The Essential Dubsism List of Classic Movies
If you say “Casablanca” is your favorite movie, but you’ve never seen “Jaws”…this is for you.… Read More The Essential Dubsism List of Classic Movies
Tag: Lists
10 Weirdly Named British Soccer Teams and Their American Sports Counterparts
The American and the British are two sets of sports fans separated by their mangling of a common language, as is evidenced by the bizarre names they give their teams. … Read More 10 Weirdly Named British Soccer Teams and Their American Sports Counterparts
The NFL “All-Time, All-Locked Up” Team
Would anybody be really surprised at the idea that one could compose a pretty good NFL team from guys who have been in jail?… Read More The NFL “All-Time, All-Locked Up” Team
The 50 Worst NFL Free Agent Signings of the Last 25 Years
A common thread amongst NFL Fans is they always have a shopping list of players they think will finally push their teams to the promised land. But as with all things in life, there’s no guarantees. Here at Dubsism, we’ve already warned you about pinning your hopes on the NFL Draft when we pointed out… Read More The 50 Worst NFL Free Agent Signings of the Last 25 Years
The Dubsism 2014 NCAA All-“Tractor” Traylor Memorial Team
Raise your hand if you remember Robert “Tractor” Traylor. For those of you whose hands are at their sides, let me refresh you. Traylor was a McDonald’s high-school All-American the same year as Kevin Garnett, Vince Carter and Paul Pierce. At the University of Michigan, Traylor’s impressive size (6’8″, and north of 300 pounds) helped… Read More The Dubsism 2014 NCAA All-“Tractor” Traylor Memorial Team
Ten Baseball Managers Who Could Be Fired in 2013
Let’s be honest, every major league baseball manager could get fired…that’s what they do. They aren’t like popes who usually get to die in office; being a major league manager means having your ass welded to a revolving door. But there are some who simply have a much better chance of getting revolved out of… Read More Ten Baseball Managers Who Could Be Fired in 2013
The 51 Professional Sports Cities In North America and Why They All Suck
Let’s face it. Your city sucks. You may not see why your city sucks, because you live there. Much like skunks can’t smell themselves, being a resident may blind you to the mountains of suck that surround you. Trust me, I’ve lived in several of these cities; one of them is essentially my “hometown,” and… Read More The 51 Professional Sports Cities In North America and Why They All Suck
The Dubsism Ten Worst Baseball Free Agent Signings
Free agency came to baseball in the 1970’s, which coincidentally happens to the same decade in which I became a baseball fan. In that time, I’ve watched many team make great moves in to secure that “one piece they needed” to win. I’ve also seen lots of complete gag-jobs; a team drives a dump truck… Read More The Dubsism Ten Worst Baseball Free Agent Signings
A Dubsism Breakdown of SportsChump’s Ten Perfectly Valid Reasons To Hate The Los Angeles Lakers
Naturally, this all stems from the Dwight Howard trade. For purposes of full disclosure, SportsChump is one of the few bloggers we here at Dubsism have any respect for; in fact J-Dub been interviewed on his site, and has appeared on SportsChump’s podcast. Having said all that, the Chump saw fit to launch a Scud Missile… Read More A Dubsism Breakdown of SportsChump’s Ten Perfectly Valid Reasons To Hate The Los Angeles Lakers
Five Things You Need To Know About The NFL Labor Dispute with the Referees
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. This time last year, we were just getting over a labor dispute with the players which threatened to wipe… Read More Five Things You Need To Know About The NFL Labor Dispute with the Referees
Guest Column: Jim Rockford on the Ten Worst Sports “Divorces”
Editor’s Note: Mr. Rockford is a private detective based in Malibu, California. We here at Dubsism have retained Mr. Rockford at his standard rate of two hundred dollars a day plus expenses to investigate matters of crime and other general shadiness in the world of sports, then report back to us when needed. If you would… Read More Guest Column: Jim Rockford on the Ten Worst Sports “Divorces”
The All-Time “Played for Both the Dodgers and Yankees” Team – The New Angeles Dodgekees
If you are an old geezer like me, you know that during World War II, the NFL ran so short of players because of the war that for three years between 1942 and 1945, the league merged the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles into one team, the Phil-Pitt Steagles. With baseball season fast approaching,… Read More The All-Time “Played for Both the Dodgers and Yankees” Team – The New Angeles Dodgekees
The All-Time “Played For Both the Twins and Angels” Team – The Calisota Twingels
If you are an old geezer like me, you know that during World War II, the NFL ran so short of players because of the war that for three years between 1942 and 1945, the league merged the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles into one team, the Phil-Pitt Steagles. With baseball season fast approaching,… Read More The All-Time “Played For Both the Twins and Angels” Team – The Calisota Twingels
The Twelve Most Useless Statistics in Sports
12) Minutes Played Let’s be honest. In basketball, it isn’t about how often you get on the floor, it’s what you do when you get there. That’s probably why all the leaders all-time in minutes played are (or will be) in the Hall-of Fame. This statistic gets even more worthless when you add the divisor… Read More The Twelve Most Useless Statistics in Sports
The Ten Worst NFL Draft Picks Since 2000
10) Troy Williamson: 2005 Draft: Round 1/Pick 7; Wide Receiver – South Carolina taken by the Minnesota Vikings When the traded Randy Moss to the Raiders, this pick was part of the deal. The Vikes used it hoping Williamson would at least replace Moss’ speed. He did have 4.32 speed; he also had bad eyes and had trouble… Read More The Ten Worst NFL Draft Picks Since 2000
You Can Stop The Debate: Here’s the Quintessential Dubsism List of the 30 Greatest Quarterbacks
If you recall back around the Super Bowl, there was a spirited debate about quarterbacks. On one hand, if Brady had won, would he be the greatest of all time? On the other, since Eli Manning won his second Super Bowl, where does he rank amongst the all-time greats? Let’s cut through the crap here…the… Read More You Can Stop The Debate: Here’s the Quintessential Dubsism List of the 30 Greatest Quarterbacks
The 10 Worst Baseball Umpiring Calls In My Lifetime
With pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training, it time to review another beautiful aspect of baseball…bad umpires. While there are so many examples of bad umpires and the bad calls, here are the ten that stand out in my lifetime. 10) Jim Joyce Blows Armando Galarraga’s Perfect Game Let’s be honest…the only reason this… Read More The 10 Worst Baseball Umpiring Calls In My Lifetime
The Worst Coaches And Managers Who Got More Than One Job
20) Don Nelson To be Don Nelson is to be about contradictions. Nelson is the winningest head coach in NBA history, yet he’s on this list. He’s been NBA Coach of the year three times, which is the same number of times he’s been fired. The reason is simple: Despite having 1,335 regular-season wins, Nelson… Read More The Worst Coaches And Managers Who Got More Than One Job
The Dubsism All-Time Offensive Line Team
The big guys never get any love. Even though the NFL released it’s list of Hall of Fame inductees for 2012 this weekend, it put us here at Dubsism in mind that no matter what you do with the Hall of Fame, there’s a serious amount of guys who even though they may be in the… Read More The Dubsism All-Time Offensive Line Team
The 10 Worst Baseball Pennant Race Collapses – The Red Sox Weren’t The Worst, Just The Most Fun
Given what happened the other night, there’s a lot of superlatives being bandied about…while the Red Sox and Braves both managed a serious dose of “epic fail,” neither of them are the worst choke job in pennant race history. So, before you let anybody tell you the Red Sox pulled off the worst collapse in… Read More The 10 Worst Baseball Pennant Race Collapses – The Red Sox Weren’t The Worst, Just The Most Fun
Dubsism 