Just in time for the Holidays, a tale of a commando raid in Africa which is as much of a Christmas movie as Die Hard or Stalag 17…which somehow ends up in the saga of Frank McCourt’s Los Angeles Dodgers.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 120: “The Wild Geese”
It’s no secret that this blog has not been friendly to Dodgers’ owner Frank McCourt. We’ve been the home to the Frank McCourt Death Watch, during which we have compared him to a parasite, insinuated that he may be one of the worst human beings in history, and had noted sports manager Joe McGrath author… Read More Frank McCourt: The Final Days of the Regime Are Finally Here
It’s been a busy week here at the Dubsism offices. without going into great detail, the bottom line is we are a couple days behind a story we’ve been following all summer. In other words, America’s long national nightmare is over: The McCourt’s have finally reached a settlement in their divorce which kept the Los… Read More Frank McCourt Death Watch: One Legal Ball-Kick Down, Several More To Go
The Frank McCourt Saga in Los Angeles is like the psycho-killer in one of those “Slasher” movies who just won’t die. In the latest development, the Los Angeles Dodgers have reached an agreement to accept as much as $150 million in loans from Major League Baseball to keep the team afloat as it works its… Read More Frank McCourt Death Watch: Dodgers Strike Deal With MLB To Stay Alive For $150 Million More
Yeah, I know it isn’t official yet. But Jim Crane is set to become the new owner of the Houston Astros; hell, someday we might even officially announce it. Houston businessman Jim Crane and current owner Drayton McLane agreed to a $680 million sale in May. McLane said at the time he expected the deal to… Read More Get To Know ‘Em – Astros’ Probable New Owner Jim Crane
Frank McCourt Death Watch – Day25: The Day IT Happened No matter what else happens in the Dubsism coverage of the final days of the McCourt regime in Los Angeles, this will be a day of infamy. Those of you that know me, those of you who have been readers of this blog, you know… Read More Frank McCourt Death Watch – Day 25: I’m on the Same Side as Steve Garvey. Wait, What?!
Editor’s Note: This article is a collaborative effort between Dubsism 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. Today’s world gives us no shortage of things which make us want to stab ourselves in the eyes. Many… Read More Five Current Events That Piss Us Off and Their Sports Equivalents
Frank McCourt Death Watch: Day 6 Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in an effort to prevent a takeover by Major League Baseball, Fox News reported Monday. Color me shocked. The guy’s been hemorrhaging money for years, he’s in the middle of the ugliest divorce in the history of divorces,… Read More Frank McCourt Death Watch: Chapter 11
Frank McCourt Death Watch: Day One It is time to start the countdown until Frank McCourt no longer owns the Los Angeles Dodgers. Everything seems to be closing in on him; there’s the divorce settlement which hinged on the TV deal, which Commissioner Bud Selig just rejected, which means we are headed for a one-day… Read More Dubsism: Your Home For The Frank McCourt Death Watch
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. Oh, and this is probably a good time to mention that Mr. McGrath’s views are his own, and do not necessarily reflect those of… Read More Guest Column: Joe McGrath on Frank McCourt and The Los Angeles Dodgers
Do you remember this guy? His name is Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, but you likely know him as “Baghdad Bob.” We all came to know him during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, during which he was the Iraqi Information Minister under Saddam Hussein. Realistically, he was a comical figure as a mouthpiece for Saddam’s regime; his… Read More Frank McCourt Needs a Minister of Information
Anybody who has read this blog know how I feel about the Los Angeles Dodgers; if not you may want to check my original treatise on the subject before reading any further here; you may find having the additional perspective helpful. What has happened to this franchise really should be a crime. If there were… Read More Teams That Grind My Gears – The Real Tragedy of the Los Angeles Dodgers
Honestly, I’ve been trying to stay away from this situation that has evolved from the incident on opening day at Dodger Stadium. Anybody who knows me knows I have a life-long hatred of the Dodgers. But it has become so clear that Frank McCourt has done something I never thought possible; he’s made the Dodger… Read More I Can’t Keep Quiet Any Longer on the Dodger Stadium Incident
Once again, the good people over at Listverse have given a list which in turn gave me pause to compare it to sports figures. Sports are a reflection of a world that is full of parasites, and so it seemed natural to compare those of the sports world to those of the real one. #10)… Read More The Ten Most Disgusting Parasites and Their Equivalent Parasitic Sports Figures
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
Ever since Omar Moreno bought the Los Angeles Angels, there has been a war for supremacy in the Southland’s baseball market. Moreno may not be Georgi Zhukov, but his Red Army achieved as decisive a victory this past weekend at Dodger Stadium as Zhukov did against the Germans in 1943. Battered in this battle over… Read More Los Angeles is Now Truly The City of the Angels
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