At last, our long national nightmare is over. Thanks to the NBC Sports Network, the Dan Patrick Show is back on cable. Well, maybe it wasn’t a national nightmare, but it sure screwed things up at the Dubsism household. First, let’s get through the boring “news” part of this story. NBC Sports Network has acquired… Read More How The Dan Patrick Show Has Taken Over My Life
For those of you who aren’t bloggers who use WordPress, you may not be familiar with what exactly “Freshly Pressed” is. Freshly Pressed is a place which features those blogs considered by some unknown entity somewhere out there in the WordPress world to be trendy, entertaining, or essentially having any other positive quality which apparently… Read More If I Don’t Get A Post On “Freshly Pressed” Soon, I’m Going To Eat A Bug
Today, we are going to learn how much pure sadism and hilarity can come from one sixteen-second video. First of all, where does one find a school that would line up 9 boys heads down and their pre-pubescent taints exposed for prime soccer-ball damage? Not one of them seems to know what is coming; otherwise… Read More Signs We Are Near The Civilization: Dodgeball Takes a Sadistic Twist
If you are a regular reader of Dubsism, you know we’ve covered the Jerry Sandusky case in detail. Back in July, after the release of the Freeh Report, we released an exhaustive review of that report. While there was much blame to go around, one of the key questions we asked at the time was… Read More Former Penn State President Graham Spanier Indicted: What Took So Long?
This is why the National Hockey League is screwed. I’m a big hockey fan, and I know I’m missing the game, but I also know that if Commissioner Gary Bettman would work on settling this shit rather than worrying about the remnants of his reputation, they might actually be hockey being played. Now, if you… Read More Signs We Are Near The End of Civilization: Live Broadcasting an Xbox Version of the NHL
If you are a fan of the show Family Guy, here’s a bit of trivia for you. What was the name of the team Peter Griffin was traded to after he blew his shot with the New England Patriots. The answer: The London Sillinannies. Why does that matter? Because despite what Kommissar Roger Goodell wants… Read More If You Want To See An NFL Franchise In London, Get A “Family Guy” DVD
Seriously, everybody locked me into this Christian thing… Shabbat Hospitality? What about Shomer Shabbas? When do you fucking roll, Timmy? Walter Sobchak is going to want an answer…
Game 1: In the Dubsism World Series Preview, we said that for the Giants to win the World Series, they had to beat Verlander at least once, and that would preferably happen in Game 1. Obviously, Pablo Sandoval reads Dubsism. By joining the exclusive club of guys who have belted three homers in a World… Read More The Dubsism 2012 World Series Recap
Oh, was this a sweet moment…In a game where the Minnesota Vikings were finally exposed, the most over-rated player in the NFL got the bitch-slapping he’s deserved for far too long. Some folks at ESPN may want you to believe Tim Tebow is the most over-rated player in the NFL, but somehow they forgot about… Read More Jared Allen Gets His Over-Rated Ass Kicked
In this series, we here at Dubsism will investigate failing franchises and assume the role of general manager in order to return these franchises to past glory. In today’s installment, J-Dub will tackle the challenges facing the Minnesota Twins. Granted, the Twins are already making roster moves; for example, they’ve already declined the option on… Read More Project Rebuild: The Minnesota Twins
Now that the League Championship Series are complete, it is time to look forward to tomorrow night when the 2013 World Series will begin. The Giants will be making their 19th World Series appearance; their second in the last years and third in the last ten. They will be facing the Detroit Tigers, who are… Read More The Dubsism 2012 World Series Preview
Editor’s Note: This article is a collaborative effort between Dubsism’s own J-Dub and Ryan Meehan from First Order Historians. Ryan also has his own blog, East End Philadelphia, which is featured in our BlogRoll and it is well worth the read. Introduction: The United States of America offers to the rest of the world a classic example of… Read More Guest Column: The Dubsism-Meehan Primer on the Upcoming Election
I’ve said multiple times on this blog that I think the whole steroid argument is a bunch of crap. Whether or not you believe that, there’s no denying the current situation with Lance Armstrong, when viewed against some other past instances, proves the typical American sports fan is a selective over-reactor when it comes… Read More Steroids Prove America Is A Nation of Selective Over-Reacters
What do we know about Roger Goodell? We know he is a guy who claims to care about player safety, then let his league be nearly destroyed by a bunch of ill-equipped replacement referees. We know he is a guy who wants you to believe he cares about the integrity of the league, yet he enforces… Read More More Proof Roger Goodell Is An Asshole: Guess How Much The NFL Is Profiting From Breast Cancer?
Apologies in advance for the “Mothership“- style lead, but this question came up in a conversation and I really think it has some probative value. At first it sounds ridiculous, but if you stop to think about it, no matter what you think of Derek Jeter and the Yankees, there’s really no question that the current… Read More Is Derek Jeter The Greatest Yankee Ever?
First of all, we need to define “butt-chugging.” From Urban Dictionary: Butt Chugging – The act of ingesting alcohol through one’s rectum. The idea is to increase the alcohol’s effect and the speed with which one becomes intoxicated. OK, now that you know that, you likely won’t be shocked to discover the story which spawned post… Read More Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: The University of Tennessee Brings The Term “Butt-Chugging” to the Public Consciousness
There’s a lot of people in the sports media who will make prediction and will only shout from the rooftops when they are right. I’m one of the few that will tell you about the ones I totally blew, and back in February, I wrote a piece about the Oakland A’s that I need to… Read More In Honor Of The Oakland A’s, I’m Eating A Major Dose of My Own Words
Do you remember Jon Lovitz’ “Pathological Liar” character from Saturday Night Live a few too many years back? That’s exactly how this incredibly self-serving and bullshit-laden apology from NFL Commissioner Roger “Kommissar” Goodell reads. Check it out for yourself… To NFL Fans: The National Football League is at its best when the focus is on… Read More The Dubsism Breakdown Of Roger Goodell’s Bullshit Apology
So, it seems that our long national nightmare is over. No, it’s not anything important like the war in Afghanistan (forgot about that, didn’t ya?). Today, America is rejoicing over the fact that we are getting back the shitty union NFL referees to replace the ever-shittier replacement referees. We all saw what a sham this… Read More Poll: What Is Roger Goodell? A Blithering Idiot or An Unconscionable Dick?
OK, by now have seen what happened on Monday night. ESPN has “Zapruder Film“-ed this thing to death, and we are left with two conclusions. There’s those who saw the Packers get flat-out robbed, and there’s those who want Kommissar Goodell and his “Warren Commission” who would like you to believe the replacement referees didn’t… Read More The Dubsism Breakdown of the SB Nation Breakdown of the Seahawk-Packer “Hail Mary” Call for Packer Haters and Those Who Really Think This Is The Fault Of Replacement Referees
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