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RDM
Editor
Currently resides: Massachusetts
Education: University of Massachusetts BA, Business Economics
Hometown teams: Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, Boston Celtics, Boston Bruins, UMass Minutemen
Least favorite teams: San Diego Superchargers, New York Jets, New York Yankees, Boston College Eagles, Connecticut Huskies
Television shows:
Boy Meets World, Chappelle Show, Arrested Development, How I Met Your Mother, Family Guy, The Ultimate Fighter, Entourage, Curb
Sports to cover:
MMA/UFC, NFL, MLB, NCAA Basketball, NCAA Football, NBA (so I guess I’m not that into hockey…)
Also ‘obsessed’ with: web site development, training and lifting, talent management, Las Vegas
Sports personalities: The usual love of the NBA on NBC and anything and everything Bob Costas; hate Joe Buck and Tim McCarver Troy Aikman. I want to hang out with News Radio’s Joe Rogan. Sean McDonough won my heart at a young age when he was still doing local Red Sox telecasts–to this day I can watch any random-ass Mountain West football game that ESPN assigns him. Gus Johnson has screamed his way to my heart.
Favorite Athletes: BJ Penn, Chris Paul, Floyd Mayweather, Chad Ochocinco, Troy O’leary, Dwyane Wade
Books: The Google Story, May the Best Team Win: Baseball Economics and Public Policy, Got Fight?, The Tipping Point
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WawaFan
Contributing Writer
Currently resides: Pennsylvania (suburbs of Philly)
Occupation: Sales/Marketing for publishing company
Education: Bachelors Degree-Communications from UMass Amherst
Hometown teams: Phillies, Eagles, 76ers, Flyers, Penn St football, Big 5 basketball
Misc. liked teams: Minnesota Vikings, Twins
Least favorite teams: Patriots, Yankees
Television shows: ESPN, King of Queens, Entourage, How I Met Your Mother, Top Chef, 2 1/2 Men, 30 Rock, Cold Case, Without a Trace
Sports to cover: NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAA football and basketball
Sports personalities:
Like; Al Michaels, John Madden, Dicky V, Brian Baldinger, Stu Scott, Bob Costa
Strongly Dislike; Tim McGarver, Merril Hodge, Joe Buck
Favorite Athletes: Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Chris Carter
Books: The 33 year old Rookie
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Pbas
Graphic design, Contributing Writer
Currently resides: Massachusetts
Occupation: G-Designer
Education: Boston University, BS
Hometown teams: Boston University Terriers
Misc. liked teams: The A-Team
Least favorite teams: Camp Cornette
Television shows: Arrested Development
Also ‘obsessed’ with: Chicken and King Cobra
Sports personalities: Dok Hendrix
Favorite Athletes: Ernesto Hoost
Books: Moneyballs
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LaffinSays
Contributing Writer
Currently resides: Honolulu, HI
Education: Working on a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the Univeristy of Massachusetts Amherst
Hometown teams: New England Patriots, Boston Celtics, Boston Red Sox, UMass Basketball/Football/LAX
Misc. liked teams: Denver Broncos, Florida Marlins
Least favorite teams: NY Giants, LA Lakers, San Antonio Spurs, Anything UConn
Television shows: South Park, Family Guy, The Shield, The Office, Sons of Anarchy, Reno 911, Sportscenter, Pardon The Interruption
Sports to cover: Mostly NFL and Soccer, Occasional Xtreme Sports
Also ‘obsessed’ with: Tattoos, Weightlifting, Food
Sports personalities: Love Tony Kornheiser (outisde the booth), Don Orsillo and Jerry Remy, Tommy Heinsohn, Kenny Mayne, Ron Jaworski, and Tommy Smith (UEFA). Dislike Tim McCarver, Tony Kornheiser (inside the booth), and HATE Joe Buck.
Favorite Athletes: John Lynch, Wes Welker, Brian Westbrook, John Elway, Bill Romanowski, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Randy Moss (Straight Cash Homey), Roger Clemens, Andy Moog, Mo Vaughn.
Books: The Color of Water, Scar Tissue, The Beach, Brave New World.
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Kickin It
NFL Mock Draft Contributor
Currently resides: Arlington, Virginia
Employer: Department of Justice
Education: UMass-Amherst, BA Political Science
Hometown teams: Denver Broncos
Least favorite teams: Any AFC West Team, New England Patriots
Television shows: Arrested Development, Californication, How I Met Your Mother, The Shield, The West Wing
Sports to cover: NFL, MMA
Also ‘obsessed’ with: Being awesome, Politics/Law
Sports personalities:
Like- Rich Eisen, Mike Mayock, Adam Schefter, Gus Johnson, Jaws
Dislike- Emmit Smith, Phil Simms, Joe Buck
Favorite Athletes: Jay Cutler, BJ Penn, Lance Armstrong
Books: Anything by Charles Bukowski, Chuck Palahniuk, Margaret Atwood, Atlas Shrugged, The Average American Male, and The Blind Side
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Richie6
Contributing Writer
Currently resides: Tallahassee, FL
Occupation: Graduate Student
Education: BA in History from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, working towards a MS in Higher Education from The Florida State University
Hometown teams: Red Sox, Arsenal, Celtics
Misc. liked teams: Chicago Bulls, Phillies
Least favorite teams: Yankees, Rays
Television shows: Family Guy, The Office
Sports to cover: Baseball, Soccer
Sports personalities: Mike Wilbon
Favorite Athletes: Jonathan Papelbon, Tony Adams
Books: “The Lost Constituion” by William Martin
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HalftimeShow
Contributing Writer
Currently resides: Nashua, NH
Occupation: Student
Education: UMass – Amherst
Hometown teams: pats, Cs, bosox, Bs, Revolution, UMass
Misc. liked teams: Chargers, Padres, Duke b-ball, Notre Dame football, the late-90s/early 2000s Sacramento Kings
Least favorite teams: any team from new york, steelers, lakers, florida gators, UNC b-ball
Television shows: anything on espn, Friends, south park, always sunny in philadelphia, reality tv, planet earth
Sports to cover: MLB, NFL, NBA, Tennis, beach Volleyball
Also ‘obsessed’ with: statistics, beer, why people do the things they do
Sports personalities:
Likes:
Joe Buck – cuz everyone hates him and his voice is hypnotizing
John Madden – hes a genius but doesn’t convey it well so it comes of hilarious
Bill Belichick – watch a press conference and you’ll see
Jerry Remy and Don Orsillo- THE best baseball announcing team
Sean McDonough and Bob Costas – they can cover any sport
John McEnroe – his intensity and passion for his sport are unmatched
George Bush – he rocketed a strike on the first pitch after 9/11
Tony Kornheiser – i wish he was my uncle or something
Dislikes:
Mel Kiper jr. – he just aggravates me
Joe Morgan, Jerome Bettis, Emmitt Smith – great players, bad announcer/analysts
Manzo – from Barstool Sports
Favorite Athletes: Chris Carter, Paul Pierce, Albert Pujols, Novak Djokovic, Milan Lucic, Reggie White, Pedro Martinez, John Stockton, Patrick Rafter, RayBourque, Nomar Garciaparra, Adrian Gonzales, Kevin Garnett, Misty May-Treanor,Elton Brand, John Rocker, Phil Dahlhauser, Apollo Anton Ohno, Shaun White, DougChristie, Jason Williams (the white one)
