Saturday Night Live spoofs Moneyball (video)
October 13th, 2011 by Chris HumpherysFor those of us who work Saturday nights, watching Saturday Night Live has become a thing of the past. Thank goodness for DVR. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Ben Stiller, Billy Beane, Brad Pitt, Moneyball, Oakland A's, Saturday Night Live, Steroids, video
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Featured, Screen | 18 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 »
Busting out the STFU Meter for Donovan McNabb and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
May 19th, 2011 by Chris HumpherysWithout getting overly vulgar on this family-oriented website, I believe we all know what STFU stands for. If not, I’ll pause a second while you look it up.
( theme from Jeopardy plays softly in the background)
Okay, now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s move on. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Chick Hearn, Donovan McNabb, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lew Alcindor, Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson, Mike Shanahan, NFL Draft, Oscar Robertson, Philadelphia Eagles, Rex Grossman, Staples Center, Steroids, Washington Redskins, Wayne Gretzky
Posted in Featured, Hardwood, Pigskin | 58 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 »
Steroid use in cycling and marketing: Floyd Landis, Lance Armstrong and the Michelin Man
May 27th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys
Professional cycling continues to prove it’s a shady business.
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Tags: Anthony Galea, Brian McNamee, Bud Selig, Floyd Landis, Lance Armstrong, Michelin Man, professional cycling, Sheryl Crow, Steroids, Tour de France, Walt Disney
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Life of Sports Chump, Screen | 85 Comments »
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 »
Tags: Barry Bonds, Bud Selig, Derrick Rose, Floyd Mayweather, John Calipari, Jose Canseco, LaDanian Tomlinson, Lane Kiffin, Manny Pacquiao, MLB, Oakland Raiders, Pete Carroll, Pete Rose, Rafael Palmeiro, Reggie Bush, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, Steroids, Tiger Woods, Tom Hanks, USC
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Hardwood, Life of Sports Chump, Music, Pigskin, Screen, The Tee Box | 26 Comments »
A juicing Big Mac: Mark McGwire’s steroid use leaves more questions than answers
January 13th, 2010 by Chris HumpherysI don’t like movies that are predictable. Like the typical romantic comedy where the couple who despises each other falls in love in the end or the true-crime thriller where we know the killer’s identity from scene one. Scriptwriters may try to pull the wool over our eyes but the American public is not stupid. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Andy Pettitte, Barry Bonds, Bud Selig, Hall of Fame, Jose Canseco, Lyle Alzado, Mark McGwire, Oakland Raiders, Rafael Palmeiro, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, St Louis Cardinals, Steroids, Tony LaRussa
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Music | 27 Comments »
This week’s caption contest featuring Sammy Sosa
November 11th, 2009 by Chris HumpherysIt’s rare that we at SportsChump.net are blessed with a photo that needs no doctoring or no explanation. It stands alone on its own freakish merit. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Barry Bonds, MLB, Rafael Palmeiro, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, Steroids
Posted in Baseball Diamond, The Tee Box | 48 Comments »
November Chumpservations, Part Two: Tim Lincecum, Las Vegas, the NFL and Hall & Oates
November 10th, 2009 by Chris HumpherysLas Vegas sports books have been taking a bath lately and I don’t mean comfortably inside a lavish Bellagio hot tub. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Chumpservations, Hall & Oates, NFL, San Francisco Giants, Steroids, Tim Lincecum
Posted in Baseball Diamond, Life of Sports Chump, Music | 34 Comments »
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