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Born in Tennessee, and raised in North Carolina, I am a sophomore in high school. I play centerfield for my high school baseball team, and try to balance the dream of being a professional baseball player with the backup plan of becoming a sports writer.
Ever since I learned to read, I have been an avid and very knowledgeable baseball fan. Most kids had blankets or stuffed animals; I had Bill James' Historical Baseball Abstract. No lie. I would lug that book around wherever I went from a very young age up until middle school, when I could no longer carry it in my backpack. Without a doubt, baseball is my favorite sport, and I doubt you'll find any bigger baseball fans than me.
When I was 9 and 10, my dad took me to spring training in Florida. We saw many games, the Rays being the most frequent team we watched. They had a young team, and although they were bad, they had a certain aspect of looseness and energy that I fell in love with. Living in North Carolina, I adopted the Rays as my favorite team. I liked the way the National League's game is played, so I picked Atlanta as my NL team.
I live amongst many North Carolina Tarheel and Duke Blue Devil fans, so I got sick of it and chose Wake Forest as my ACC team. Since I was born in Tennessee, I pull for the Volunteers in the SEC.
College basketball is my second favorite sport, and I can think of no piece of paper I am more infatuated with than my annual March Madness bracket. I draw up many a year; maybe 5 or 6, but I end up choosing one and sticking with it.
Around 3 years ago, I got into football. I adopted 3 teams, picking the Cleveland Browns (my dad's favorite) as my favorite team, as well as my hometown team, the Carolina Panthers, and the Tennessee Titans. My dad warned me about the Browns, and I ignored him. I should've listened to him, but instead, I am stuck being a die-hard hopeless Browns fan.
I play both fantasy baseball and fantasy football, but I am most knowledgeable of fantasy baseball. One of my favorite times of the year is sitting down at the computer on a Saturday afternoon in March with a drink and my spreadsheets stacked up next to me.
Working as hard as I can to become a professional baseball player, I need to also work on a fallback plan. If you ever have tips on how to become a better sportswriter, or how to advance myself in the sportswriting world, I would love to listen.
I would also love to give anybody my views on certain situations in the sports world.
Thanks,
Gavin
Gavin's Recent Articles
Gavin Writes About
- Football (14),
- NFL (13),
- Opinion (12),
- Preview/Prediction (9),
- Cleveland (8),
- Cleveland Browns (8),
- Columbus OH (8),
- MLB (6)
- Steve Tater responded to a comment on Cleveland Browns General Manager Search: Weighing the Options
- Steve Tater responded to a comment on Cleveland Browns General Manager Search: Weighing the Options
- Gavin Andrews commented on Atlanta Braves Baseball: Is Milton Bradley Joining Bobby Cox's Team?
- Gavin Andrews commented on Stadium Journey's Best Baseball Stadium: 2009 Edition
- Gavin Andrews commented on Why a Brady Quinn for Vince Young Trade Makes Sense for Browns, Titans
- Cory Holibaugh responded to a comment on The Cleveland Browns Should Move To a 4-3
- Cory Holibaugh responded to a comment on The Cleveland Browns Should Move To a 4-3
- Gavin Andrews commented on Delmon Young: Hit the Ball or Hit the Road
The Short List What Gavin thinks about sport's most pressing questions
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Favorite Athletes
Grady Sizemore, Carl Crawford, Matt Kemp, Ken Griffey Junior, Willie Mays, Satchel Paige, Evan Longoria, BJ Upton, Pablo Sandoval, Justin Upton, Adam Jones, Peyton Manning, Vince Young
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Favorite Sports Teams
Tampa Bay Rays, Cleveland Browns, Tennessee Volunteers, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Carolina Panthers, Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians
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Favorite Coaches
Joe Maddon, Bobby Cox, Mark Richt, Tony Dungy, Mike Singletary, Jeff Fisher
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All Time Sports Moment
2008 ALCS Game 7: David Price getting the last 4 outs to send the Rays to the World Series
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Most Memorable Game Attended
Billy Traber of the Indians One-Hitting the Yanks
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Most Unbreakable Sports Record
Cal Ripken Jr.'s Consecutive Game Streak.
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Ruth or Mays?
Say Hey! Willie Mays!
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Unitas or Montana?
Montana.
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Jordan or Russell?
Toss up, but I'll take Jordan. The intangibles there are too valuable.
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Gretzky or Orr?
Gretzky.
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Pele or Maradona?
Pele.
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Federer or Sampras?
Sampras, but it's a tough one.
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Tiger or Nicklaus?
Tiger.
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Petty or Earnhardt?
Petty, but I don't follow NASCAR at all.
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Schumacher or Senna?
I really couldn't care less; therefore, I shouldn't make an opinion.
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Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?
ACC, but I live in the heart of ACC country. SEC comes a close second.





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3 days ago
It's time to prepare the throne, the King has arrived in New York! Lebron James made his only appearance of the season at Madison Square Garden against the Knicks tonight. Take a look.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/285453-prepare-the-throne-the-king-is-here-lebron-james-pays-visit-to-knicks
6 days ago
Hello Buddy, take a look at this important article. It will most likely be my last on bleacher report. Feel free to pass it around. Thank you very much and God Bless!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/283900-you-are-not-a-unique-snowflake
13 days ago
Hey Gavin! Could you give my latest article a read? Comments are appriciated.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/279425-the-cleveland-browns-should-move-to-a-4-3/poll_results#poll
Thanks
25 days ago
In wake of the ALCS, please check out my interview with the former Yankee and Angel, the truly inspirational, Jim Abbott!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/272194-inspirational-words-from-former-yank-and-angel
about 1 month ago
At long last the second part of the 49ers All "No" team is here:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/268746-the-san-francisco-49ers-all-no-team-pt-2-the-linemen
about 1 month ago
Hey Gavin
Remember Merkel's Boner?
Is this what really happened?
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/264613-the-true-account-of-fred-merkels-boner
about 1 month ago
Hey, I wrote an interactive blog this week with a trivia question. You should check it out!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/264389-which-conference-is-most-dominant-in-college-football
about 1 month ago
Ex-NY Yankee drug addict beats and chokes his wife.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/263816-ex-yankee-drug-addict-beats-and-chokes-his-wife
about 1 month ago
Hi Gavin
Brandon Phillips gets his season grade. Agree or disagree?
Thanks, Cliff
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/263447-cincinnati-reds-report-cards-brandon-phillips
about 1 month ago
HiGavin
What is baseball to you? See what my memories reveal, if you get a chance. Thanks
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/262741-what-is-baseball-a-recollection-of-memories
about 1 month ago
Happy Birthday "Ironhead" where ever you are!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/261862-craig-heyward-a-man-called-ironhead
about 1 month ago
Hey Gavin
It's end of the season time, and I have decided to grade the Reds players. Do you agree or disagree?
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/261244-cincinnati-reds-report-cards-joey-votto
about 1 month ago
This article was originally published in support of Relay for Life. If you have read this before, then I apologize, but please considering donating at least $1 to Make a Wish in the memory of Josiah Herring. In light of several recent events I felt compelled to revisit cancer awareness and have not had the time for a new article. I Promise to have a new article out soon in support of the cause.
Thank you everyone!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/186686-outreach-of-hope-the-dave-dravecky-story-relay-for-life-part-two
about 1 month ago
Hey,
I hope this can be a good read, let me know if you like it.
It should be a good read.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/257664-the-great-debate-barry-bonds-vs-ted-williams#comment
Thanks
Alec
about 1 month ago
WOOO We won a game. I can't believe it.
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