As far back as I can remember, I was always a gamer. From card games with my grandparents, board games with my sisters, to video games with my dad. Sports video games have always been a favorite of mine.
I started out playing Bases Loaded on my dad’s NES, but I’ll never forget playing R.B.I. Baseball for the first time on my uncle Guy’s NES, when I stayed over at his and my aunt Marrianne’s house after the rehearsal dinner for their wedding. There was something special about seeing the real players in the game, even if their names might have been abbreviated, just blew me away.
From the NES, I went to the Game Gear and games like MLBPA Baseball. To the N64 and epic quadrilogy of AKI-developed wrestling games, and the PS1 and MLB Pennant Race and the NFL GameDay series. All the way to today’s unbelievable sports games like Madden, MLB The Show, Out of the Park Baseball, and much more.
I’ve always loved talking about video games with friends, and online. There were very few people that specialized in sports video game content back in the day. Folks like Owen Good at Kotaku, Adrian Zuniga (The Sports Game Guy) at 1UP, and PastaPadre showed me that I wasn’t alone in my passion. Heck, the name ThatSportsGamer came from blending Zuniga’s “The Sports Game Guy” and Kevin Smith’s “ThatKevinSmith” handles.
Since the creation of ThatSportsGamer in 2010 I’ve been dedicated to spreading my love and knowledge of sports video games. I’ve used that time to help others show off their love and passion for all sorts of games by helping them create content.
Also, since the end of 2015 I’ve taken over the role of Head of Community at Out of the Park Developments. There I do a lot of social media, community management, and content creation for the baseball management sim, Out of the Park Baseball.
I really hope you’ll get something out of this site. Be it learning about some game you didn’t know about, or some piece of hardware to help you stream, or just a different way to look at something.
Thank you for coming here.