All spring long we have regaled with tales of a phenom in Atlanta, a six-and-one-half foot tall Adonis whose garment you are not worthy to touch. It took no time at all for word to spread; there was a veritable pilgrimage all the way from Braves’ camp in Florida just to see the mighty Jason… Read More Let Heyward-Mania Officially Begin
“There is no sports event like Opening Day of baseball, the sense of beating back the forces of darkness and the National Football League.” —George Vecsey Is there a better way to describe Opening Day? Today is one the two high holy days in the Dubsism world (the other being the first weekend of college football). The… Read More Opening Day Is Finally Here
The approach of spring football also brings one of the true joys of college football: the Joe Paterno press conference. Understanding a Paterno presser, particularly the first one of the spring, means a full-fledged exercise in teasing the real story out of his “answers,” which are usually one part Yogi Berra, one part sarcasm, and two parts old-school… Read More Let The Jedi Mind Tricks Begin
As we are moments from the tip of Duke-West Virginia, it is time for another quick reminder why Duke should never get the support of right-thinking people anywhere. Today’s reason: Mike Krzyzewski is a humorless crybaby. The following ran in the Indianapolis Star on Friday: No, that’s not some post-production work done by a North… Read More Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For: The Duke Blue Devils
You likely know what a “captcha” is even if you don’t know the term. In short, a “captcha” is a word or phrase a user has to type into a field on a website to prove you aren’t some sort of automated spammer or worse. A common place to see these is on ticket-selling sites.… Read More The Washington Nationals and Violent Intestinal Distress
No matter what the NCAA does with the basketball tournament, this will always be the time of year where I break out my George Mason sweatshirt. Thanks to the miracle tournament run a few years back, this is the time of year we are reminded the name “George Mason” is synonymous with “lowest seed to make the Final… Read More Tony Skinn Will Still Destroy Your Manbits
So, here we are with Duke back in the Final Four. If you are like me, it matters little who they are facing. Regardless of what happens, I’ll be rooting against Duke. It’s not like I’m alone in this, America hates Duke. Some people simply won’t face up to this; many are out there thinking… Read More Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For: The Duke Blue Devils
Previously, here at Dubsism, we embarked in an attempt to educate the blog-reading public as to the joys of the best sports league that may be largely unknown to those of you living south of the Arctic Circle, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). The idea was to liken the member schools of the league to something with… Read More Vote For The Simpsons Character to Represent the Two New Members of the WCHA
Does a 10-pound bag of flour make a really big biscuit? He certainly seems to be as today’s installment shows Joe at a flag football game paying homage to Hans Moleman and his epic “Man Getting Hit by Football.” You really have to feel bad for the victim. It’s bad enough he is the one so shitty at even… Read More Ask The Geico Guy: Is Joe Flacco a Simpsons Fan?
There’s nothing like the joys of being able to spend an entire afternoon watching all umpteen innings of a Dodgers-Rockies spring training affair. If for no other reason, I got to see this will be another year of great Dodger baseball. One great Dodger tradition that continues is only ever have three guys who can hit. Better yet, for… Read More Teams That Grind My Gears: The Los Angeles Dodgers, part II
Since the Final Four is now set and the odds say the team you were cheering is on the bus headed back home, we here at Dubsism feel compelled to keep you informed as to which teams you should not be behind. In today’s installment, we explore the reasons why the Duke Blue Devils don’t deserve your support. The… Read More Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For: The Duke Blue Devils
Who doesn’t love a funny name? Luckily the sports world is full of them. A while back we explored the hilarious monikers from the annals of college football. But when it comes to taking it to the next level, the bar has been raised by the Name of the Year tournament. Peruse the field of 64,… Read More More Stuff To Do Now That Your Brackets Are Toast
Since the Final Four is now set and the odds say the team you were cheering is on the bus headed back home, we here at Dubsism feel compelled to keep you informed as to which teams you should not be behind. In today’s installment, we explore the reasons why the West Virginia Mountaineers don’t deserve your support. … Read More Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For: West Virginia
Of all people, I am the one who understands making the big road trip for a college football game. I’ve made a sixteen-hour one way drive just for a Penn State game in Happy Valley more times than I care to admit. If you think that is a bit much, ask yourself a question. What… Read More We’ve Just Found The World’s Craziest Man
To really comprehend what happened to my bracket, it is key to understand the term “catastrophe.” From Merriam-Webster Online: Main Entry: ca·tas·tro·phe Pronunciation: \kə-ˈtas-trə-(ˌ)fē\ Function: noun Etymology: Greek katastrophē, from katastrephein to overturn, from kata- + strephein to turn Date: 1540 the final event of the dramatic action especially of a tragedy a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune… Read More The Road to the Frozen Four: Welcome to My Wreckage
Editor’s Note: Mr. McGrath has long and storied history in the management of professional sports franchises, most notably as the general manager of the Charlestown Chiefs of the now-defunct Federal League. First of all, I want to say that stuff Reggie Dunlop was spreading about me wearing dresses is a bunch of bunk. He’s… Read More Guest Column: Joe McGrath on the International Bowl
We all know contract negotiations can be a dirty business. In order for both parties to achieve satisfaction there is so much back and forth and in and out mixed with the general writhing sometimes just to close the deal, they lose sight of the value of the deal in the first place. Time for some brutal… Read More Pick the Washington Nationals’ First “Wang” Joke
Seriously, if it weren’t for the good people at Failbooking.com, we may never have seen this pure bit of delight. Sure, it pre-dates Cutler’s current Chicago reign of suckitude, but who can resist cheap shots at Vanderbilt AND Duke… My personal favorite: “Jay Cutler is a Dallas Cowboys fan.” What more proof is there of extreme… Read More Would You Be Facebook Friends With Jay Cutler?
Obviously, because you can’t anymore. But really, it’s time for all of us to be done with Kansas basketball and its history of Bradley, Bucknell, and now Northern Iowa-type debacles. I really expected I could wait until the Final Four before I needed to write about why Kansas wouldn’t win, but once again the Jayhawks… Read More Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For: The Kansas Jayhawks
There is a proposal afoot to expand the NCAA Basketball tournament to as many as 96 teams. It really isn’t like this is a new idea. Hell, at one point the idea was to just put everybody in the damn thing. Throughout its history, the NCAA tournament has been an ever-growing, ever-changing entity that has morphed into… Read More On Expanding the NCAA Basketball Tournament
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