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Travis Boyer joined February 2009

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About Travis »

Journalism major...Sports I Write About: Baseball, Football, Indycar

Best Sports Moment I Have Ever Experienced In Person: 2004-After swapping tickets with a couple who did not want to sit to the left of home plate in the second row out of fear of their young son being struck by a foul ball, I saw the conclusion of a rain make-up game of a doubleheader in which Ryan Howard hit a walk off home run to win game one for the Double-A Reading Phillies. Howard followed that performance up in the second game with a homer in his first at bat.

First Brush With Greatness: The story goes that when I was 9 at my first Indycar race at Nazareth Speedway, I was nearly run over by the one and only Mario Andretti on a scooter. One of the greatest drivers to ever to get behind the wheel of any type of race car was a terror on a motorized scooter, who knew?

I now contribute to http://thesportingtruth.com/ as well as a soon to be formed blog of my own I will be starting in the near future.

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Favorite Athletes

Chase Utley, Cole Hamels, Brian Dawkins, Mike Richards
Favorite Sports Teams

Phillies, Eagles, Sixers, Flyers
Favorite Coaches
All Time Sports Moment

Phillies Winning '08 World Series
Most Memorable Game Attended
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

DiMaggio's 56 game hit streak
Ruth or Mays?

Ruth
Unitas or Montana?

Montana
Jordan or Russell?
Gretzky or Orr?
Pele or Maradona?
Federer or Sampras?

Federer
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Petty or Earnhardt?

Earnhardt
Schumacher or Senna?

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

Big 10

Latest Articles »

Just What the Doctor Ordered: Roy Halladay Would Cure Phils' Pitching Woes

07/25/2009

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2009 Philadelphia Phillies Midterm Grades/Review: The Starting Eight

07/10/2009

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2009 Philadelphia Eagles Position Preview: The Defensive Line

06/29/2009

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2009 Philadelphia Eagles Position Preview: The Linebackers

06/19/2009

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JW Nix said...

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70 days ago

Jeff Danziger said...

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Everyday Michael Vick is close to his first regular season game since the dog-fighting charges. Is it time for Vick to be forgiven?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/251285-time-to-ease-up-on-michael-vick

87 days ago

Robert Domaine said...

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Hello Travis, I would like you to take a look at this article and leave your support in the comment area. I would love to see this story make a difference. Pass it around! Thanks

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/224275-ny-giants-george-martin-the-forgotten-hero

107 days ago

Cody Swartz said...

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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote The Year Too Early NFL All-Decade Team.

This is its baseball counterpart, The Half of a Year Too Early MLB All-Decade Team, and my 100th article here on Bleacher Report.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/230228-the-half-of-a-year-too-early-mlb-all-decade-team

123 days ago

Cody Swartz said...

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More bad news for the Eagles' defense...

How do you recover from the loss of Bradley, Dawkins, and Jim Johnson?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/229727-stewart-bradley-suffers-torn-acl-time-for-entire-d-to-step-it-up-in-09

124 days ago

Cody Swartz said...

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NFL Opening Day is just over a month away!

Here are five players who are key to the success of the Philadelphia Eagles this season...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/224721-five-players-who-will-make-or-break-the-philadelphia-eagles-in-2009

131 days ago

PJ Ross said...

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You've got questions? We've got answers. Anything and everything you want to know about the fast-approaching trade deadline is right here, broken down division-by-division, in a trading deadline mega-review.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/223951-the-state-of-the-mlb-a-trading-deadline-mega-review

133 days ago

Matthew Falkenbury said...

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Hey,

After the great success of my first article about the uniform numbers 1-10, I have come back with the next installment, with the best players to wear the uniform numbers 11-20. I hope you can take a look and even comment on my choices. Thanks in advance!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/217379-best-current-baseball-players-by-uniform-number-11-20

- Matthew Falkenbury

144 days ago

Cody Swartz said...

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Why the Eagles' young linebackers are crucial to the team's success next season...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/217211-why-the-eagles-young-linebackers-are-crucial-to-the-teams-success

145 days ago

Leo Pizzini said...

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I expect this to be my most contraversial Eagles piece... I would love to get your opinion and feel free to disagree...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/216326-kevin-curtis-isnt-the-eagles-best-option-to-start-at-wide-receiver/poll_results#poll

147 days ago

Leo Pizzini said...

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I would love to get your feedback on this piece if you have the time

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/213180-eight-offensive-play-calling-changes-andy-reid-should-consider-for-2009

151 days ago

Dan Parzych said...

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Part One of predictions for the Eagles 2009 season.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/212594-philadelphia-eagles-2009-predictions-13-3-record-top-seed-in-the-nfc

Thanks,
Dan

152 days ago

Cody Swartz said...

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Adrian Peterson is arguably the best running back in the NFL. Even as an Eagles fan, I love to watch him play.

But the Vikings better be sure not to overwork him in the upcoming years...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/212124-why-the-vikings-are-in-danger-of-overworking-adrian-peterson

153 days ago

2 Minutes to Midnight Green said...

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First off let me say that if you haven't heard about 2 Minutes to Midnight Green, you're missing out. It's the best place on the internet for expert news and analysis on all the Philly sports.

http://www.2minutestomidnightgreen.com

Secondly, 2M2MG now has a message board up! The forum is for fans like yourself who want to have intelligent conversations, post rumors, or even submit articles for readers to view. The forum has everything on it. There's a forum for the Eagles, Phillies, Sixers, Flyers, NCAA Basketball, and NCAA Football. There's also a place for the general leagues (the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL).

Don't feel like talking football? That's fine, we have it set up so that anyone can come in and discuss politics, religion, or anything else for that matter.

Go to the site, click the Message Board button, register, and post. Could it be any easier?

Check it out!

156 days ago

Jack M said...

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Hey!

Two New editions to my NFL's Top 5 artcles.

Top 5 Questions going into training camp:http://bleacherreport.com/articles/209139-nfls-top-5-questions-going-into-training-camp

Top 5 Impact Rookies for 2009: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/209410-nfls-top-5-impact-rookies-for-2009

I think you'll like the top rookies list. Would love your input!

Thanks,

158 days ago

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About Travis »

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Latest Articles »

Just What the Doctor Ordered: Roy Halladay Would Cure Phils' Pitching Woes

2009 Philadelphia Phillies Midterm Grades/Review: The Starting Eight

2009 Philadelphia Eagles Position Preview: The Defensive Line