Posts Tagged ‘Pete Rose’

Pete Rose gambles… on a fashion statement

April 1st, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

With all this talk about Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens cheating the game, we have lost sight of the man that made cheating fashionable… although after looking at the picture below, “fashionable” is probably a poor choice of words.  Seen here at opening day in Cincinnati, Pete Rose pulled this gem out of his closet.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Predicting the future in sports? No thanks.

November 15th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

I had an interesting thought the other day.

There’s a scene from one of the Back to the Future movies where Christopher Lloyd travels back in time with a list of the next World Series winners.  (I wonder if he had the San Francisco Giants on that list.) Read the rest of this entry »

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National League Hit Leaders by Team: My shot at redemption

August 19th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

As 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 »

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The pay-per-view event we would ALL like to see

January 15th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

“I’m an idea man, Chuck”

-Michael Keaton as Bill Blazejowski in Night Shift

Hey, I have ideas too. Good ones sometimes. And just like every other sports fan, I have unanswered questions. Read the rest of this entry »

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Weekly SportsChumpdate feat. Chris Carpenter, Matthew Stafford, Melanie Oudin, Derek Jeter, Sam Bradford and the dangers of tequila

September 9th, 2009 by Chris Humpherys

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Proving once again that reality television is bad for you, San Diego Charger linebacker Shawne Merriman was arrested for allegedly restraining and choking his girlfriend, former reality television star, Tila Tequila.  Tequila hasn’t done this much damage to someone on the west coast since my last trip to Tijuana.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Deny, deny, deny: Mistruths and fabrications in professional sports

August 11th, 2009 by Chris Humpherys

 

“Would I lie to you?  Would I lie to you, honey?  Now would I say something that wasn’t true? Read the rest of this entry »

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“Things We’ll Never See” Caption Contest — WINNERS ANNOUNCED!!!

August 1st, 2009 by Chris Humpherys

 The winning submission for each caption will receive their name up in lights along with fabulous SportsChump.Net prizes…. to be named later. 

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The Pete Rose debate rages on

July 28th, 2009 by Chris Humpherys

“The banishment for life of Pete Rose from baseball is the sad end of a sorry episode. One of the game’s greatest players has engaged in a variety of acts which have stained the game, and he must now live with the consequences of those acts. Read the rest of this entry »

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Cheating in Sports: Do Fans Still Care?

May 6th, 2009 by Chris Humpherys

 

Close your eyes and think back.

You’re nine years old.  You’re playing Risk or cards or chess with a friend.  He leaves the room for a minute and you are suddenly left alone with the opportunity to give yourself a distinct advantage by moving a piece, changing the roll of your dice or switching cards without him ever knowing.  Read the rest of this entry »

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