1986 may have been “Eddie’s Year,” but of all the “Stranger Things” that happened, the end of Europe’s longest war certainly got under the radar. Any review of that year wouldn’t be complete without a mention of it.… Read More Story Time With J-Dub Episode 18: How Some Guy Named Roy Ended Europe’s Longest War
Film fans know the late Ted Turner as the man who brought us Turner Classic Movies, but he was also the “Colonel Kurtz” of baseball, broadcasting, boats, and business. … Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 171: “Apocalypse Now”
Saying Marilyn Monroe is the “star” of this film is the same head-fake the NBA gives its fans with “Load Management.”… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 170: “The Asphalt Jungle”
Our 70s TV Sports Anchor is back to revisit his preseason predictions now that we’re a quarter of the way into the season! … Read More Boyd Bergquist’s 2026 Memorial Day Baseball Breakdown
I bet you didn’t know William Holden and Mickey Rooney used an aircraft carrier to hide the fact they were really just naval rodeo cowboys..… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 169: “The Bridges at Toko-Ri”
Where does your team rate in our 70s TV Sports Anchor’s “Not Power Rankings?” There’s only one way to find out!… Read More Boyd Bergquist’s 2026 Opening Day Baseball Breakdown
The world is full of Freddie Beamers. Even you probably know one.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 168: “The Rockford Files – Beamer’s Last Case”
Let’s be honest…it’s St. Patrick’s Day and drinking and television were made for each other. As always, Dubsism is here to help!… Read More “The Rockford Files” Drinking Game
The Dubsism NCAA Basketball Bracket Challenge is back!!! Sign up today (it’s FREE and open to all), and win some crap!… Read More The Seventeenth Annual “Lawrence Welk NCAA Basketball Bubble Bracket Bonanza” Is Here!
Even after we were deluged with a number of nominations we simply weren’t ready to handle, it’s time once again for the most prestigious (and unique) awards in all of sports. … Read More The Seventeenth Annual Dubsy Awards
How “British Elvis” is connected to Hollywood’s first Black action hero…and the link is a 300 pound U.S. Marine.. … Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 167: “Tommy the Toreador”
J-Dub returns to the podcast world as a guest on MovieRobMinute to discuss 2001’s Band of Brothers.… Read More J-Dub “Guest Stars” On A Podcast!
A movie so terrible it became an icon. Could there be a better choice for a “So Bad It’s Good” event? Besides, when better than Valentine’s Day to illustrate the dangers of over-romanticizing anything? Nietzsche would have loved this nihilistic crap-fest..… Read More Classic Movies My Wife Hates – Episode 6: “Field of Dreams”
A photo essay in the results of contrasting styles…have you ever tried to feed birds with a B-52?… Read More Story Time With J-Dub Episode 17: What Happens When I Feed The Birds
This may be the most well-timed Daily Writing Prompt ever. Just the other day, my 50-year old collection of NFL Team pencils got a perfect “tchotchke mate.”… Read More Story Time With J-Dub Episode 16: The Football Pencils
A tale of discovery as to how southern California mall food courts of the 1980s populated early MTV. … Read More Misty Water-Colored Memories – Episode 9: “I Know What Boys Like”
You don’t need the “Smokey the Bear” hat to be a great drill sergeant. Sometimes, a headset and a whistle will get you there.… Read More Famous Fictional Drill Sergeants And Their Sports Figure Comparisons
Don’t worry…the “work from home” era hasn’t really changed anything. If you have a job, you’re surrounded by assholes. We’re just here to categorize them for you.… Read More The Deep Six: The Most Annoying Traits In Your Co-Workers, Part Five
The differences between “analytics” and “statistics,” “ontology” and “epistemology,” and how they forms the walls trapping guys like Bartolo Colon in the Hall of Fame’s purgatory.… Read More Cooperstown Complaints: Episode 4 – Arguments On the Existence of God and Their Equivalents Concerning Bartolo Colon as a Hall of Famer
Even though this is a piece by The Unknown Blogger, Minnesota Vikings fans will want to direct their hate mail to J-Dub. … Read More The Deep Six: New York Jets Fans vs. Minnesota Vikings Fans – Can You Tell The Difference?
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