Category Archives: Random Crap

Week in Review

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Blake DeRouchey

I wasn’t able to engage in my normal banter with Des Moines Sports Freak 2 this week during our weekly show.  Therefore, I will challenge some of his incorrect positions and reaffirm others.  (Yeah, go ahead and think it, I’m … Continue reading →

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No Analysis Involved

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Blake DeRouchey

I’m actually having a hard time deciding what was the biggest sports story of the day yesterday.  On one hand, just when you think the world of Lane Kiffin can’t get any more bizarre…it does, and he gets sued by … Continue reading →

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Top Sports Movie Quotes Too Long To Memorize

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Joseph Earp

On to round two of my sports movies quotes! So far, I have done a list of my top 15 Most Commonly Used Sports Movie Quotes. As I stated in the beginning of that post, I know we are going … Continue reading →

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The Unwritten Rules of Sports Fandom

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Blake DeRouchey

I want to start out by saying that yesterday, I was butt ass wrong.  I have no idea what could make me think I should put down on paper for all the world to see that I thought the Cubs … Continue reading →

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Freaking Update

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Blake DeRouchey

Today, we give our new website the proper welcoming.  We got a little busy yesterday with all the NBA Free Agency stuff, and who knows, if you believe everything on ESPN, we may have a home for Chris Bosh and … Continue reading →

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Follow Friday

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Blake DeRouchey

I’m going to take advantage of Follow Friday on Twitter to give a shout out to some of my favorite Tweeps, and to try to lay down a couple ground rules.  I expect to be about as effective as a … Continue reading →

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Best Championship Event Debate

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Blake DeRouchey

Well, it’s that time of year.  Joe got it right yesterday when he said this is the slowest part of the sports year.  So, it’s time for a whole host of sports writing, debating things that have been debated for … Continue reading →

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Game 6, the Story of my Night

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Blake DeRouchey

My Dad called at the end of the 1st quarter to ask me the score of the NBA Finals Game 6, and to tell me he was going to watch his first Finals game of the year last night.  I told … Continue reading →

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10 Places to Watch a Sporting Event Before I Die

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Blake DeRouchey

At the risk of copyright infringement for stealing the title, booking playoff tix at Amway Arena for an Orlando Magic playoff game got me thinking about the 10 best venues in all of sports to watch an event.  FYI, this … Continue reading →

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Loose Ends

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Blake DeRouchey

Sorry if this is a little late getting posted this morning, but I chose to sleep in.  Clearly, out of the dynamic duo here at Des Moines Sports Freaks, I am the slacker.  Joe tries to show me up be … Continue reading →

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