A Blogosphere Q&A… with me? Ballhyped interviews their Sports Blogger of the Year
January 6th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys
BALLHYPED: Chris, first of all, congrats on winning the 2011 Sports Blog of the Year Tournament. How’s that new crown fit? Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Alabama Crimson Tide, Augusta National, Ballhyped, BCS, Dan LeBatard, Florida Gators, Green Bay Packers, Lone Ranger, LSU, MLB, New Orleans Saints, NHL, Penn State Nittany Lions, Texas A&M, Twitter
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Featured, Life of Sports Chump, Pigskin, Screen, The Tee Box | 54 Comments »
They said what? Another glorious week of sports sound-bites starring Albert Pujols, Bob Stoops, Derek Fisher and Rex Ryan
October 25th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys
Meet Albert Pujols, new master of the understatement. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Albert Pujols, Babe Ruth, Bob Stoops, Derek Fisher, Marty Schottenheimer, MLB, NBA, NBA Lockout, New York Jets, NFL, Norv Turner, Oklahoma Sooners, Rashard Lewis, Reggie Jackson, Rex Ryan, San Diego Chargers, St Louis Cardinals, Texas Tech, The Big 12, World Series
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Hardwood, Pigskin | 25 Comments »
Bud Selig cares not about baseball fans and I have proof
September 30th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys
I have a beef with the Commissioner.
Not Commissioner Stern. Not Commissioner Goodell. This time around it’s the man, the myth, the-soon-to-be-retired-but-it-can’t-come-soon-enough Commissioner Selig. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Boston Red Sox, Bud Selig, MLB, MLB Playoffs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Rays, Tropicana Field
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Featured, Life of Sports Chump, Pigskin, Screen | 42 Comments »
Rays in, Sox out, miracles never cease
September 29th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys
Wednesday afternoon, 161 games into the Major League season with only one remaining, I was psyched at the possibility of attending a one-game playoff between the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Alex Gibney, Baltimore Orioles, Bill Buckner, Boston Red Sox, Bucky Dent, Cory Wade, Dan Johnson, David Price, Evan Longoria, Harry Frazee, Joe Girardi, Joe Maddon, Jonathan Papelbon, Mariano Rivera, Mark Teixeira, MLB, New York Yankees, Steve Bartman, Tampa Bay Rays, Tropicana Field
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Featured, Life of Sports Chump, Screen | 31 Comments »
Fair or foul? Reconsidering human behavior when souvenirs fly our way
September 23rd, 2011 by Chris HumpherysAnyone who’s been watching the Rays chase down the Red Sox for the lone American League wild card spot knows Tampa Bay’s pitching staff (3.59 team ERA, 2nd best in the A.L.) has kept opposing hitters on their heels all season long.
Tags: Boston Red Sox, Fenway Franks, MLB, Tampa Bay Rays
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Featured | 32 Comments »
Fun with baseball surnames: The night Charlie Furbush came to Tampa
August 21st, 2011 by Chris HumpherysWhile writing a recap of Saturday night’s Tampa Bay Rays-Seattle Mariners game, most credible media outlets probably tastefully reported the facts with little or no room for imagination.
Fortunately, this is no such website. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Charlie Furbush, MLB, Rusty Kuntz, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Rays
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Featured, Life of Sports Chump | 36 Comments »
The case for spell check in Major League Baseball
August 2nd, 2011 by Chris Humpherys
I self-edit, which can be a good thing… and a bad one.
Such are the benefits of running one’s own website. Maintaining one’s own viral venue with no producers, editors or censors in sight means I am allowed to speak my mind freely. I answer only to you: the reader… and of course, my own conscience. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Armando Galarraga, Instant Replay, Jim Joyce, MLB, NFL
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Featured, Life of Sports Chump | 27 Comments »
Hey, now. You’re an All-Star. So What?
July 15th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys
The mid-summer classic came and went last week with the sounds of crickets chirping loudly in the background. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Albert Pujols, Alex Avila, Alex Rodriguez, All-Star Game, America's Got Talent, Asdrubal Cabrera, Brian McCann, Bud Selig, Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, Cliff Lee, Derek Jeter, George Brett, Greg Luzinski, Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, MLB, Pro Bowl, Reggie Jackson, Rod Carew, Slam Dunk Contest, Steve Garvey
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Featured, Life of Sports Chump, Screen | 30 Comments »
SportsChump makes the Majors, contemplates HGH: A hypothetical fairy tale
July 8th, 2011 by Chris HumpherysI’m about to turn 43.
Roger Clemens is 48. Mark McGwire is 47. Barry Bonds and Rafael Palmeiro are both 46. Sammy Sosa is 42 and Andy Pettitte is 39.
These are the names most commonly associated with Major League Baseball’s steroid era. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Andy Pettitte, Barry Bonds, Hall of Fame, MLB, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, Steroids
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Featured, Life of Sports Chump | 43 Comments »
Mark Cuban pays it forward
June 17th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys“These people depend upon tips for a living!”
-Charles Grodin as Jonathan Mardukas in Midnight Run
Tags: Charles Grodin, Dallas Mavericks, Fontainebleau Hotel, George Steinbrenner, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Cuban, Miami Heat, Michael Jordan, Midnight Run, MLB, NBA, NBA Finals, Tiger Woods
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Featured, Hardwood, Life of Sports Chump | 37 Comments »
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