SportsPickle - Filed Under "Ethan Trex" http://www.sportspickle.com/tag/ethan-trex Filed Under "Ethan Trex" /article/1176 The 15 Worst Sports Movie Casting Decisions Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:56:33 -0400 Kurt Warner's wife wants Denzel Washington to play her husband in his biopic. Jonah Hill is cast as Paul DePodesta in the upcoming Moneyball movie. Neither of those are jokes.


Let's take a look at the worst casting decisions in sports movie history.

#1 — Gary Busey as Chet Rocket Steadman in Rookie of the Year


Gary Busey playing a washed-up superstar pitcher is only slightly more believable than casting Roger Clemens as an FBI agent who's in hot pursuit of a gang of surfing bank robbers. It's a shame, too, because everything else about this film seemed utterly plausible; we really expect more from films whose credits include the words: Directed by Daniel Stern.


...]]> /article/1101 The 20 Most Ridiculously Humiliating Sports Injuries of All-Time Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:11:00 -0400 San Diego Padres pitcher Mat Latos recently had to go on the disabled list for a sneezing-related injury. He tried to stifle the sneeze, but his finely-tuned athlete body couldn't handle the pressure and he pulled a muscle.


Is this the most humiliating athlete injury of all-time? Not even close.


Here are the Top 20.


#1 — Lionel Simmons


...]]> /article/1028 15 Inductees Into the Scrappy Athlete Hall of Fame Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:15:34 -0400 Speed, strength, power, quickness. Sports are biased in favor of people who possess those attributes — and our sports Halls of Fame are full of these athletic specimens.


But what about our sporting heroes who are slow, short, uncoordinated and ugly? Don't they deserve some recognition, too?


It's time we have a Scrappy Athlete Hall of Fame. Here is the first induction class …


...]]> /article/977 Celtics, Magic, Cavs accept bids to join Western Conference Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:03:10 -0400 In the latest move in a wave of conference realignment, league sources are reporting that the NBA’s Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Orlando Magic are poised to accept invitations to join the Western Conference. The same sources cite increased exposure, greater revenues, and a higher level of play as the primary reasons for the move.


“This is a big day for us,” said Celtics coach Doc Rivers. “The Eastern Conference treated us well for decades, but we want to be where the best teams are. Plus, it’s hard to get comfortable in a conference where your playoffs air on TNT. You’re always worried aLaw & Orderrerun is going to preempt one of your games.”


...]]> /article/951 A Xenophobe's Guide to Hating All 31 U.S. World Cup Opponents Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:20:56 -0400 The World Cup is almost here. And with 32 nations vying for the biggest title in the world's most popular sport, you bet you're going to want to root hard for the United States — and against every other nation. (At least until the U.S. is eliminated, upon which you'll tell yourself you never cared about soccer in the first place.)


But who are these other countries? I mean, Cameroon? What have they ever done that's so hateable? Oh. Plenty.


...]]> /article/911 20 Athletes Who Sullied Themselves as Politicians Tue, 18 May 2010 12:11:50 -0400 It's political primary season and all across the country former athletes are running for office.


Because if there's anything we need right now, it's politicians who can pepper their cliched talking points with cliched sports metaphors.


Here are 20 athletes, past and present, who made the jump to politics.

#1 — Kevin Johnson


...]]> /article/867 SportsPickle's Kentucky Derby Viewing Guide Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:54:39 -0400 The Kentucky Derby is this weekend, which means that you may find yourself in a situation where you need to act like you know a thing or two about the sport of kings. Here are a few facts and tips to help you enjoy the Greatest Two Minutes in Sports This Side of Bengie Molina Legging Out a Double.


- Try not to make light of the jockeys’ small statures. Atlhough they may be small, they’re people, too. Tiny, sinister, goblin-like people.


...]]> /article/835 6 Sabermetric Stats for Old-Timers Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:31:58 -0400 Even the most old-school baseball fans have probably come to realize the fact that advanced statistics are all the rage in baseball these days.


But without a shiny new sabermetric of their own, they'll never be able to decisively win baseball arguments against the new breed of fan. While the youngsters rely on their VORPs, their WARPs and their xFIPs, the old-timers can now silence them for good with these six even more obscure, yet totally accurate, sabermetric stats.

#1 — GORE


...]]> /article/758 The 25 Greatest Female Athletes of All-Time Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:46:18 -0400 March is Women's History Month.


And while no awareness campaign will ever put an end to WNBA jokes, it's also good to remember that there have been many great female athletes.


Here are the Top 25 of all-time.

#25 —Sue Sally Hale


Believe it or not, the early 1950s Southern California polo scene was a little sexist. But it got a bit of a shock when it found out that one of its best, most aggressive players was actually a lady. When the rules forbade women from playing, Sue Sally Hale snuck into games by wearing a baggy shirt, drawing a mustache on her face with mascara, and playing as a man named Jones. She then proceeded to crush her opponents. Some liken her rise to Shakespeare’sTwelfth Night. Others, toJust One of the Guys. To still others, the bizarroJuwanna Mann. That’s high praise, folks.


...]]> /article/685 How China is reporting the Winter Olympics to its citizens Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:48:21 -0500 China's medal count at the Vancouver Olympics stands at nine — good for 9th place overall, 23 medals behind the United States. But the Chinese people are hearing very different news from their government.


Here is a copy of an account of the Games released today by the Chinese Government.

GREETINGS, COMRADES!


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