Author: J-Dub

Author and Managing Editor at Dubsism, a blog about life as viewed through sports, old movies, and too many concussions.

Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: Can You Imagine What Would Happen If Tony Stewart Had Killed A Black Teenager?

At first glance, the title of this piece seems ludicrous, but the events of this past week in upstate New York and suburban St. Louis share one overarching theme. In both cases, there is a world full of people who not only want me to jump to conclusions based on what they want to believe,… Read More Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: Can You Imagine What Would Happen If Tony Stewart Had Killed A Black Teenager?

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Sports Doppelgangers – Volume 65: Can Derrick Rose Go “All Night Long?”

Thanks to a suggestion from my usual partner-in-crime Ryan Meehan which sent me into a swirl of horrid 80’s music flashbacks, you can sit back and brace yourself for a cavalcade of Lionel Richie jokes. Don’t even try to tell us you don’t see the resemblance; you have to make the mustache a bit “douchier,”… Read More Sports Doppelgangers – Volume 65: Can Derrick Rose Go “All Night Long?”

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Thursday Night Football Is Another Example Of How The NFL’s Bullshit Quotient Is Rising

If you like Thursday Night Football, then this piece isn’t for you.  You are the NFL fan Kommissar Roger Goodell loves; the one who keeps gulping down the sports slop the NFL is pumping out these days.  The NFL remains the most popular sports league in this country despite the fact that under Goodell’s watch,… Read More Thursday Night Football Is Another Example Of How The NFL’s Bullshit Quotient Is Rising

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Get Your “Major League” Jokes Ready – There’s A REAL Jake Taylor

Picture the opening scene of the 1989 baseball classic “Major League.” Tom Berenger’s character Jake Taylor is awakened from a night of debauchery in a Mexican motel by a phone call.  He fumbles to pick it up, mutters a couple of “uh-huhs,” and then the tirade comes. “Goddamnit…Is that you, Tolbert? This isn’t funny! I’m… Read More Get Your “Major League” Jokes Ready – There’s A REAL Jake Taylor

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Sports Doppelgangers, Volume 64: Paul George’s New Uniform Number Should Be 35W

I’m sure this will prove to be a test of the “Too Soon” rule, but as a guy who lived in Minneapolis when the 35W bridge went down, I couldn’t help but notice how Paul George’s leg suffered a similar epic collapse. Let’s be honest here. Now that I live in Indiana and while I… Read More Sports Doppelgangers, Volume 64: Paul George’s New Uniform Number Should Be 35W

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The Deep Six: NFL Broadcasting Figures We Can’t Make Up Our Minds About

By J-Dub and Ryan Meehan The Deep Six is another series from Sports Blog Movement that has found a new home on Dubsism. In its history, it has sometimes been written by J-Dub, sometimes by Ryan Meehan, and sometimes a collaboration. Sometimes it has appeared on  Sports Blog Movement, and sometimes on Dubsism, but it… Read More The Deep Six: NFL Broadcasting Figures We Can’t Make Up Our Minds About

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The Blast-Cast: Tales of Depression and Sorrow – The Philadelphia Eagles

This is another installment in the Sports Blog Movement series which now calls Dubsism home. Tales of Depression and Sorrow takes a hard look at certain instances, or specific seasons which would make sports fans cringe in horror and pain, or expands on that to take a hard look at the long-suffering fans of franchises… Read More The Blast-Cast: Tales of Depression and Sorrow – The Philadelphia Eagles

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Sports Doppelgangers, Volume 63 – Keeping Alexei Ramirez Away From the U.S. Navy Might Be A Good Idea

As promised, the former Sports Blog Movement feature Sports Doppelgangers will live on here at Dubsism. Having said that, this doppelganger is a bit more abstract than usual, if for no other reason than you really have to picture some things in your mind to make this one work. First, head down to your local… Read More Sports Doppelgangers, Volume 63 – Keeping Alexei Ramirez Away From the U.S. Navy Might Be A Good Idea

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The Blast-Cast with J-Dub and Meehan: Stuff You Need To Know About the 2014 NFL Season

Sports Blog Movement may be gone, but the Blast-Cast has returned. Today’s episode is all about a preview of the upcoming NFL season that only J-Dub and Ryan Meehan can bring you. This is more than just which team is better than which…this is stuff you really need to know! WARNING: This Blast-Cast gets a… Read More The Blast-Cast with J-Dub and Meehan: Stuff You Need To Know About the 2014 NFL Season

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Guest Column: Jim Rockford on the Death of Sports Blog Movement and the New and Improved Dubsism

Editor’s Note: Mr. Rockford is a private detective based in Malibu, California. We here at Dubsism have retained Mr. Rockford at his standard rate of two hundred dollars a day plus expenses to investigate matters of crime and other general shadiness in the world of sports, then report back to us when needed. If you would… Read More Guest Column: Jim Rockford on the Death of Sports Blog Movement and the New and Improved Dubsism

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The Donald Sterling Situation Has Exposed Doc Rivers As Either An Idiot Or A Hypocrite

The other day, I did a podcast on this Donald Sterling situation, and one of the things I mentioned in that show is that when it hits the media, racism does a wonderful job of exposing stupidity, both for the jag-off who says the racist comment and invariably for somebody who gets their hand forced… Read More The Donald Sterling Situation Has Exposed Doc Rivers As Either An Idiot Or A Hypocrite

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Divisional Renaming: A SportsChump-Dubsism Collaboration – Edition One: Major League Baseball

By J-Dub and SportsChump J-Dub: I’m probably going to regret this collaboration. This is what SportsChump considers flattery, Besides, I don’t swear nearly as fucking much as he thinks I do: I have a friend.  His name is J-Dub.  He’s kinda weird, an ornery fellow if I may. We’ve never officially met, but he runs… Read More Divisional Renaming: A SportsChump-Dubsism Collaboration – Edition One: Major League Baseball

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007 Reasons Why Liverpool Will Win It’s First Premiership Crown in 2014

The English Premier League doesn’t have a playoff system to determine its champion. The team that accrues the most points during the regular season wins that crown. Having said that, Saturday’s visit to Anfield by Manchester City to take on current league leader Liverpool could be the next best thing to a playoff. This year’s… Read More 007 Reasons Why Liverpool Will Win It’s First Premiership Crown in 2014

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Radio J-Dub, Volume 3 – Social Marxism and Sports in America

What do women’s college basketball and a high-school baseball field in Michigan have in common? In today’s episode, J-Dub talks about how the idea of “fairness” really has us all missing the point when it comes to athletics. Sports is the one true meritocracy left, but that is being assailed every day, and J-Dub explores… Read More Radio J-Dub, Volume 3 – Social Marxism and Sports in America

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Five Arguments For and Against the Existence of God and Their Equivalents Concerning Jamie Moyer as a Hall of Famer

One thing that is true about the blogosphere, and one of its greatest things overall, is the fact that you can find a list for just about any topic.  This is the parlance of Listverse, which is honestly one of the best sites anywhere. This is why we here at Dubsism have a long history… Read More Five Arguments For and Against the Existence of God and Their Equivalents Concerning Jamie Moyer as a Hall of Famer

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