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| One of the Beautiful People |
Chris Collins (@ChrisCollins127)
Marist College
attendee, sports junkie, NBA hater, retired high school baseball hall of famer,
proud Met fan, the only 20 year old who follows/bets horse racing, and aspiring
latex salesman
Favorite Sports to Follow:
NFL, MLB, NHL, Horse Racing, Tennis
Least Favorite Sports
to Follow: NBA by a landslide
Favorite Teams: New
York Mets, New York Giants, New York Rangers, any team that beats the Miami
Heat
Least Favorite Teams:
Yankees, Eagles, Bruins
Favorite Athletes:
Eli Manning, R.A. Dickey, Ryan Callahan, Rafael Nadal
Least Favorite Athletes:
LeBron James, DeSean Jackson, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira,
Favorite Sports
Moments:
- I was sitting in the upper deck in left field during Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS between my beloved Mets and the Cardinals, with a perfect view of Endy Chavez’ robbery of Scott Rolen’s home run bid. I have been to a LOT of games in a LOT of stadiums, and I have never experienced a live moment quite like that.
- Watching Jason Lezak run down Alain Bernard of France in the final leg of the 4x100 freestyle relay.
- Obviously, David Tyree’s catch.
- I guess Mario Manningham’s wasn’t too shabby either. Although it was the first pass he caught all year and I give almost all the credit to Eli’s pass.
- Johan Santana’s no-hitter.
Least Favorite Sports
Moments:
- I was sitting in the upper deck in left field during Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS between my beloved Mets and the Cardinals, with a perfect view of Adam Wainwright snapping off 12to6 curve that froze Carlos Beltran and 56,537 fans stiff. I have been to a LOT of games in a LOT of stadiums, and I have never experienced a live moment quite like that.
- Tom Glavine completing the debacle of all debacles and the collapse of all collapses on the last game of the year in 2007.
- Luis Castillo dropping the infamous popup against the Yankees.
- I guess it was only fitting that these were all Mets moments.
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| The Man, the Myth, the Legend |
P.J. Moran (@PEEJ9493)
Student at James
Madison University, Political Science major and full supporter of the Barack
Obama Administration, member of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, four-year
member of high school varsity tennis team, grammar school spelling bee
runner-up, swine flu survivor
Favorite Sports to
Follow: NFL, MLB, NHL, Tennis
Least Favorite Sports
to Follow: Any soccer league, NASCAR, College Football
Favorite Teams: New
York Giants, New York Yankees, Washington Capitals
Least Favorite Teams:
Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, Boston Red Sox,
Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Miami Heat, Pittsburgh Penguins
Favorite Athletes:
Eli Manning, Derek Jeter, Robinson Cano, Alex Ovechkin
Least Favorite
Athletes: David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Josh Beckett, Tony Romo, LeBron
James, Sidney Crosby
Favorite Sports
Moments:
- The David Tyree catch. Far and away my favorite.
- Ahmad Bradshaw scores a touchdown late in the 2011 Super Bowl to give the Giants the lead. I know it’s not the signature play of the game, but once that happened I knew what the result was going to be.
- Aaron Boone crushes a knuckleball from Tim Wakefield in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS to send the Yankees to the World Series and the Red Sox home packing.
- Hideki Matsui transforms back into Godzilla in Game 6 of the 2009 World Series to lead the Yankees to their 27th ring.
- Everything about the 2008 Wimbledon final between Federer and Nadal. Every point was a battle and in hindsight it was probably the greatest tennis match ever played.
Least Favorite Sports
Moments:
- My mom wakes me up so I can see the replay of Ron Dixon scoring a kick return touchdown for the Giants in the 2000 Super Bowl. I missed the replay, but I made it downstairs just in time to see Jermaine Lewis of the Ravens run the ensuing kickoff right back.
- The ending of the 2002 Wild Card game against the 49ers. Jeff Garcia turns into Joe Montana in the 4th quarter, but the Giants still have a chance to kick a game-winning field goal. They botch the snap, the holder actually gets a pass off, and pass interference isn’t called.
- Being a 10 year-old kid at Game 1 of the 2003 World Series and watching the Yankees start a rally late in the game, only to have Dontrelle Willis come out of the bullpen and ruin my hopes and dreams.
- Everything about the 2004 ALCS. I don’t feel like elaborating.
- “The Miracle at the New Meadowlands” or whatever Eagles fans like to call it. I call it Matt Dodge not being able to kick a punt out of bounds and then watching DeSean Jackson absolutely embarrass the Giants’ special teams.
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Will Noglows
(@WilliamNoglows)
Senior at Red Bank Regional, Future student at Northwestern University, Field goal holder, Dedicated Giants fan, Fantasy Football underachiever, Middle School Ping pong Champion, Undefeated Mario Tennis Player, 2005 NBA All Star Game half-time dance contest winner
Favorite Sports to Follow: NFL, College Football, NHL, NBA
Least Favorite Sports to Follow: Any sport not huge in the
US
Favorite Teams: New York Giants, New York Rangers, New York
Knicks, New York Yankees
Least Favorite Teams: Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys,
Washington Redskins, Boston Red Sox, SEC Schools
Favorite Athletes: Eli Manning, LeBron James, Andrew Luck,
Russell Wilson
Least Favorite Athletes: Jeremiah Trotter, Trent Dilfer,
DeSean Jackson, Tony Romo, Terrell Owens, Phillip Rivers, Aaron Rodgers, Tiki
Barber
Favorite Sports Moments:
- Super Bowl 42: Everything about that game, greatest sporting event I have been or ever will go to.
- Jason Sehorn returning interception for touchdown against the Eagles in the 2001 playoffs.
- Mario Manningham catch and Chase Blackburn interception in Super Bowl 46
- Vince Carter’s Dunk Contest in 2000 is one of my most vivid sports memory for some strange reason
- Winning the Flag Football Super Bowl for Coach Mendoza on the Bucs
- The 2008 Giants losing to the Eagles in the Divisional Round. It was in my opinion the most talented team the Giants ever had.
- The Curt Schilling Bloody Sock Game. While I am not a huge baseball fan anymore, I do not ever remembering being angrier after a Yankee game.
- Giants losing Super Bowl 35 in such embarrassing fashion. My only memory from the game is James Lewis returning the kick for a touchdown, which isn’t a great memory.
- Speaking of kick returns, Devin Hester returning two kicks for touchdowns against the Giants, one being a fake knee.
Cal Mendoza
Engineer. Raider Fan. USC Trojan. Silent Guardian. Watchful Protector. If anything works, he's behind the scenes making it happen. If anything breaks, he's in the foreground taking the blame.
