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Matt's Bio
About Me:11+ Years in US Army Love My Wife Love My Children Love My Eagles Love My Yankees
Height:5' 10"
Bats:R
Throws:R
Homepage:mathewminarik.faniq.com
Schools:Owen J. Roberts HS
Relationship Status:Long Term Contract (Married)
Kids:Hayley, Taylor, Candice, Cameron, Adriana, Braedon
Occupation:US Army
Companies:Nunya Bizniz
Places I've Lived:Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, Korea, Iraq, Missouri, Georgia
Favorite Sport #1: MLB
Team:New York Yankees
Players:Don Mattingly, Robinson Cano, Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter, Joe DiMaggio, Ron Guidry
Moment:Finally watching the Yankees win a World Series in 1996
Favorite Sport #2: NFL
Team:Philadelphia Eagles
Players:Eric Allen, Donovan McNabb, Jerome Brown, Reggie White, Seth Joyner, Brian Westbrook, Brian Dawkins, Randall Cunningham, Ricky Watters, Fred Barnett, Wes Hopkins, Andre Waters, Jeremiah Trotter
Moment:Hopefully it will be seeing the Eagles win a Super Bowl in my lifetime.
Favorite Sport #3: NBA
Team:Philadelphia 76ers
Players:Allen Iverson
Moment:2000-01 Season
Favorite Sport #4: NCAABB
Team:Villanova Wildcats
Players:Scottie Reynolds, Allan Ray, Donte Cunningham, Randy Foye, Kerry Kittles,
Moment:Don't Remember 85 National Championship so nothing huge yet
Favorite Sport #5: NCAABB
Team:Temple Owls
Players:Aaron McKie, Eddie Jones, Mark Macon
Moment:Anytime they make the NCAA Tournament
Favorite Sport #6: NCAAF
Team:Penn St. Nittany Lions
Players:LaVar Arrington, Tony Hunt, Larry Johnson, OJ McDuffie, Blair Thomas, Curt Warner,
Moment:1986 National Championship vs Miami
Favorite Sport #7: NCAAF
Team:Texas Longhorns
Players:Vince Young, Ricky Williams, Aaron Ross, Limas Sweed, Quentin Jammer
Moment:2006 National Championship
Greatest Moment in Sports:Yankees Championships x 26, Eagles Championships x 3
Greatest Event in Sports:Super Bowl, March Madness, Any Game 7 of any sport (except WNBA....it's all garbage)
Greatest Athlete of All Time:Michael Jordan......Many others but that's the first that popped in my mind
Greatest Coach of All Time:Bill Walsh
Most Fanatical Moment:1996 - Yankees World Series, My roommates as well as a bunch of our Yankees fans destroyed our house we were living in when the Yankees won the World Series.
My Sports Superstions:Nothing I can think of
Most Disappointing Sports Moments:Eagles Losing Super Bowl by 3 points to the Patriots due to terrible clock management.
Teams I Hate:Boston Red Sox, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks
Players I Hate:I don't like anybody on the Red Sox except maybe David Ortiz. All Cowboys and Patriots can go to hell also.
Fantasy Sports I Play:NFL, MLB, College Football
Fantasy Skill Level:Just For Fun
Sports I Play:Baseball, Basketball, Football
Nickname:-------
Current Skill Level:I played baseball for 19 years. I've only played football and basketball casually.
Highest Organized Level:I played baseball on the Fort Hood, Texas post baseball team for 4 years.
Athletes I've Played With/Against:Nobody with a huge name. Drew Brees's brother hit a bomb off me when I was playing in Texas
Sports Trophies/Awards:Nothing Worth Talking About
Career Highlights:Being in the Army and still being able to play baseball.
Career Lowlights:Not playing baseball for the past 5 years
Sports Injuries:Nothing serious
Games I Usually Attend:I'm stationed in Fort Lewis, WA so if I go to games I usually go to Seattle Mariners/Seahawks games.
Greatest Sporting Event I've Attended:Monday Night Football between the NY Giants and SF 49ers back in the early 90s
Sports People I've Met:Randall Cunningham, Reggie White, Herschel Walker, Fred Barnett, Clyde Simmons, Seth Joyner, Wes Hopkins, Jim McMahon, Keith Byars, Rondell White, Cliff Floyd
Sports Figures from my Hometown:Mike Piazza grew up a town over from me
Most Prized Sports Possessions:Mattingly ball (it's actually my son's)
Sports Trading Cards:Too Many To Name
Athlete Autographs:Don Mattingly, Jason Giambi, Melky Cabrera, A lot of Eagles
Favorite Sports Collectibles:My Autographs
Dream Sports Job:Anything that has to do with the Eagles or Yankees
Favorite Jerseys:Donovan McNabb, Brian Westbrook, Brian Dawkins, Jeremiah Trotter, Duce Staley, Don Mattingly, Jerry Rice (49ers), Marshall Faulk (Colts)
Favorite Sports Brands:Under Armour, Adidas
Favorite Ballgame Foods:Garlic Fries
Beer of Choice:Yuengling, Old English, Miller Lite
Hottest Athletes:Can't remember their names
Ugliest Athletes:The Boston Red Sox
Favorite Sports Announcers:Phil Rizzuto
Least Favorite Sports Announcers:Tim McCarver, the White Sox announcers, the Mariners announcers
Favorite Sports "Experts":Those guys on Sirius NFL Radio are interesting
Least Favorite Sports "Experts":Any Yankees or Eagles haters
Favorite Sports Movies:Field Of Dreams, The Rookie, Any Given Sunday, Major League, The Longest Yard (New Version)
Favorite Sports Books:Paul O'Neill Autobiography (Cant remember the name)
Favorite Sports Websites:philadelphiaeagles.com, yankees.com, espn.com, si.com, cbssportsline.com, foxsports.com
Sports Video Games I Play:EA Madden Series, NFL Head Coach
Video Game Skill Level/ Playing Style:Casual
Favorite Sports Video Games:Anything Football or Baseball
Non-Sports Hobbies and Interests:Nothing
Movies:40-Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up
TV:24, Lost, How I Met Your Mother, Two And A Half Men, Bones, CSI (ALL), Law & Order (ALL), NFL Total Access, Sportscenter
Music:Rap, R&B, Hard Rock
Video Games:Nothing
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