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Introducing....

Hopefully at some point in the near future, the imaginary drum roll I hear in my head can conclude with "The Newest Member of the Yankees, C.C. Sabathia". 

For now, however, you guys will just have to settle for me.  My name is Brian Lestz, and I'm the newest writer here at the Bronx Block.  Those of you who frequently comment on this blog or Pending Pinstripes might know me better as BoatMyster.  Now I know what you're all thinking - 'But Brian, how can we ever take you seriously now that you've shed the luster and mystique that was BoatMyster?'  This is an excellent question, thanks for asking.

I'm currently almost about to be a semi-senior at St. John's University.  I'm a Yankees and Knicks die-hard.  I never used to follow football much, but now I have a girlfriend who says that the Super Bowl is more important than my birthday and our anniversary...combined.  She says I'm a Jets fan, which works well for me, since I hate anything Bawstin automatically.

I started writing on my own sports blog two years ago to kill time.  I later became a Men's Baseball Announcer at St. John's.  This Guy is the best college player I saw play.  I later joined the St. John's Bowling Team, which ranked as high as #4 in the country. This Guy is the best college bowler I saw play.

Somehow ESPN took me seriously enough to hire me as an intern at 1050ESPN Radio, and since August I've been trying not to completely destroy the integrity of the station.  One plus is that I get to be on a lot of conference calls, such as the one Cashman had after completing the Swisher trade, or the one Mike Mussina had today confirming his retirement. 

For those of you that didn't hear it, Mussina dropped the bombshell that he has known about his retirement since last January.  I'll see if I can upload some very interesting sound bytes from that conference call for you guys to listen to.

Tom and I are looking forward to an exciting off-season, and an even more exciting season.  Stay tuned to the Bronx Block throughout the coming weeks for 2008 commentary, the latest Free Agent news, as well as our 2009 projections. 

Now that you guys know a little more about me, I'll leave you with this:

Favorite Sports Memory - 7th inning, Game 1 of 1998 World Series.  I was at the game with my dad and saw the Yankees score 7 runs in the inning, featuring a game-tying 3-run homer by Knoblauch, and a go-ahead Grand Slam by Tino Martinez on a 3-2 pitch with 2 outs.

Worst Sports Memory - Tie for 1st (2004 ALCS Game 4, 2004 ALCS Game 5, 2004 ALCS Game 7).  My college roommate was from Boston.  He had 11 friends in our small dorm room celebrating after Game 7, and rubbing it in my face as obnoxiously as humanly possible.  Their raucous behavior prompted Public Safety to issue us (myself included) a summons.  Our friendly wager on the series caused me to have to parade around campus with a Johnny Damon jersey, Sawks hat, and signs hanging in front and behind me...less than 24 hours after the collapse became final.


What are your favorite and worst sports memories??? If your worst can top that, I would gladly shake your hand.