A Digital Zine of Sports, Hero Worship and Poetry.Tumblr (3.0; @theartofcompetition)http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5959f8986f37a71575e2911795e3781e/tumblr_mn9wh1qvHo1rsuyhco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/51199859194http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/51199859194Thu, 23 May 2013 23:17:17 -0400<a href="http://oylintokyo.tumblr.com/post/51116488345/how-about-yu-darvish">oyl in tokyo: How about Yu Darvish?</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://oylintokyo.tumblr.com/post/51116488345/how-about-yu-darvish">oylintokyo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>In the past when people would email me about Yu Darvish, it was to call me a homer and tell me that he had no major league potential.</p> <p>I haven’t received a single Darvish related email this season.</p> <p>My Darvish conversations are down, it’s not really provocative to talk about a guy who came out and…</p> </blockquote>http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/51136165207http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/51136165207Thu, 23 May 2013 03:56:57 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/aad375fd4f5e78549619f9830d96635d/tumblr_mn6vtqK5XJ1qzpqz6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://oylintokyo.tumblr.com/post/51056862602/welcome-back-hornets">oylintokyo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Welcome back Hornets.</p> </blockquote>http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/51056868054http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/51056868054Wed, 22 May 2013 03:37:15 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8f7217fe840131c615c6cc1deafef68d/tumblr_mmnhrjogk71s8kx2wo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://statographics.tumblr.com/post/50191450779/yudarvish">statographics</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Our designers made a Yu Darvish Statographic for <a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/fan_forum/social_media/infographics/darvish.jsp?partnerId=as_mlb_20130511_7896994">MLBSocial</a>! How many strikeouts do you think he will get this year?</p> </blockquote>http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/50383636925http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/50383636925Mon, 13 May 2013 20:55:03 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7bdc437a788854db282332f0cfbb4c21/tumblr_mkk392Tccs1qcmnsoo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gotemcoach.com/post/49480799355/that-phil-jackson-jewelry-gotemcoach">gotemcoach</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em><strong>THAT PHIL JACKSON JEWELRY</strong></em>  <a href="http://gotemcoach.com/tagged/gif" title="click for more GIFS">#GotEmCoach</a></p> </blockquote>http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/49499981707http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/49499981707Fri, 03 May 2013 03:51:10 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/831168511083956c8c03f2247f45fdeb/tumblr_mm02pqdqYY1ror5pxo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>This GIF demonstrates the ART OF PITCHING.</p> <p>A master pitcher is a master of deception.</p> <p>Out of a consistent motion, they will find ways to make the ball to vastly different things.</p> <p>They will pull the string and make the ball dart, dodge, rise, dip, swerve, curve and otherwise evade the unsuspecting batter’s desperate swing.</p> <p>The wider the range of results you can achieve from the same arm motion, the more unstoppable of a pitcher you will be.</p> <p>Yu Darvish is from another world.</p> <p>Let this GIF be testament of that.</p>http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/49499897480http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/49499897480Fri, 03 May 2013 03:47:58 -0400darvishyu darvishpitchingbaseballMLBtexas rangerssports<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5626e65c7cf9b466094cf8014547cd97/tumblr_mm5sb8wTXy1r34cexo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yu Darvish’s release points broken down by pitch.</p>http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/49499506038http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/49499506038Fri, 03 May 2013 03:33:07 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ce22b7c37bd821e93b78a56b701dfa41/tumblr_mm51aeD2u01rfimo0o1_r1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://usatodaysports.tumblr.com/post/49383935589/dream-gifs">usatodaysports</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Dream GIF matchups! </strong>Here’s what happens when we put fabled icons up against current superstars in epic battles. This is basically magic.</p> <p>See more here: <a href="http://usat.ly/130NiTm"><a href="http://usat.ly/130NiTm">http://usat.ly/130NiTm</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/49412978543http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/49412978543Wed, 01 May 2013 23:18:53 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ad37362b61a1714e60e1ef90c51fd6d2/tumblr_mm3rknOm7t1qzpqz6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://oylintokyo.tumblr.com/post/49338004214/randy-johnson-by-oyl-miller" class="tumblr_blog">oylintokyo</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Randy Johnson. By Oyl Miller.</p></blockquote> <p>Randy Johnson.</p>http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/49338048628http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/49338048628Wed, 01 May 2013 00:39:33 -0400baseballMLBillustrationart<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b646b19c41eed2bd9dfe991e824451bc/tumblr_mm3k24cPFq1qzpqz6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://oylintokyo.tumblr.com/post/49325254876/bryce-harper-by-oyl-miller">oylintokyo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Bryce Harper. By Oyl Miller.