ahtrap
Mar 27, 2008 Dec 10, 2009 42 6191
34 yo, chained to the lions bandwagon since the days of Eric Hipple, and Eddie Murray missing field goals that would have beat the 49ers in the playoffs....Detroit sports fan in general, enjoying the ride with the Red Wings and Pistons and Tigers. Michigan fan by birth and schooling, also down with the Wisconsin Badgers from doing grad school and living in Madison the past 5 years.
Seems heretical to say it, but for a while there, I was more into the Badgers men's basketball squad than Michigan's, while UMwas recovering from the shenanigans of the long dead Ed Martin. John Beilein seems to have righted the ship. though, and I'm looking forward to see what he can do once his program is fully implemented.
I am a sports bigamist....I must admit. The Detroit teams, and Michigan will always be #1 in my heart, and I'll always root for them without reservation...but I can cheer for other teams, so long as their fortune don't interfere with the primary rooting interests. These interlopers include the Wisconsin Badgers, from six years of living within a half mile of Camp Randall stadium....and recently, the Pittsburgh Penguins, from hanging out at Pensburgh ever since the 2008 SCF. That flirtation burned me badly, what with watching the Pens taking out the true love, the Red Wings,for the 2009 Cup. Bigamy is complicated, whoulda thunk it???
Also a Brewers fan, from having been in Wisconsin the past 6 years....but what are the odds of the Tigers and Brewers meeting in the World Series?
All that said, when it comes to Michigan vs Wisconsin, I'll always be rooting for the Maize and Blue, as evidenced by my by now numerous forays into the halls of the Kohl Center and the UW Fieldhouse, and even the drunken student infested sections of Camp Randall stadium wearing the enemy colors. I take the abuse with pride.
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Commented If we can't have Grandy, I suppose Grady might work as a replacement on "Only way a Sizemore is going to lead off for us is if we trade for Grady Sizemore." on Bless You Boys - 12/09/09 5:08 PM EST
Commented wait...we re-signed opie? on Tigers Need Room on 40-Man Roster: Who Goes Next? on Bless You Boys - 12/09/09 1:50 PM EST
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Commented A mixture of both, probably on Are basement dwellers playing up to Pittsburgh, or is Pittsburgh playing down to... on PensBurgh - 12/09/09 12:53 PM EST
Commented my problem with prospects at this moment on Tigers Need Room on 40-Man Roster: Who Goes Next? on Bless You Boys - 12/09/09 11:22 AM EST
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Voted for Sit him to give his shoulder more time to heal on Pride Of Detroit - 12/09/09 1:40 AM EST
Commented Wasn't that a concern with Dontrelle, even in his rookie year? on Evening Prowl: Granderson-Jackson Trade Reactions, Views on Scherzer, and Other Minor Deals... on Bless You Boys - 12/08/09 7:52 PM EST
Commented Mechanics, huh? on Evening Prowl: Granderson-Jackson Trade Reactions, Views on Scherzer, and Other Minor Deals... on Bless You Boys - 12/08/09 7:48 PM EST
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Commented 2011 the year the Tigers do away with starters entirely on Tigers/D-Backs/Yankees Trade Still Alive? on Bless You Boys - 12/08/09 2:36 PM EST
Commented Nate almost warrants a second chance on Tigers/D-Backs/Yankees Trade Still Alive? on Bless You Boys - 12/08/09 2:35 PM EST
Commented ah, the single greatest moment in cinema history on Tigers/D-Backs/Yankees Trade Still Alive? on Bless You Boys - 12/08/09 2:23 PM EST
Commented Huh, maybe I should actually read what's on byb before commenting on Tigers/D-Backs/Yankees Trade Still Alive? on Bless You Boys - 12/08/09 2:21 PM EST
Commented So that deal "we" were hating on when it included that Dunn guy... on Tigers/D-Backs/Yankees Trade Still Alive? on Bless You Boys - 12/08/09 2:18 PM EST
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Commented Man, I picked a bad night to crash out early.... on Yankees Third Team in Tigers-Diamondbacks Trade? on Bless You Boys - 12/08/09 4:53 AM EST
Commented If we're truning around and jettisoning him after 1 good year.... on From Ed Price via Twitter:
"[...] Tigers sorting through offers from 12 teams on Edwin... on Bless You Boys - 12/07/09 5:10 PM EST
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Commented easy answer? on Five Questions with Cincy Jungle on Pride Of Detroit - 12/05/09 3:23 PM EST
Commented Cruelty is... on On the Pens: trades that won't happen, rest and the new mustache man on PensBurgh - 12/03/09 1:38 PM EST
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Commented That last game of the 07 season on Farewell to Placido Polanco Open Thread on Bless You Boys - 12/02/09 5:13 PM EST
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Commented and on the flipside on Farewell to Placido Polanco Open Thread on Bless You Boys - 12/02/09 5:09 PM EST
Commented Sad day for me, as well on Tigers Offer Arbitration to Rodney and Lyon, Not to Polanco on Bless You Boys - 12/02/09 3:33 AM EST
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Voted for Mike Rupp (5 goals this month) on PensBurgh - 12/01/09 5:47 PM EST
Commented looking forward to it already on Happy Thanksgiving From BYB on Bless You Boys - 11/29/09 7:09 PM EST
Joined The Only Colors - 11/24/09 10:08 PM EST
Commented EK would have been better off... on Tales of the Tape: Deryk Engelland vs. Evander Kane on PensBurgh - 11/22/09 8:11 PM EST
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Commented The Browns let Stafford back into the game for the last play on Stafford Leads Lions to Touchdown on Final Play to Beat Cleveland 38-37 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 5:00 PM EST
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Commented 422 yards and 5 TDs = 50 fantasy points, and all I care about? on Stafford Leads Lions to Touchdown on Final Play to Beat Cleveland 38-37 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 4:58 PM EST
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Joined Dawgs By Nature - 11/22/09 4:50 PM EST
Commented What is the biggest comeback in Lions history? on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #3 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 4:31 PM EST
Commented Browns fans on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #3 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 4:30 PM EST
Commented One question: was the pass interference a legit call? on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #3 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 4:27 PM EST
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Commented WEARING MY KITNA JERSEY WIH PRIDE TONIGHT! on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #3 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 4:24 PM EST
