1) Philadelphia Phillies Upside: The pitching rotation – who else has three proven aces on their staff, with a chaser of Cole Hamels and Joe Blanton? Nobody. Not to mention, this team won 97 games last year despite being crippled by injuries, and whoever wasn’t hurt kinda sucked. Downside: The loss of Jayson Werth means… Read More The Dubsism 2011 Opening Day Baseball Power Rankings
I should have known better. Every year, by the end of the first weekend of the basketball tournament, my brackets are just so much smoldering wreckage. Every year, I think the Hockey tournament can save my enjoyment of filling out brackets. And every year, I am as wrong as a push-up bra for eight-year-olds. Don’t… Read More What Do My Brackets Have in Common With a Push-Up Bra?
Regional Finals abound in our sports movie tournament. It is begging the question “does life imitate art or does art imitate life.” Just like real basketball tournaments (perhaps not this year’s) some top seeds perform, and there’s always a Cinderella looking to crash the ball. Voting in this round will close Friday at midnight. West… Read More The Dubsism March Movie Spectacular – The Elite Eight
To make a long story short, it is very dangerous to pile all your hopes and dreams on a draft pick. To prove that point, I’ve complied a list of guys who at the time were all seen to be saviors of franchises, only to disappoint for what ever reason. Naturally, guys like Ryan Leaf… Read More A Team-by-Team Warning About the NFL Draft
Now that my brackets are so much smoldering wreckage, and now that my teams are out, it is time for a big dose of what the original purpose of this blog was: a profanity-filled triade about shit I don’t like. And since I can’t like this tournament anymore… VCU: Know what a “VCU” is? Fifteen… Read More Trash-Talking the Sweet Sixteen
As a fan of college hockey, I realize that I am a lover of a sport that has exactly nine other fans. Every year at this time, I try to expand that number into double-digits by allowing all of you college basketball fans a chance to double-dip on brackets. That’s right…the NCAA Men’s Hockey tournament… Read More Now That Your Hoops Bracket Is Busted, Try Some College Hockey Instead
While all the #1 and #2 seeds are still standing, this tournament has not been friendly to favorites. There’s only one each left of the #3 and #4 seeds. There are three #5 seeds still standing. There’s a Sweet Sixteen match between a #5 and a #10. There’s even a #13 out there wearing a… Read More The Dubsism March Movie Spectacular – The Sweet Sixteen
The sporting world is full of rivalries which engender so much passion there are clear battle lines drawn between the camps. But what happens to those of us who may feel animus toward both sides? Here’s a list of several such examples that make the collective colon here at Dubsism slam shut like a steel… Read More Famous Sports Rivalries In Which I Hate Both Sides
The First Round of the Dubsism March Sports Movie Spectacular offered some interesting battles, and the Second Round promises more of the same. Before we get into how the brackets look in the next round, let’s take a quick peek at what the opening round taught us. It’s Good To Be King – Much like… Read More The Dubsism March Sports Movie Spectacular – The Second Round Starts Now!
Look at this. Just when you thought the whole “throwback” thing couldn’t get any worse, the Dodgers once again show they can take any problem and make it worse. Seriously, look at these things. It’s almost as if Andre Ethier, Clayton Kershaw and Matt Kemp are auditioning for the Village People’s new baseball character. Moreover,… Read More Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: The Los Angeles Dodgers Are In Denial
The selection process is complete. First off, the four #1 seeds are: West Region: Hoosiers (1986) Midwest Region: Slap Shot (1977) South Region: Raging Bull (1980) East Region: Bull Durham (1988) The full bracket looks like this (click to enlarge): West Region: Midwest Region: South Region: East Region: First-round winners will be announced next Sunday,… Read More The Dubsism March Sports Movie Spectacular: The Bracket Is Out – Vote For Your First-Round Winners
#10) Minnesota Vikings What can I say about the Vikings that I haven’t already said? Go over to the tag cloud on the right, click on the “Minnesota Vikings” tag, and you will see that I’ve written the Vikings’ football miasma time and time again. But that’s because there’s so much to write about. Even… Read More The Ten Most Dysfunctional Franchises In Professional Sports
In America, March means Brackets. In the Blogosphere, it is now a requirement to bracketize something which had not yet previously been reduced a field of 64. Since ostensibly, this is a blog about sports, we thought “Why not a Sports Movie Bracket?” Honestly, we are still in the process of selecting a field of… Read More The Dubsism March Sports Movie Spectacular
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