Simon Birmingham's Sportswriter Profile

Simon Birmingham

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Captain Al's Sunday Booty: Ode To Oaklands Raider
January 20, 2009

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Guaranteed Winner! A PPR Fantasy Football Lineup For Dummies
January 8, 2009

667 reads
A Ray-Rey of Hope for the Oakland Raiders Defense?
January 7, 2009

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Why Would an Oakland Raiders Fan Living in Oregon Like the Dallas Cowboys?
January 4, 2009

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I am extremely passionate about my support for The Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Lakers, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Los Angeles Dodgers, USC Trojans, Los Angeles Kings and Liverpool FC. I enjoy all sports and LOVE the entire Left Coast, but especially the Great NorthWest where I live with my amazing family(nothing against the Middle or Eastern side of the USA, just spent most my life in the west)
Currently, as a Co-Founder of The Raiders Fan Convention along with Mike Sommers and Ed McCrary, I am working on promoting and expanding next years events and increasing our free membership through the official website @ www.raidersfanconvention.com

Favorite Athletes

Tim Brown, Howie Long, Ken Stabler, Magic Johnson, Wayne Gretzky, Michael Johnson
Favorite Sports Teams

Oakland Raiders, LA Lakers, LA Dodgers, USC Trojans, LA Kings, Liverpool FC
Favorite Coaches

John Madden, Jon Gruden, Tom Flores,Pete Carroll, Pat Riley, Phil Jackson, John Wooden, Tom Lasorda
All-Time Sports Moment

Gibsons World Series Homer, All 3 Raiders Super Bowl Wins, USA Hockey Miracle
Most Memorable Game Attended

Brett Favres Monday Night Magic after his dad died, Fernando no-hitter, RaidersFanConvention 08
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Ripken Jr. streak, Lakers 33 game win streak
Ruth or Mays?

Ruth
Unitas or Montana?

Stabler, Montana
Jordan or Russell?

Magic
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky
Pele or Maradona?

Pele
Federer or Sampras?

Federer
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Petty or Earnhardt?

Earnhardt Jr.
Schumacher or Senna?

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

Pac 10, Go Trojans!!!

Terrell White posted 856 days ago

Check out my article when you have time and let me know what you think
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/569610-oakland-raiders-a-franchise-on-the-verg-of-greatness-or-self-destruction
Thanks.
Terrell White posted 856 days ago

Check out my article when you have time and let me know what you think
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/569610-oakland-raiders-a-franchise-on-the-verg-of-greatness-or-self-destruction
Thanks.
Randy Lavelle posted 1345 days ago

Are you ready?Check it out and leave a comment.Thanks Randy http://bleacherreport.com/articles/252585-raider-nationtion-are-you-ready-for-some-football
A.J. DeMello posted 1383 days ago

The Raiders new receivers coach is starting to feel the heat. The powers that be will be watching how he coaches up the Raiders receivers (especially DHB) very closely...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/230032-uh-oh-sanjay-lal-in-trouble
Svyato Rovenchuk posted 1434 days ago

i put a lot of work into this so I would appreciate feedback(even if your not a hockey fan).
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/199239-unlimited-potential-this-is-the-story-of-the-calgary-flames
Jersey Al Bracco posted 1473 days ago

Hey USC fans - were the Packers right to trade up for Clay Matthews III? I'd like to hear your thoughts...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/166885-new-packer-clay-matthews-is-he-worth-it
Bleacher Report posted 1551 days ago

Simon:

O's outfielders Felix Pie and Adam Jones are rising stars. But how are the strangely similar?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/125743-jones-is-pie-and-pie-is-jones
Bleacher Report posted 1553 days ago

Willie Mays, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Cy Young, Nolan Ryan. Yes, we think we know who the best ever are. Please comment. This is one I did more research than usual on.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/124456-ultimate-accomplishment-sadaharu-oh-deserves-a-spot-in-the-hall-of-fame