Posts Tagged ‘MLB’

SportsChump and Kid Sheraton talk Ozzie Guillen, family and freedom of speech

April 18th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

Ozzie Guillen’s recent comments about Fidel Castro caused quite a stir.

In case you hadn’t heard, in a recent Time Magazine interview, Venezuelan-born Ozzie Guillen, new manager of the Miami Marlins, was asked his feelings on Fidel Castro.  Little did Time know the shitstorm that question would create.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Ripping paper/laughing baby: A metaphor for modern sports

March 30th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

Aside from being possibly the cutest thing you’ve ever seen on the internet, it occurred to me that the following video serves as the perfect metaphor for sports today. Read the rest of this entry »

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Reasons we love sports, Vols. 3 & 4: Temper tantrums and the sound of inevitability

March 15th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

Reason Number Three: Fire Read the rest of this entry »

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The mishandled Ryan Braun drug test and the hypocrisy of Major League Baseball

February 24th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

Major League Baseball is a joke.

Okay, now that I’ve got that off my chest, let me repeat myself. Read the rest of this entry »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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Fair or foul? Reconsidering human behavior when souvenirs fly our way

September 23rd, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

Anyone 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.

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Fun with baseball surnames: The night Charlie Furbush came to Tampa

August 21st, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

While 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 »

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