20) The Rose Bowl – Pasadena, California Much your grandfather who fought in World War II, The Rose Bowl is all about what once was. The fact that we keep sticking modern Super Bowls in this ancient edifice means once every few years is not reminder enough of how antiquated this stadium is. If it… Read More The 20 Worst Sports Venues In America
When we as a nation take a hard look at why we love certain sports, it comes down to down to some ugly facts. We as a nation identify with the characteristics in sports that we see in ourselves. If you don’t believe that look at the most popular sports in this country. Don’t get… Read More Why Baseball Rules, and How Fox Sports is Destroying It
Here we are; another October full of post-season baseball. Let’s be honest, most of the crap I said about these teams six months ago was wrong, so why not go for month number seven proving I have no idea what I’m talking about. Take the following for example (from April 22nd): California in General: The Padres are leading… Read More The Dubsism Baseball Power Rankings: The Post-Season “Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For” Edition
Over on Listverse, there has been another great-yet-odd list compiled. While the subject doesn’t matter nearly as much as the fact that I found it comparable to a somehow-sports-related screed, it is really hard to resist a list of people who were killed by radiation. Just think, the same power that heats up your lunch in… Read More Ten Famous Deaths By Radiation Poisoning and Their Equivalent Sports Firings
Now that the race in the American League Central is all but over, it is really time to eulogize the White Sox; by “eulogize” I mean point out why the White Sux are really one of the most irritating franchises in all of sports. Let’s face it. White Sox fans even by their very existence… Read More Teams That Grind My Gears: The Chicago White Sox
I love Listverse. The one beef I would have is that it doesn’t have enough good sports lists. But what it does have is many lists that have equivalencies in the sports world. Today’s installment involves 10 forms of government and gives a representative example from the sports world. Think of it as a civics… Read More Ten Forms of Government and Their Representative Sports Organizations
September marks the time of year when football and baseball intersect. Its only natural that many players played both; the two-sport star existed before Bo Jackson, and to this day there are plenty who have laced it up on both fields. Many of the boys of summer you are watching now easily could have been… Read More The Ten Best Football Players in Baseball
When you are a kid, two things that get your juices going are music and sports. Face it, being good at either was the ticket to Chick-town, and since I was 14 with enough testosterone surging through my veins to kill a man in his 50’s, I got involved in both because I was taking… Read More The Deep Six: “Old School” Rhythm Sections and Their Sporting Equivalents
Here it is nearing the end of the 2010 season, and once again, all is amiss in Wrigleyville. Derrek Lee is gone, Carlos Zambrano is a headcase, Alfonso Soriano is a bust, and thanks to Carlos Silva’s heart issues, the Cubs most effective pitcher is arguably some guy named Tom Gorzelanny. Manager Lou Piniella couldn’t… Read More Open Letter to The Chicago Cubs: You Need Ed’s Deal
How many times have we seen this movie? A young phenom pitcher bursts onto the scene, electrifies the league with his electric stuff, then a fuse blows. Enter Stephen Strasburg, whose sheer voltage somehow managed to make the Washington Nationals relevant if for even the briefest of moments. Don’t get me wrong; the probability that… Read More Stephen Strasburg Is Just The Latest In A Long Line
I think the reasons for this may have been mentioned before. Let’s play a game called “Baseball Frankenstein.” The object is to create the worst player possible by taking some of the worst individual skills of major leaguers. One might start with the foot speed of Bengie Molina. It would be hard to imagine worse fielding… Read More Why Is Anybody Surprised Johnny Damon Was Waived?
After announcing that his retirement originally scheduled for the end of this season was moving up to today, it is time to give Lou Piniella the send-off he richly deserves. 18 years as a player, 23 years as a manager, three World Series rings; his 1,835 wins as a manager rank him behind only Tony… Read More Goodbye, Sweet Lou…
If you are a fan of baseball, you have no choice but to be happy that Dodger broadcasting legend Vin Scully is not retiring at the end of the 2010 season. LOS ANGELES (AP)– Vin Scully said Sunday he’ll return to the broadcast booth to call Los Angeles Dodgers games next year for his 62nd… Read More Vin Scully Returning For a 62nd Season
As much as we don’t want to say it, we may have seen the last of Larry Wayne “Chipper” Jones. The Atlanta Braves said on Thursday the 38-year-old third baseman tore his anterior cruciate ligament, and that the injury requires surgery. Repairing a torn ACL usually requires a recovery period of six months, which in… Read More Is Chipper Jones a Hall Of Famer?
Who comes to mind when you think of the heroic names in the history of the Baltimore Orioles? While there are many, the list wouldn’t be complete without Jim Palmer, Brooks Robinson, and of course Cal Ripken, Jr. Now you can add Elroy Jetson, er…Buck Showalter to that list. Don’t look now, but the very… Read More Elroy Jetson Leads Resurgence in Baltimore
With the Cincinnati Reds acquiring of Jim Edmonds, the veteran outfielder has now worn his fourth uniform in the National League Central. CINCINNATI (AP)– In a move made on Monday to add experience to a younger team poised for a stretch run toward the playoffs, the Reds acquired outfielder Jim Edmonds, sending outfielder Chris Dickerson… Read More Jim Edmonds: One Step Closer To Playing For Every Team in the NL Central
A while back I wrote about what I believed to be the Ten Biggest Fallacies in Sports. Leading that list is the steroid scandal tainted the integrity of baseball. One of my primary assertions is steroids were an easy scapegoat for a host of other factors which have changed the game. Allow me to reprise… Read More Finally, Somebody Else Gets It
Mr. DawgShark, whoever you are out there on the interwebz, today, binge drinkers everywhere must salute you. Drinking games are what America great, and you have raised the bar for all of us with the invention of Shark Week, The Drinking Game. Normally, what you will see on my television is sports, sports, and…Did I… Read More Sport or Not, We Love a Good Drinking Game
Whether it’s stocks, fantasy baseball, or the real thing, trading can be a dangerous proposition. There’s no guarantee that the deal will work; only time will tell whether your investment pays off or whether you get to sell you blood to make the rent this month. But, one thing that is certain; where there’s trading… Read More The Baseball Trading Deadline – The Shark Week Edition
If nothing else, Jamie Moyer is a pragmatist. Moyer left his last start Tuesday in St. Louis when he strained his left elbow after making a pitch. He returned to Philadelphia on Wednesday to be examined by team medical personnel. Moyer stood at his locker Friday afternoon, speaking to reporters of pitching again, not retirement.… Read More Your Jamie Moyer Update 7/24/10 – Hopefully, This Isn’t The Last One
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