Mike grew up on Long Island as a Mets, Jets,
Nets, and Islanders fan. He attended and played baseball at The Johns Hopkins
University in Baltimore, Maryland. Mike’s playing days concluded as the
starting shortstop for the Croatian National Baseball Team in the 2005 European
Championships in Prague, Czech Republic.
He was also the radio color commentator at all Hopkins basketball games. His
employment while in school included work as a Marketing Associate in the St.
John’s University Athletic Department, a Press Box Assistant for the Baltimore
Ravens, and a Ticket Sales Intern for the Cal Ripken owned Aberdeen IronBirds
Baseball Club of the Class A New York-Penn League.
Mike maintains a blog, The Sports Banter, and has written for numerous sports
sites including DraftAce.
He and his fiancée live on the upper east side of
New York City.
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