The Dubsism 15 Most Important Sports Stories of 2023
2023 is in the books, and there are 15 stories we think define the year in sports. … Read More The Dubsism 15 Most Important Sports Stories of 2023
Tag: Oakland A’s
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 85: “The Three Musketeers”
How some 18th-Century swordsman illustrate the myth of “Moneyball.”… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 85: “The Three Musketeers”
The Deep Six: Under-Appreciated Baseball Realities Coming Into The Home Stretch
The title is fairly self-explanatory…six stories about baseball nobody is really taking about. … Read More The Deep Six: Under-Appreciated Baseball Realities Coming Into The Home Stretch
In Honor Of The Oakland A’s, I’m Eating A Major Dose of My Own Words
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
The Guy at Athletics Nation is the Funniest Guy on the Web
Honestly, this is hard to type…there are tears rolling down my cheeks from laughter. Somebody just used the phrase “culture of winning” in the same sentence with the Oakland A’s. I know, right? Rico, otherwise known as the the guy at Athletics Nation…well, I’m sure he means well, and to be honest, I feel what… Read More The Guy at Athletics Nation is the Funniest Guy on the Web
Matt Stairs: My First Fantasy Baseball “Man-Crush”
“Not that there’s anything wrong with that…” – Jerry Seinfeld If you’ve never been a fantasy baseball participant, this won’t make sense to you at all. In fact, most of this blog makes very little sense to most people, so you are far from alone. However, if you’ve known the joys of fantasy baseball draft… Read More Matt Stairs: My First Fantasy Baseball “Man-Crush”
The Dubsism Baseball Power Rankings: The First Look At How Wrong We Were
Now that we are solidly into the regular season, it is time to take a peek at how wrong my pre-season rankings were. As boring as it may be, most of the teams floated right around their original spots, but there certainly are a few surprises. The Minnesota Twins: Granted this isn’t that big of a shock; that… Read More The Dubsism Baseball Power Rankings: The First Look At How Wrong We Were
The 2010 Dubsism Major League Baseball Pre-Season Rankings
Rankings By Division: American League: AL East: 1) New York Yankees Upside: The Bombers easily could have turned on the money-hose and flooded out free-agents like Jason Bay or Matt Holliday, or they could have wasted some serious dough by resigning an over-valued Johnny Damon. But, instead of having their usual explosive cash-gasm, they realized their in-house options are… Read More The 2010 Dubsism Major League Baseball Pre-Season Rankings
Los Angeles vs. San Francisco: A Study In Rivalry
What makes a great rivalry? If you were to leave that question to the dopes at ESPN, all you will hear is a bunch of slop about the Red Sox and the Yankees, Michigan and Ohio State, or from the real “traditionalists,” you might get some waxing nostalgic about Army and Navy. In other words,… Read More Los Angeles vs. San Francisco: A Study In Rivalry
1980 – Year of The Terrible Uniform
1980 was a watershed year in baseball history. The Philadelphia Phillies won their first championship, George Brett taught us all about hemorrhoid flare-up, and there was a convergence of some the ugliest uniforms ever to see a summer day. Lately, baseball teams have been trotting out retro togs in the guise of honoring some damn… Read More 1980 – Year of The Terrible Uniform
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