Stephen Thomas joined January 2009

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Stephen Thomas

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What is there to say? Downsized due to economic recession, so I decided to go back to school where I'm currently harboring a 4.0. I'm writing a book called Redux, I have two dogs and a lot of time on my hands.

Oh, I suppose I'm a sports fan too. Worked for MLB.com for a season and spent a year-plus at 1050 ESPN Radio in New York.

I'm very old school when it comes to my sports. I'm a self-described self-loathing Yankee fan and a die-hard Pittsburgh Penguins fan. I'm indifferent about basketball and football, though I follow players I like to watch play. I consider myself a student of all games. Quoting my former boss after I was called out by an intern for flexing some obscure college football knowledge, "Just because Steve doesn't like it doesn't mean he doesn't know it." That's like three negatives, isn't it? I suppose it maintains the integrity of the sentence.

Funniest thing I ever said: In response to an interview that was being done over the air, my boss said "This sucks and it's going on forever," to which I ably responded "That's what she said!"

Aside from that, I watch a lot of tv and movies. Drop a line if you want to talk movies, tv, sports or have article ideas. Steve8771 on AIM.

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  • Favorite Athletes

    All Time: Lou Gehrig, Mario Lemieux, Ron Francis, Jason Kidd, Barry Sanders. Current: Tom Brady, Brandon Roy, Brendan Shanahan, Kris Letang, Jake Peavy

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Penguins

  • Favorite Coaches

  • All Time Sports Moment

    1994 Stanley Cup playoffs -- Game 6, Pavel Bure vs. Mike Richter penalty shot. Also, Game 4 2001 World Series

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Sidney Crosby's Debut, 10/5/05 @ NJD

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Nolan Ryan's 5,715 career strike outs -- in fact, any of Ryan's records

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mantle

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Magic

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Lemieux

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Palmer

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

  • Schumacher or Senna?

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

    Big East hoops, Pac 10 football

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