What if George Steinbrenner and Billy Martin sold real estate rather than run the New York Yankees? Would “closer” Goose Gossage still get coffee?… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 139: “Glengarry Glen Ross”
Only at Dubsism can you learn about the link between The Rolling Stones and the Atlanta Braves, The Blues Brothers and the Minnesota Vikings, and The GoGos and the Olympics – and more…… Read More The Deep Six: “Old School” Rhythm Sections and Their Sporting Equivalents, Part II
“Wide World of Sports” brought us “the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.” If there were a “Wide World of War,” it could use the same tagline.… Read More 20 Important Battles In Military History And Their Sporting Equivalents: #15 to #11
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…
Like most baseball fans, I’m sure my fondness for the players from the days of my youth is not unusual. However, readers of this blog may have detected my tendency to analyze the incredibly kitschy. One of those examples delves into the double-knit nether world that was baseball attire of 1980. But take five years… Read More The “Old School” All-Mustache Baseball Team
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