Impersonating Real Life: Elvis, Lady Gaga, the Beastie Boys and sports
April 22nd, 2011 by Chris Humpherys“If a tribute band were to completely succeed, its members would no longer have personalities. They would have no character whatsoever, beyond the qualities of whomever they tried to emulate. The goal is not to be somebody; the goal is be somebody else.” Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: AL East, Barry Bonds, BCS, Beastie Boys, Elvis Presley, ESPN, Jimmy Page, Lady Gaga, Led Zeppelin, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mini Gaga, MLB, NBA, New York Mets, NFL, Ohio State Buckeyes, PGA, Robert Plant, Shaquille O'Neal, Terrelle Pryor, Tiger Woods
Posted in Baseball Diamond, card table, Featured, Hardwood, Life of Sports Chump, Music, Pigskin, The Tee Box | 39 Comments »
The 13 most memorable individual altercations in sports, Part One
March 4th, 2011 by Chris HumpherysWhen I first heard that Jerry Sloan, long time coach of the Utah Jazz, had retired due to an alleged altercation with point guard Deron Williams (which inadvertently led to both of them leaving Utah), I was immediately taken by surprise, even though we all know Coach Sloan never met a fight he didn’t like. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Alonzo Mourning, Bill Walton, Boston Celtics, Boston Red Sox, Buddy Ryan, Charles Barkley, Charlotte Hornets, Cody Carlson, Deron Williams, Don Zimmer, Houston Oilers, Houston Rockets, Jason Varitek, Jeff Van Gundy, Jerry Sichting, Jerry Sloan, Joe Frazier, Kevin Gilbride, Kobe Bryant, Larry Bird, Larry Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson, Miami Heat, Mike Piazza, Mugsy Bogues, Muhammad Ali, NBA Finals, New York Knicks, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Nolan Ryan, Pedro Martinez, Ralph Sampson, Robin Ventura, Roger Clemens, Shaquille O'Neal, Steroids, Utah Jazz, World Series
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Featured, Hardwood, Life of Sports Chump, Pigskin, Screen | 50 Comments »
National League Hit Leaders by Team: My shot at redemption
August 19th, 2010 by Chris HumpherysAs I mentioned in part one of our all-time hit leaders trivia contest, I had a significantly easier time naming the greatest hitters of the 16 National League teams than I did with the American League. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Albert Pujols, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Barry Larkin, Cap Anson, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Ed Kranepool, Ernie Banks, Hank Aaron, Jonathan Sanchez, Los Angeles Dodgers, Luis Gonzalez, Mike Schmidt, Milwaukee Brewers, Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Pete Rose, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Roberto Clemente, Ryne Sandberg, San Diego Padres, St Louis Cardinals, Stan Musial, Steroids, Steve Garvey, Tim Wallach, Tony Gwynn, Washington Nationals, Willie Mays
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Life of Sports Chump | 16 Comments »
Weekly SportsChumpdate feat. Rick Pitino, Kevin Youkilis, Tiger Woods, Kurt Rambis, Pedro Martinez, US Soccer and the New York Yankees
August 13th, 2009 by Chris Humpherys
Coach should have opted for the cannoli. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, FIFA, Flip Saunders, Karen Sypher, Kevin McHale, Kevin Youkilis, Kurt Rambis, Louisville, Minnesota Timberwolves, MLB, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Padraig Harrington, Pedro Martinez, PGA Championship, Philadelphia Phillies, Rick Pitino, Rick Porcello, Ricky Rubio, SportsChumpdate, Tiger Woods, US Soccer, World Cup
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Hardwood, The Tee Box | 20 Comments »
Your weekly Chumpdate for July 16 feat. Carl Crawford, Willie Mays, Richard Jefferson, Antoine Walker, Pedro Martinez, Matt Cassell and Barack Obama
July 16th, 2009 by Chris Humpherys
St Louis hosted this year’s All-Star Game, a contest which the American League won 4-3. This marks the twelfth straight time the AL has won the Midsummer Classic. Can you say domination? I knew that you could. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Antoine Walker, Barack Obama, Boston Celtics, Boston Red Sox, British Open, Carl Crawford, Charles Barkley, Derek Jeter, Don Zimmer, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas, Matt Cassell, MLB, New England Patriots, New Jersey Nets, New York Mets, NFL, Pedro Martinez, PGA, Phil Mickelson, Philadelphia Phillies, Richard Jefferson, San Antonio Spurs, SportsChumpdate, Tampa Bay Rays, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, University of Kentucky, Willie Mays
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Hardwood, Pigskin, The Tee Box | 27 Comments »
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