Commented damn on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #3 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 4:24 PM EST
Commented With Culpepper, I'd say just let him bulldoze... on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #3 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 4:23 PM EST
Commented culpepper? on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #3 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 4:21 PM EST
Commented untimed down, I take it? on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #3 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 4:21 PM EST
Commented how much time??? on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #3 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 4:21 PM EST
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Commented in hail mary range....gotta stay out of the middle of the field though on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #3 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 4:18 PM EST
Commented KC beats Pittsburgh....we can beat the browns, right? on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #3 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 4:18 PM EST
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Commented gonna have to be an epic comeback this time on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #3 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 4:17 PM EST
Commented Charlie Batch coming in for Big Ben on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #3 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 4:10 PM EST
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Commented no, not yet on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #3 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 4:06 PM EST
Commented So, all it's going to take is a rookie record for TD passes in a game? on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #3 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 4:01 PM EST
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Commented yep, should be a field goal difference right now on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #3 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 4:01 PM EST
Commented that was slick on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #3 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 4:00 PM EST
Commented Gaines outmuscled the d-man, that's all there is to it on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #3 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 3:59 PM EST
Commented Somebody hurt that guy on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #3 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 3:55 PM EST
Commented that was a crappy drive on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #3 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 3:40 PM EST
Commented that's why I started Stafford on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #1 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 2:28 PM EST
Commented pshaw, only 75 yards on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #1 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 2:19 PM EST
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Commented why do it epic? on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #1 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 2:14 PM EST
Commented so far! on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #1 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 2:06 PM EST
Commented The Browns are like the Lions that way on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #1 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 2:06 PM EST
Commented just one? on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #1 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 2:04 PM EST
Commented Stafford...AND Kevin Smith! on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #1 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 2:04 PM EST
Commented I started Stafford in a ff league today, for the first time on Lions vs. Browns - Overflow Thread #1 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/22/09 1:58 PM EST
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Commented Heading home for the holiday on BYOBYB: Friday Open Thread on Bless You Boys - 11/21/09 4:48 PM EST
Commented Please explain the line, "Despite a call from the "NHL Operations Center"... on Wings end winning streak, lose to Dallas 3-1 on Winging It In Motown - 11/19/09 4:57 AM EST
Commented Stand up and yell, "Oh Yeah"? on This is simply hilarious. The Pens don't host the Caps until January, but that's plenty of time... on PensBurgh - 11/18/09 1:40 PM EST
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Commented In defense of Greg Stefan on The Patrick Eaves Award Winner -- and more! on Winging It In Motown - 11/18/09 9:00 AM EST
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Commented I love details like this on "I don’t know, but I think Rick Porcello probably should win it. At 20 years old, or 21, to do what ... on Bless You Boys - 11/17/09 3:34 PM EST
Commented Brady Quinn looked decent in the first half on Split the Difference on Pride Of Detroit - 11/17/09 3:01 PM EST
Commented Is it legal to sign the fat guy out of the crowd in the middle of the game? on Lions at Vikings - Overflow Thread #1 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/15/09 3:35 PM EST
Commented no, it's obviously CJ's fault on Lions at Vikings - Overflow Thread #1 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/15/09 3:33 PM EST
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Commented get the barf bag ready on Lions at Vikings - Overflow Thread #1 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/15/09 3:32 PM EST
Commented run that many times, with as many crashes occur on a weekly basis on Lions at Vikings - Overflow Thread #1 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/15/09 3:32 PM EST
Commented all these injuries....now guys I've never heard of are getting hurt on Lions at Vikings - Overflow Thread #1 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/15/09 3:30 PM EST
Commented and now here comes the punt...probably on Lions at Vikings - Overflow Thread #1 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/15/09 3:24 PM EST
Commented like the decision on Lions at Vikings - Overflow Thread #1 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/15/09 3:23 PM EST
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Commented now that's what I call a solid drive! on Lions at Vikings - Overflow Thread #1 on Pride Of Detroit - 11/15/09 3:11 PM EST
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