Category: Sports

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: Pedobear Meets Jerry Sandusky

From PennLive, the following is offered completely without comment… BELLEFONTE — An Internet-born character called “Pedobear,” which mocks pedophiles or is their mascot, depending on which website you believe, is at the Centre County courthouse this morning, outside the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse trial. The trial is winding down. The defense is expected to finish its case today.… Read More Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: Pedobear Meets Jerry Sandusky

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Beau Knows Golf

Remember the other day when I called the Washington Nationals a bunch of “pimply-faced prodigies who by graduating from Harvard at age fifteen have already accomplished more than a middle-aged dipshit writing some blog which gets four readers a week ever will.” Let me introduce you to Beau Hossler, who as a 17-old brace-faced little… Read More Beau Knows Golf

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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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Thanks to the UPS Guy, the University of North Dakota Has Another Football Championship Banner

The University of North Dakota won its only NCAA Football Championship in 2001. But now it has two championship banners, thanks to a shipping mistake (from the Grand Forks Herald). The UND athletic department received a package Wednesday that drew a few chuckles — at the expense of the NCAA. The package included the 2011… Read More Thanks to the UPS Guy, the University of North Dakota Has Another Football Championship Banner

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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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Ask The Geico Guy: Does Jerry Kramer Belong in the Hall of Fame?

Does a former drill sergeant make a terrible therapist? Of course he does. Even if the name Jerry Kramer isn’t familiar, you’ve seen him if you’ve ever watched NFL Films. Kramer is the man who threw arguably the most famous block in NFL history.  Kramer’s block on Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Jethro Pugh in the 1967… Read More Ask The Geico Guy: Does Jerry Kramer Belong in the Hall of Fame?

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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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Hockey Fever Grips Los Angeles, Part I: Stan Kasten Has Lost His Mind

Although you would be hard-pressed to prove this by me, the following sentence does illustrate that hockey fever may indeed be gripping Los Angeles.  Dodgers President Stan Kasten said he would like the Los Angeles  Kings to host an NHL Winter Classic game at Dodger Stadium. It’s not like Kasten has no idea of the… Read More Hockey Fever Grips Los Angeles, Part I: Stan Kasten Has Lost His Mind

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