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Tom, sophomore at Penn State from Central New Jersey. I'm a probable public relations/business major with an interest in various sports. While I'm mainly a fan of the New York Yankees, Dallas Cowboys, and Penn State Nittany Lions, I'm here to offer my insight and opinions on the MLB, NFL, NCAA, and New Jersey High School Wrestling.

While my main interest is watching sports, I like to consider myself a stellar fantasy performer in both baseball and football and will watch anything from mini-camp to spring training to get an edge.

"I believe in the Church of Baseball. I've tried all the major religions, and most of the minor ones. I've worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. When I heard that, I gave Jesus a chance. But it just didn't work out between us. The Lord laid too much guilt on me. I prefer metaphysics to theology. You see, there's no guilt in baseball, and it's never boring"

Tom's Recent Articles

VERY Happy Valley: Oregon State Helps Silence Penn State Critics

Published about 1 year ago
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Are the Penn State Nittany Lions For Real?

Published about 1 year ago
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Pride, Power, and Pinstripes: What Yankee Stadium Means To Me

Published about 1 year ago
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What the Yankees Could Put on the Field for the Price of Jason Giambi

Published about 1 year ago
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Favorite Athletes

Troy Aikman, Brett Favre, Terrell Owens, Marion Barber, TJ Housh, Chad Pennington, Kurt Warner, Peyton Manning, Wes Welker, Bubba Crosby, Shelley Duncan, Jake Peavy, Andy Pettitte, David Cone, JOBA, Ryan Howard, Rocco Baldelli, Evan Longoria, Brian McCann, Mark Texeira, Michael Young, Lastings Milledge, Roy Oswalt, Tim Hudson, Nick Johnson, Grady Sizemore, Geovany Soto, etc
Favorite Sports Teams

New York Yankees, Dallas Cowboys, Penn State Nittany Lions, New Jersey High School Wrestling
All Time Sports Moment

The 1996/2000 World Series, The 1996 Super Bowl, The Boise State hook and ladder/Statue of Liberty
Most Memorable Game Attended

Alex Rodriguez's first homerun as a Yankee
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Joe Dimaggio's 56 game hitting-streak
Ruth or Mays?

The Bambino. Any man who's pre-game ritual is eating hot dogs is impressive by any standard.
Unitas or Montana?

Montana. He played in a tougher era of defenses and set the standard for what a Super Bowl quarterback should be.
Pele or Maradona?

Neither
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Big 10. We Are... Penn State.

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by Jersey Al
6 months ago

Have you read about the Brett Favre computer virus?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/171178-warning-brett-favre-virus-sweeping-across-the-internet

My son just finished his junior year at PSU...
by T.A
7 months ago

Check out my list of the top 10 NFL Draft steals in NFL history. Let me know what you think.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/154185-top-10-nfl-draft-steal-of-all-time
by Jersey Al
8 months ago

Farewell to Brett...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/123005-farewell-to-brett-favre-thanks-for-the-memories
by Jeff
11 months ago

Hey Tom—Jeff here, a Bleacher Report Community Coordinator.

I've been spending time on our Yankess page and read a couple of your old articles. Really on-point analysis...you do good work.

Given that you haven't written in a while, I thought I'd check in and see if you're interested in picking up your coverage again. What do you say?

If not, it would be great if you could give me some feedback on why you decided to stop writing and what we could have done to better serve you. If you wouldn't mind, please shoot me a line at jeff@bleacherreport.com with any thoughts.

Thanks so much,

Jeff
by Isaac
about 1 year ago

Upset alert!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/78230-penn-state-vs-iowa-a-trap-game-in-iowa-city

Thanks.
by Isaac
about 1 year ago

My latest rankings:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/77516-isaac-lubers-unofficial-bcs-rankings-week-ten

Thanks.
by Isaac
about 1 year ago

Tom,

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/76297-penn-state-vs-florida-is-this-the-national-championship-game

Thanks.
by Isaac
about 1 year ago

Check this out:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/75300-college-footballs-10-best-mascots

Thanks.
by Isaac
about 1 year ago

What PSU fans do during a bye, any suggestions?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/75265-what-penn-state-fans-do-during-a-bye-week

Thanks.
by Isaac
about 1 year ago

My latest rankings, if you have time.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/74175-isaac-lubers-unofficial-bcs-rankings-week-nine

Thanks.
by Isaac
about 1 year ago

We did it!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/73611-penn-state-stops-ohio-states-rushing-attack-on-the-way-to-a-13-6-victory

Thanks.
by Isaac
about 1 year ago

check this out,

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/72011-creature-vs-creature-a-nittany-lion-on-penn-state-ohio-state

Thanks.
by Isaac
about 1 year ago

Check out my latest rankings.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/71052-isaac-lubers-unofficial-bcs-rankings-week-eight

Thanks.
by Isaac
about 1 year ago

Penn State may finally break the curse.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/69252-reasons-why-penn-state-will-finally-break-the-curse-against-michigan

Thanks.
by Isaac
about 1 year ago

Check out these rankings.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/68318-isaac-lubers-unofficial-bcs-rankings-week-seven

Thanks.

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VERY Happy Valley: Oregon State Helps Silence Penn State Critics

Are the Penn State Nittany Lions For Real?

Pride, Power, and Pinstripes: What Yankee Stadium Means To Me

What the Yankees Could Put on the Field for the Price of Jason Giambi

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