The rise of the hybrid athlete
Posted By Chris Humpherys On Monday, March 1st 2010. Under Uncategorized Tags: Percy Harvin, Reggie Bush, Rick Ankiel
At any given time, there are nine players on the baseball diamond, five on the basketball court and eleven on the football field. Each sport has designated positions for its players. In baseball, you have three outfielders, first through third base, a pitcher and a catcher. In basketball, you have ... Continue Reading
Is LeBron James too nice for his own good?
Posted By Chris Humpherys On Thursday, February 25th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Cleveland Cavaliers, Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, NBA
There’s an old Twilight Zone episode that goes a little something like this.
A scientist constructs the perfect baseball player. He is so unhittable that not a single opponent can reach base against him. When other teams in the league find out that he’s actually a machine and not a ... Continue Reading
Poker night at the synagogue: A study in unmenschlike activity
Posted By Chris Humpherys On Monday, February 22nd 2010. Under Other Sports
I played in a charity poker event last week, believe it or not, at the same temple where I had my Bar mitzvah so many years ago. Nothing like pocket tens and torahs to brighten up an evening. Before I took my seat, I wondered how the big man upstairs ... Continue Reading
From First to Worst: Five NBA Hall of Famers who failed as GM
Posted By Chris Humpherys On Tuesday, February 16th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA, New York Knicks
More often than not, the NBA superstar athlete is unable to translate the success he had on the floor onto either the sidelines or front office. There are exceptions to this rule, such as Pat Riley, Bill Russell, KC Jones or Rudy Tomjanovich, but for the most part, top-tier players ... Continue Reading
Dunk you very little, NBA
Posted By Chris Humpherys On Sunday, February 14th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: 2010 nba dunk contest, LeBron James, Nate Robinson
Watching the NBA’s Slam Dunk contest has always been a tradition for me. I haven’t missed a single one in over twenty years. The names of former champions, Erving, Jordan, Ceballos, Nance, Carter, Wilkins and Webb ring proudly like a who’s who of elevator men. Their creativity, desire and athleticism ... Continue Reading
Leading a Tebow-less existence: The challenge that lay in front of Urban Meyer
Posted By Chris Humpherys On Friday, February 12th 2010. Under Basketball, NCAA Football, Previews & Predictions Tags: Florida Gators, Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer
I have a picture of my uncle of me when I was about 15 years old. I’m wearing a Gator shirt in the photograph. My uncle Rosco attended the University of Florida well before me and had given me the shirt as a gift. At that point, campus life in ... Continue Reading
Tweeting for the Super Bowl
Since I couldn’t make it to either Miami or New Orleans for Super Bowl XLIV, I decided to hunker down in front of the laptop and Tweet the night away. I was curious to see a) who else was doing so and b) what they were writing about during the ... Continue Reading
Random Chumpservations, Vol 8: Darrelle Revis, LeBron James and conflicted Green Bay Packer fans
Posted By Chris Humpherys On Friday, January 22nd 2010. Under Basketball, NFL Tags: Brett Favre, Darrelle Revis, Green Bay Packers, LeBron James, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets
Security Blanket
How good is Darrelle Revis? I haven’t paid this much attention to an NFL cornerback since Deion Sanders was still in the league and I don’t think even Prime Time’s instincts were this good. Sanders was just a freakish athlete. Revis seems to have an uncanny knack, not only ... Continue Reading
Random Chumpservations, Vol 7: Meryl Streep, Brett Favre, Prince and post office parking
Streep vs. Streep
I’ve never been big on awards shows, particularly those of the Hollywood variety. I’ve just always felt they’re packed with stuffy, snobby, tuxedoed movie stars with whom I have absolutely nothing in common. Don’t get me wrong, I love movies. I just don’t need an awards ceremony ... Continue Reading
The differences between me, you and Brett Favre: A top ten list
10 ) Us: Most of us look better in purple than we do in green and yellow.
Brett: So does Brett, but when he changed colors, it upset an entire fan base.
9 ) Us: We all have moments of indecision.
Brett: Favre’s are moments of national security.
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