Dubsism

Today, we are going to explode a big misconception about booze, namely that it always impedes athletic performance. Babe Ruth used to have a pint of bourbon for breakfast, then slam three homers. Ex-major league pitching coach Barney Schultz used to implore his players to “pound those Budweisers, boys.”  Now, according to CBS Chicago, we have Dennis Rodman.

When an athlete abstains from substance abuse, typically their career will flourish.

According to a report, however, that’s not the case for former NBA bad boy Dennis Rodman. The Hall of Fame center said he became “boring” when he got sober briefly eight years ago and that no team wanted anything to do with him.

“People wouldn’t even touch me,” an emotional Rodman said. “I was boring. I wasn’t the Dennis Rodman of old.”

Boring? Really? This is the same guy we’ve seen show at book signings in a wedding dress…

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1) Los Angeles Dodgers ↑ 1

What We Originally Said:

Upside:  Clayton Kershaw won the NL Cy Young last year and is a contender for the award again. He is signed with the Dodgers through 2013.  Matt Kemp was the runner-up for the NL MVP Award, and was a single dinger away from joining the 40HR/40 stolen base club.  The Dodgers have him locked up through 2019.

Downside: They still have yet to rid themselves of Frank McCourt.

What Actually Happened:

This team has Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw, and neither of those two are the reason headline reason right now this team is the currently best in the National League.  Matt Kemp is hurt,  Kershaw is doing what Kershaw does, but check out these pitching facts:

• After 44 team games, the Dodgers had two starters with at least 50 strikeouts
• After 44 team games, the Dodgers had two starters with at least…

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In case you’ve been living under a rock, the Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils will meet in the Stanley Cup Final, beginning on Wednesday night. Both teams won the Western and Eastern Conference titles respectively in overtime.

The Los Angeles Kings won the Clarence Campbell Bowl for their efforts. The New Jersey Devils captured the Prince Of Wales trophy for their accomplishment. Both teams carried the tradition of NOT touching the trophy afterwards. The reason given is that they are not playing for those trophies. The only one that matters is the Stanley Cup and that touching the other trophies is considered bad luck. What a bunch of horse manure!

For the record, here’s where this “tradition” started. Back in 1996, the Florida Panthers shocked the hockey world, by upsetting Mario Lemieux and the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Final. The Panthers celebrated by hoisting the Prince…

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I grew up watching the Los Angeles Kings.

I’m old enough to remember those purple and gold uniforms with the giant crown which was more reminiscent of Imperial Margarine than a hockey team. I’m old enough to remember when the Kings were essentially an NHL after-thought, when their line-up consisted of Hall-of-Famer Marcel Dionne and little else; his supporting cast was a collection of the likes of Butch Goring, Steve Jensen, and Mario Lessard.

Obviously, that also means I’m old enough to watch the transition of this franchise which occurred once Wayne Gretzky hit town. In the B.G. (Before Gretzky) era, the Kings would play in front crowds consisting of about 2,000 Canadian expatriates, almost as if the Forum was Southern California’s own “Bob and Doug McKenzie” farm.

Then in the D.G. (During Gretzky) era, Kings games took on a distinctly “Hollywood” feel, the seats…

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This is the series I’ve been looking forward to with great anticipation. It took a little while to decide, but everyone knew that the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs would meet in the Western Conference Finals. After all, they were the 2 best teams in the West all season, and it was just a matter of time before these teams would face each other in a best of seven.

The Spurs demolished the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Clippers to reach this point. The Thunder dominated the defending champion Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers to earn a trip to the Alamo City.

Many members of the media have portrayed this series as young vs old. However the Spurs average age of their roster is only 27.4 while the Thunder’s average age is 26.4. What the Spurs do have that the Thunder don’t is championship experience. The…

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For those of you who don’t remember, Chad Curtis was a “journeyman” baseballer who patrolled major league outfields for the then-California Angels, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers between 1992 and 2001.  Over his career he compiled a .264 batting average and hit 101 home runs

Before today, Curtis was probably best remembered for his stoning of NBC sportscaster and asshole extraordinaire Jim Gray after Game 3 of the 1999 World Series.   Curtis was the left-fielder for the New York Yankees at the time, and after winning Game 3 with a walk-off homer against the Atlanta Braves;  he refused to talk to  Gray in a post-game on-field interview.  This was done in response to Gray’s controversial interview with Pete Rose after the MasterCard All-Century Team ceremony before which took place prior to Game 2.  During this interview, Gray had badgered Pete Rose about his involvement…

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The Everyday Man's Sports Blog

In college football, there are always the guys that you remember for all the electric things they did on the football field. Former University of Florida star Jacquez Green was one of those guys that would take your breath away with the spectacular plays he made while at Florida. I recently caught up with Jacquez and here’s what we talked about!

MP: Where are you originally from?

JG: I’m originally from Fort Valley,Georgia.

MP: How did you get introduced to the game of football?

JG: I lived in an apartment complex in Georgia where all we did was play sports. Football was one of
them. I grew up watching the Falcons on TV every Sunday.

MP: Who were some receivers that you patterned your game after growing
up?

JG: As far as NFL players, I was a big fan of Jerry Rice. But, I have always been more of a…

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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 like to contact Mr. Rockford, at the tone, leave your name and number and he’ll get back to you. 

The first thing I want to say here is that I think Roger Goodell has a tough job. He’s the head of the most popular sports league in the country, and he has the unenviable task of dealing with some serious problems that the league’s popularity helps hide.  The issues Goodell faces are big enough to destroy the National Football League if left unchecked.

Having said that, it is my considered opinion that…

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What's Left on The Floor

When watching basketball we love to watch high scoring games. We love numbers, we love fast pace, and we love to see dribbling.

People love it when the ball stops. That’s when the defense has an opportunity to crowd a ball handler; the degree of difficulty increases on the shot dramatically. Only the great ones are able to function under this kind of pressure. The likes of Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and Carmelo Anthony are all good players in isolation situations. They are able to get a shot off using a plethora of moves.

Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony are exceptional in triple threat situations when they are able to pass, dribble, or shoot. They’ll use their skillful footwork and one-on-one skill to get a clean look for a split second, no matter how difficult the shot. The ball sticks like glue to their hands as they are…

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