Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 173: “The Phenom”
Baseball players who can’t throw a baseball is a thing. Seriously…… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 173: “The Phenom”
Tag: Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 172: “John Adams”
Could Robert Kardashian have been a “Founding Father.” Could John Adams have got O.J. acquitted of double murder? Dubsism is the only place to find out!… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 172: “John Adams”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 171: “Apocalypse Now”
Film fans know the late Ted Turner as the man who brought us Turner Classic Movies, but he was also the “Colonel Kurtz” of baseball, broadcasting, boats, and business. … Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 171: “Apocalypse Now”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 170: “The Asphalt Jungle”
Saying Marilyn Monroe is the “star” of this film is the same head-fake the NBA gives its fans with “Load Management.”… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 170: “The Asphalt Jungle”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 169: “The Bridges at Toko-Ri”
I bet you didn’t know William Holden and Mickey Rooney used an aircraft carrier to hide the fact they were really just naval rodeo cowboys..… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 169: “The Bridges at Toko-Ri”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 168: “The Rockford Files – Beamer’s Last Case”
The world is full of Freddie Beamers. Even you probably know one.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 168: “The Rockford Files – Beamer’s Last Case”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 167: “Tommy the Toreador”
How “British Elvis” is connected to Hollywood’s first Black action hero…and the link is a 300 pound U.S. Marine.. … Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 167: “Tommy the Toreador”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 166: “The Buddy Holly Story”
They say white men can’t jump. But they don’t have to if they invent a new way to play.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 166: “The Buddy Holly Story”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 165: “Doctor Who and the Daleks”
How the phenomenon of “accidental success” led to legends born of the 1960 Rome Olympics and the 1963 British Broadcasting Corporation…and somehow Walter Matthau got rolled into this. … Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 165: “Doctor Who and the Daleks”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 164: “Play Misty for Me”
Stalkers are everywhere. If Dirty Harry can have one, why not a Philadelphia Phillie from the 1940s?… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 164: “Play Misty for Me”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 163: “Brewster’s Millions”
How a 1985 movie based off a 1902 George Barr McCutcheon novel explains why the Pittsburgh Pirates traded MVP Andrew McCutcheon.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 163: “Brewster’s Millions”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 162: “The Legend of Bagger Vance”
A tale of a fictional caddy who compares to a real caddy who came to fame carrying the bag for a guy sponsored by Buick.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 162: “The Legend of Bagger Vance”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 161: “The Blue Lagoon”
How can there be a connection between a half-naked teenage Brooke Shields and the AFL-NFL merger? Because…Dubsism.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 161: “The Blue Lagoon”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 159: “A Portrait of Elizabeth”
James Garner, jealousy, and John Saxon kicking people in the face. What more could you want?… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 159: “A Portrait of Elizabeth”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 157: “Halloween”
Brett Favre would have made the perfect quarterback for Haddonfield High School’s football team…you just couldn’t kill him.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 157: “Halloween”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 156: “The Rockford Files – Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You”
Follow the the link to a tale of my favorite TV show ever, the Garner brothers, and their connection to the 1979 “We Are Family” Pittsburgh Pirates.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 156: “The Rockford Files – Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 155: “To Walk Invisible”
Dubsism…the only place you can get smart about the connection based on a dumb “-ism” between 19th century literary sisters and 20th century baseball brothers… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 155: “To Walk Invisible”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 154: “Soapdish”
Drama drives sports and entertainment, so what could have more drama than the “soap opera” that was the making of WrestleMania III?… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 154: “Soapdish”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 153: “Patton”
A link between General Patton and bombastic football coach Rex Ryan which wanders through Tim Tebow, Herman Goehring, and more Greg McElroy jokes than you might expect.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 153: “Patton”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 152: “The Rockford Files – The Queen of Peru”
Which is crazier: having a world-famous diamond in a charcoal grill or two wrestlers hiding a donkey in an apartment? Plus, there’s a sure fire way to tell if somebody is actually from Indiana.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 152: “The Rockford Files – The Queen of Peru”
Dubsism 