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James Fisher

Joined 8 months ago

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James's Bio

After living outside of Lawrence KS for most of my life I moved to Atlanta(worst professional sports town ever), then went back to KU for school and now I am back in Atlanta working.

James's Recent Articles

SURPRISE, AZ - MARCH 03: Alex Gordon #4 of the Kansas City Royals follows through on a grand slam home run against Cleveland Indians during the fifth inning of a spring training game at the Surprise Stadium on March 3, 2009 in Surprise, Arizona. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Alex Gordon: Second Coming Or Bust?

Published 7 months ago
453 reads 2 comments

The Best Team Ever

Published 8 months ago
32 reads 2 comments

Is Royals Prospect Eric Hosmer the Best Hitter to Come Out of 2008 Draft Class?

Published 8 months ago
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The Short List What James thinks about sport's most pressing questions

Favorite Athletes

George Brett
Favorite Sports Teams

Kansas City Royals, Kansas Jayhawks
Favorite Coaches

Bill Self, Roy Williams
All Time Sports Moment

2008 National Championship Game!!! ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK!!!
Most Memorable Game Attended

Randy Johnson's Perfect game against the Braves, 2008 Final Four and National Title Game
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Cal Ripken Jr. games played
Ruth or Mays?

Ruth
Unitas or Montana?

Montana
Jordan or Russell?

Chamberlain
Gretzky or Orr?

Orr
Pele or Maradona?

Pele
Federer or Sampras?

Sampras
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Petty or Earnhardt?

not a racing fan
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

BIG 12!

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by Jonathan
2 days ago

james - incase you chck your bulletin board - here's a link to an article outlining the best pitchers the HOF has missed -
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/287142-the-best-pitchers-not-in-the-hof-who-got-overlooked?just_published=1
by Jonathan
3 months ago

James - hope you will enjoy reading my latest on baseball's all-time lefty greats.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/219035-the-ten-greatest-left-handed-pitchers-a-legacy-worth-knowing
by Jonathan
4 months ago

James - here's one ranking the top 20 pitching peaks : http://bleacherreport.com/articles/213490-peak-performance-the-top-20-pitching-peaks-of-the-modern-era
by Jonathan
5 months ago

James - how are you surviving the opening of the baseball season? I've survived - fantasy catastrophies and all - and now gestation is complete for my latest article - a response to MLBnetwork's Prime 9 about the greatest pitching seasons ever. Let me know what you think.
by Pete
7 months ago

James, I never do this, but you need to check out this revealing article by one of my favorite writers, Todd Civin. One of the best articles I've read on this site.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/142765-you-came-in-14th-dad-how-great-is-that
by Brian
7 months ago

Could you read my latest article?

It's about what it means to play baseball in America (I should say the United States of America).

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/141928-a-look-into-baseball-fans-what-it-meansto-play-baseball-in-america

Thanks. Also, if you would not mind, some comments would be nice. Again thanks.
by Lou
7 months ago

check out my tribute to a few BR writers
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/141687-love-bleacher-report-then-these-guys-are-must-reads
by Brian
7 months ago

I usually try to stay away from these topics but I could not resist. Tell me what you think.

This could possibly be the best team ever?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/140875-the-best-greatest-team-ever

thanks

-Brian
by Richard
8 months ago

If you haven't got in yet I added 2 more teams to the fox fantasy league. I sent you an invite earlier
by Richard
8 months ago

I have a number of sites left that still needs a few teams for my fantasy baseball leagues. If you have the time and want some great competition drop me your e-mail on my board or contact me at rsmcloser@cox.net. Thanks
by Jonathan
8 months ago

Thank you James - I'm glad you've been enjoying the articles. I did it as a personal study, to help me develop a concept of ranking the pitcher across eras, and thought I would share what I found and learned. This most recent article on 1990 - 2009 has stirred up the most reaction by far - players people know, I guess.
by Jonathan
8 months ago

thanks for the favorite pick, James

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