Category: Baseball

What We’ve Learned: The Baseball Power Rankings at the All-Star Break – The “Haiku” Edition

So, if you are one of the six regular readers of this blog, right now you are asking yourself just what in the hell is Haiku? In short, traditional Haiku is a very short form of Japanese poetry typically characterized by a very restrictive format consisting of 17  syllables in phrases of 5, 7, and 5 syllables… Read More What We’ve Learned: The Baseball Power Rankings at the All-Star Break – The “Haiku” Edition

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Your Jamie Moyer Update 7/4/2012: Vegas is the Perfect Place to Discover You Can’t Win ’em All

Last Thursday, Jamie Moyer made his debut for Triple-A Las Vegas and he notched a win.  Wins are huge, especially in Las Vegas, but let’s be honest. Moyer’s trip to the shadow of the “Strip” is a gamble for both the elder statesman of active baseballers and the Toronto Blue Jays. At age 49, Moyer… Read More Your Jamie Moyer Update 7/4/2012: Vegas is the Perfect Place to Discover You Can’t Win ’em All

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Your Jamie Moyer Update 6/26/2012 – Moyer Says “Take Off, Eh!” and Heads For The Great White North

It has been an interesting few days in our coverage of the ongoing Jamie Moyer saga here at Dubsism. First, on Saturday Moyer seemingly put an abrupt end to his pitching career which has spanned four decades when he asked for his release from the Orioles, and his wish was granted. This came as a… Read More Your Jamie Moyer Update 6/26/2012 – Moyer Says “Take Off, Eh!” and Heads For The Great White North

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Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: The “Steve Urkel/Mega Shark” Guy Is A Big Enough Celebrity To Throw Out The First Pitch

Call it what you will, but this weekend’s series between the Washington Nationals and the New York Yankees could be seen as a possible World Series Preview. It could be seen as a changing of the guard amongst the powers in baseball. After all, the Yankees are old; if it weren’t for Jamie Moyer, I’d… Read More Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: The “Steve Urkel/Mega Shark” Guy Is A Big Enough Celebrity To Throw Out The First Pitch

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Your Jamie Moyer Update 06/16/2012: “Throw Strikes”

Last Saturday,  Moyer made his debut with the Norfolk Tides, the Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. He dominated.  In five innings, Moyer allowed only a single while notching his first minor league win in almost twenty years.  One measly hit, no walks, and five strikeouts. Last night, Jamie Moyer pitched well in his second of… Read More Your Jamie Moyer Update 06/16/2012: “Throw Strikes”

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Guest Column: King George VI on The Top 10 Worst Generals in British History and Their Sports General Manager Equivalents

Editor’s Note: Thanks to the Movie The King’s Speech, George VI came back into the view of the American populace. If it weren’t for that movie, most Yanks had long since forgotten George VI’s role as a wartime leader and the fact he ruled sovereign over a quarter of the world. Much as he did through the… Read More Guest Column: King George VI on The Top 10 Worst Generals in British History and Their Sports General Manager Equivalents

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Leave it to Tommy Lasorda To Have A Heart Attack on the Day I Usually Attack Him Yet Again

A few days ago marked a High Holy Day in the religion of Tommy Lasorda Hating. June 4th marks the anniversary of the  “the Kingman tirade,” which is fabled in song and story (rated R for language, definitely not safe for work).  It all gets started by some dumb-ass reporter asking a typical dumb-ass question,… Read More Leave it to Tommy Lasorda To Have A Heart Attack on the Day I Usually Attack Him Yet Again

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Your Jamie Moyer Update 05/30/2012 – This May Be The End Of The Road

The feel-good story of the 2012 baseball season appears to be over, and for all the new ground Jamie Moyer broke in his quest fighting Father Time, ironically what may be the end of the road set yet another milestone,  On Wednesday, Moyer became the oldest player to be designated for assignment. We here at Dubsism… Read More Your Jamie Moyer Update 05/30/2012 – This May Be The End Of The Road

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Your Jamie Moyer Update 5/28/2012 – A “Two-Fer”

Unavoidable circumstances prevented the crack staff here at Dubsism from getting an update published after Moyer’s May 21st start in Miami against the Marlins. Moyer had nothing but good things to say about the 50th major league ballpark in which he’s pitched. Too bad the outcome wasn’t as rosy. Giancarlo Stanton hit a grand slam… Read More Your Jamie Moyer Update 5/28/2012 – A “Two-Fer”

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What We’ve Learned: The Dubsism Memorial Day Baseball Power Rankings

1) Los Angeles Dodgers ↑ 1 What We Originally Said: Upside:  Clayton Kershaw won the NL Cy Young last year and is a contender for the award again. He is signed with the Dodgers through 2013.  Matt Kemp was the runner-up for the NL MVP Award, and was a single dinger away from joining the 40HR/40 stolen… Read More What We’ve Learned: The Dubsism Memorial Day Baseball Power Rankings

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Chad Curtis Is the Latest Link in the “High School Coach Is Allegedly a Skeevy Pervert” Chain

For those of you who don’t remember, Chad Curtis was a “journeyman” baseballer who patrolled major league outfields for the then-California Angels, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers between 1992 and 2001.  Over his career he compiled a .264 batting average and hit 101 home runs Before today, Curtis was… Read More Chad Curtis Is the Latest Link in the “High School Coach Is Allegedly a Skeevy Pervert” Chain

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Your Jamie Moyer Update 5/12/2012 – One Can Only Defy Trends So Long

The question isn’t can Jamie Moyer pitch forever?  The question is how long can Jamie Moyer pitch effectively? It has to end at at some point, doesn’t it? Over the first month of this season, Moyer was undeniably the Rockies’ best pitcher.  Despite the fact Colorado went 1-3 over his first four starts, it certainly wasn’t… Read More Your Jamie Moyer Update 5/12/2012 – One Can Only Defy Trends So Long

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