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My name is Matt and I'm currently going to school at the University of West Georgia, majoring in Sport Management. When I'm not there, I'm either at work, Blueland, or Turner Field.

My Blog

Give Him a Chance

For the last 2 days, most people have had that patriotic feeling normally reserved for July 4th because an Barack Obama, an African-American, was elected President.  Yet, as I browse the 'net, I ...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:57:00 GMT

Home Games: 1,174 Miles Away

On August 31st, the Houston Astros were 71-66, 9.5 games behind Milwaukee for the N.L. Wild Card spot.  Since then, the Brew Crew has dropped 9 of 12, while the Astros have gone 9-...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:47:00 GMT

Ugly Gets Uglier

This season, over 30 NCAA football teams have made changes to their uniforms and Georgia Tech is one of them.  They had the unveiling a few weeks ago and I didn't think they looked too bad...unti...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:46:00 GMT

Cheer the Cubs, Boo the Cubs.

In April 2003, I visited Wrigley Field for the first time.  I'd followed the Cubs for years on WGN, usually on summer afternoons when nothing else was on TV.  It was during some of the lean ...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:25:00 GMT

Whats Wrong With This Picture?

What do you get when you pitch for 20 years and accumulate 3,000 strikeouts?  A jersey out of an old storage bin! Through 2004, Russell Athletic was the provider of authentic MLB jerseys before ...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:06:00 GMT

WWE Back in Atlanta

For the first time in 2008, WWE had a televised event in Atlanta as they brought SmackDown and ECW to Philips Arena.  Got my ticket at the box office for a very good seat in section 110, row B an...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:18:00 GMT

Profits before Common Sense

Many of you know I work in a department store that offers its own credit card.  As associates, we encourage customers to apply because of the benefits to the store and customer.  We have inc...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:04:00 GMT

Praying for a tie...

As I sit here watching the MLB All-Star Game, I can't help but pray for a tie.  The look on Commissioner Selig's face would be priceless.  It was his idea to give World Series home-fiel...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:54:00 GMT

SmackDown

WWE SmackDown! and ECW came to Philips Arena tonight.  I had been to live events like Raw and Backlash, but a 2 show taping was interesting to see.  They started with ECW, which is odd since...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:00:00 GMT

Tickets are here!

Despite the fact I have 4 long days at work ahead and I'm dead tired right now, I'm in one of the best moods I've been in recently.  Why?  Because 44 of the best looking pieces of paper arri...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:32:00 GMT