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Hey Everyone, this is Mopster101. Like a lot of people sports and the teams I root for are a big passion and something I look forward to experiencing. I've decided to start a little blog to talk about the ball clubs I go crazy for as well as anything else happening in the sports world I might find interesting.

I'm a die hard Eagles and Yankees fan. I also enjoy the Maryland Terps, Mount St. Mary's basketball team, and Detroit Red Wings hockey. Being from Maryland, I get lots of questions as to why I'm a fan of so many out of state teams. It's all because of my grandfather and the tradition and love he's passed down to us Breichner men. When he was in the Navy, he was stationed in Philadelphia for a few years and became an Eagles fan. He went to games at Franklin field when he could. Therefore my dad became an Eagle fan, while also developing a strange passion for the Detroit Lions(don't ask). My dad gave me a cheap eagles shirt when I was five, and by the time I was 9, I had taken my love for them a step farther, as I became obsessed with everything and they did. By the grace of God, I'm somehow able to watch every game they play. In my parents room, the tv gets a signal from a small PA town, and therefore I get "The Eagles network". They torture me, but I wouldn't be able to live without them.

As for being a yankees fan, something I get endless shit for. It's as simple as my grandfather grew up in a town with no real local baseball team, so he would read the papers and listen to games on the radio when he could, becoming a fan of Lou Gehring as a young boy. My Dad wanted to be Mickey Mantle as a kid, he also loved guys like Whitey Ford, Bill Martin. He lives and dies with the Yankees. I probably had a Yankee hat put on my head the second I was out of the womb. There weren't really any other options as a kid, I was born a yankee fan, never questioned it, never will, and I'm glad to be a part of the "evil empire".

Both these teams are a huge part a life and I look forward to discussing them on here. Don't get the wrong idea though, I'll be talking about other clubs. Just wanted to give some backround on where I'm coming from. I look forward to talking sports with the internet world.

Mopster101.