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I'm born in New York and raised in Jersey City. I used to live in Ireland, where the craic is mighty, and earned my Master's Degree there at UC Dublin. Aside from marrying my beautiful wife, Aoife, the highlights of my life include, chronologically: Matt Bahr's fifth FG vs. the 49ers in '91, Norwood's missed FG in SB XXV, Starks dunking over Jordan and Horace Grant, Messier's guarantee for Game 6, Matteau's goal in Game 7, Richter stopping Bure's penalty shot in Game 4, Girardi's triple in '96, Jeff Van Gundy hanging from Alonzo Mourning's leg, Wells' perfect game, Tino's grand slam in '98, Jeter becoming Mr. November in '01, Tyree's catch in SB XLII, Damon stealing two bases in '09, Jeter's 3000th hit and Ahmad Bradshaw backing into the end zone. Tweet me sweet nothings: https://twitter.com/TheRealHojnacki

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Don Mattingly, Lawrence Taylor, Patrick Ewing, Mike Richter, Brian Leetch, Charles Oakley, Rodney Hampton, Paul O'Neill, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson, Osi Umenyiora, Ahmad Bradshaw, Justin Tuck, Eli Manning, Tyson Chandler, Iman Shumpert, Jason Kidd, Henrik Lundqvist

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Yankees, Giants, Knicks, Rangers

  • Favorite Coaches

    Tom Coughlin, Joe Torre, Bill Parcells, Jeff van Gundy, John Tortorella, Lou Pinella, Dean Smith

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    In my lifetime? David Tyree's catch in SB XLII.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    David Wells' perfect game (with Jeter's 3000th hit a close second).

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Johnny Vander Meer's two consecutive no-hitters. As my father always says, no one will ever throw three in a row.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays. I love Ruth, but Mays was the best all-around player ever. But Ruth could pitch too...

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana. I'm not a fan, but he was cool as a cucumber under pressure.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Russell. He could've put up gaudy numbers, but defined team-play, and won tons of championships.

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky. It's not just the goals, it's the assists. He's almost 1,000 points ahead of No. 2 all-time.

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele. You gotta go with a Brazilian. Plus, Maradona got a tad pudgy.

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras. Even though he never won a French Open, his all-around play trumps Federer. Could be a little patriotism creeping in.

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Nicklaus. Unless Tiger regains his form and wins some more majors, it's all about the Golden Bear.

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Petty. It's all about the hat.

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  • alex young posted 45 days ago

    alex young

    Thanks for the support on the Saigon Heat piece!

  • Adam Fromal posted 78 days ago

    Adam Fromal

    Hey Sean, just wanted to pass this link along: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1554991-ranking-each-decade-of-nba-basketball-from-the-1960s-to-today

    Thanks so much for your contributions to the piece, and I hope you like how it turned out!

  • Freddie Wong posted 81 days ago

    Freddie  Wong

    Sean, did you even WATCH the knicks game? a B+ for JR Smith's horrific performance? what's wrong with you?

  • Dan Riaz posted 124 days ago

    Dan Riaz

    I'm a Brit, and I've never said any of that... that's the really old fashioned posh people.

  • Dan Riaz posted 125 days ago

    Dan Riaz

    Brit speak?

  • Dan Riaz posted 126 days ago

    Dan Riaz

    Thats why I'm so funny :D

  • Dan Riaz posted 127 days ago

    Dan Riaz

    Why are you so funny?

  • Aston Martin posted 161 days ago

    Aston Martin

    Sean, I've read your take on every team's worst jersey, and have come to the conclusion that you have the worst taste in uniforms I have ever seen. Almost every uniform you criticized was one of the team's better uniforms, many of which I believe were their best uniforms, except for a select few team's like the Magic, you actually got that one right. I see you're probably quite fond of team's these days wearing very dull and bland jerseys.

  • Nick Pastore posted 164 days ago

    Nick Pastore

    Follow this guy for the most up to date details on all things Knicks and NBA. Ive happen to have dealt with this guy being from NY and he know the deal @Inside_Knicks Know your news before everybody. He wont start til he hits a certain amount of followers.

  • Jamal Collier posted 177 days ago

    Jamal Collier

    Thanks for the fixes, Sean!

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