Jordan's 842 straight in double figures.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays. Used to think Ruth but Mays was so much more versatile and harder to game plan against

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana. His efforts were always seemingly effortless, and his demeanor never changed.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan. M.J owned the shooting guard position but engineered his teams as the point guard many times. He only stopped himself in his prime

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky. The guy scored goals at a gigantic rate. No one has glided like him

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele. The bicycle kick got me

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras for now. His serve and dominance among guys such as Agassi, Courier, Chang, and others was incredible.

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger. He is so intelligent with is game and yet he has so much more potential to be greater.

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Petty. Do not know much about Nascar but when you are "The King" it's an easy pick

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher is the only name I know there.

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

    Big 10. I love to see teams run the ball often, but I also love shot gun and spread formations mixed in.

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  • Richard Bowler posted 725 days ago

    Richard Bowler

    If you have time could you check out my mock draft
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/350000-nfl-mock-draft-2010-version-30

  • Bryan Hollister posted 794 days ago

    Bryan Hollister

    Please read, comment and pass on if you like...

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/308498-a-tale-of-two-mark-ingrams-as-one-star-rises-another-falls

  • Tyler Mascaro posted 816 days ago

    Tyler Mascaro

    I would appreciate it a lot if you could take a look!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/295011-interview-travis-shelton-ready-for-nfl-return

    Thank you
    -Tyler

  • Henry Ball posted 817 days ago

    Henry Ball

    As President of the Les Miles Fan Club I took a big hit on Saturday Night but is Les really on the Hot Seat?

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/295130-is-les-miles-on-the-hot-seat-does-one-second-define-tenure-at-lsu

    I'd appreciate your feedback and I hope you like it, if you find me worthy!

    Thanks in advance. - HB

  • Wooooo posted 970 days ago

    Wooooo

    Amen to that, brother.

    The tears flowing out of Detroit the past two weeks will eventually form another Great Lake.

  • Andrew Brining posted 984 days ago

    Andrew Brining

    Christopher,

    As always, thanks for such a healthy perspective—I really appreciate such kind and sage words.

    A considerable part of what makes B/R such an enjoyable place.

    Andrew

  • Andrew Brining posted 990 days ago

    Andrew Brining

    Hey Christopher,

    Apologies for all the blast posts, which I'm sure got a little annoying. Hence, I'm putting an end to that practice and trying to keep future posts more reader-specific. To that end, you seem like an NBA guy so maybe you'll like this one:


    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/190029-king-james-isnt-quite-ready-for-the-throne

  • robert a posted 1010 days ago

    robert a

    Christopher:

    The title explains itself: How the Dallas Cowboys Stole My Heart.

    If you have the time, I'd love for you to check it out. If not, no worries. Thanks!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/173805-how-the-dallas-cowboys-stole-my-heart

  • robert a posted 1013 days ago

    robert a

    Christopher:

    Just posted my latest. Breaking down my expectations for the Cowboys' 2009 season. If you have a second, I would love your feedback, but if you cannot get around to it, no worries! Thanks!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/171627-setting-the-bar-on-the-dallas-cowboys-2009-season

  • robert a posted 1044 days ago

    robert a

    Christopher:

    We have seen a ton of lists, rankings, etc. all over B/R. I finally tried one of my own, but I tried to tackle this particular list from a different angle than the norm. My list is of the 10 Most Valuable Offensive Players in the NFL.

    These players aren't necessarily the best in the league, or even the best at their positions, but rather the 10 players that mean the most to their particular team's SB chances.

    Would love your input if you have a chance. If not, no worries. Thanks!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/153230-its-unofficial-the-nfls-top-10-most-valuable-offensive-players

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