Tom McCartney's Sportswriter Profile

Tom McCartney joined March 2008

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About Tom »

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"

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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.

Latest Articles »

VERY Happy Valley: Oregon State Helps Silence Penn State Critics

09/25/2008

889 reads 3 comments 0 likes

Are the Penn State Nittany Lions For Real?

09/22/2008

888 reads 10 comments 1 likes

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

09/21/2008

366 reads 0 comments 0 likes

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

04/14/2008

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Jersey Al Bracco said...

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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...

202 days ago

T.A said...

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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

232 days ago

Jersey Al Bracco said...

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Farewell to Brett...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/123005-farewell-to-brett-favre-thanks-for-the-memories

290 days ago

Jeff Kneis said...

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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

360 days ago

Isaac Luber said...

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Check out these rankings.

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

Thanks.

413 days ago

Tom's Achievements & Awards (5) »

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Hot Read: Silver Medal

Top 10 Sports Songs: The Best of the Best

Received 2,000 Reads • April 02, 2008
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Hot Read: Bronze Medal

Memorial Park Will Have To Wait For Pau…

Received 1,000 Reads • March 31, 2008
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Hot Read: Bronze Medal

Why Donovan McNabb Would Be Perfect for…

Received 1,000 Reads • March 24, 2008
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Hot Read: Bronze Medal

Why Clemens and Bonds Are Victims of The Era

Received 1,000 Reads • March 20, 2008
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Hot Read: Bronze Medal

Un-Happy Valley: Terrelle Pryor Decisio…

Received 1,000 Reads • March 20, 2008

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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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