</p> </blockquote>http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/49326132857http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/49326132857Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:06:18 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a15f1f50373eb037dc5c345a06c6a07d/tumblr_mm24l2eFli1r684iio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yu Darvish. By Oyl Miller.</p>http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/49246022632http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/49246022632Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:24:38 -0400baseballsportsdarvishillustrationart<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6eafdd687bdda7833501047c6d89ed93/tumblr_mm0ljwy8z01s5lxbho1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/49228445457http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/49228445457Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:16:27 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2a6692356f2b9445c162c32bdcf503c6/tumblr_mlbuzdPFNX1qzniimo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mightyflynn.tumblr.com/post/48094145903/jackie-robinson-leaves-ebbets-field-after-playing">mightyflynn</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Jackie Robinson <span>leaves Ebbets Field after playing opening day with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.</span></p> <p><a href="http://www.gottahaveit.com/itemdetail.aspx?itemid=14275&sortby=5&searchtype=0&search=&lotsperpage=25&categoryid=1&displayby=2&pagetype=3&page=0&seo=The-Finest-Jackie-Robinson-Historic-1947-Opening-Day-Photograph-"><span>International News Photo</span></a></p> </blockquote>http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/48098404677http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/48098404677Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:56:09 -0400<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3z05lS3D2Jw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://trailblazers.tumblr.com/post/47739597063/next-thing-you-know-im-in-a-blazer-jersey-coach">trailblazers</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“Next thing you know I’m in a Blazer jersey, coach says ‘Hey, you’re goin in for Kersey!’”</p> </blockquote>http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/47739688351http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/47739688351Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:08:17 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jpZ3XhhuJyI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><h1 id="watch-headline-title"><span class="watch-title yt-uix-expander-head" id="eow-title" title="NIKE BASEBALL 選手宣誓 (SUBTITLE AVAILABLE)">NEW NIKE BASEBALL COMMERCIAL 選手宣誓 (SUBTITLE AVAILABLE)</span></h1></p>http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/44714112096http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/44714112096Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:19:32 -0500baseballnikecommercialjapansportsadvertising<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1bc7dfdeacda08b575472049caac0986/tumblr_min7yhgkKN1r57msoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://waitingherefornothingtocome.tumblr.com/post/43751821864/michael-jordan-washington-1985">waitingherefornothingtocome</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Michael Jordan (Washington, 1985)</p> </blockquote>http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/44541334686http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/44541334686Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:40:25 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ir2TdfSwH8g?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thetickr.com/post/44269924404/sbnation-because-it-seems-people-cant-get">thetickr</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sbnation.tumblr.com/post/44264200447/because-it-seems-people-cant-get-enough-of-the">sbnation</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p class="s-ecnt-intro"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2013/2/28/4041742/lebron-miami-heat-harlem-shake-video">Because it seems people can’t get enough of the Harlem Shake, the Miami Heat are here to dance for us.</a></p> <div class="sbn-entry-social sbn-entry-social-top">Yay? <div class="sbn-entry-social-button sbn-entry-social-facebook"></div> </div> </blockquote> <p>You can hate The Heat all you want but this get our vote for best Harlem Shake video. Bosh brings back the cowboy, LeBron in the King getup and Wade in the Kanye, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy red suit. Now all of a sudden we want them to repeat.</p> </blockquote>http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/44270427976http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/44270427976Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:47:17 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/894c58835bebafbf3be211b71e38fad2/tumblr_mhpg80iL8e1s4rbk1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sureilikefun.tumblr.com/post/44167387761/double-dribble">sureilikefun</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Double Dribble</p> </blockquote>http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/44218372629http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/44218372629Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:40:31 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b8957f43aadd39e5215708e7e01bf442/tumblr_miujxusgBm1qfgi90o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sportsnetny.tumblr.com/post/44085707462/is-he-nuts-j-p-arencibia-spent-the-offseason">sportsnetny</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Is he nuts? J.P. Arencibia spent the offseason learning to catch R.A. Dickey — without a cup</strong></p> <p>Read: <a href="http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8962857/toronto-blue-jays-ra-dickey-jp-arencibia-play-catch-espn-magazine">ESPN The Magazine</a></p> </blockquote>http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/44103066239http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/44103066239Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:08:29 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ec01cc3e9030fed2ba3ff2ce2028f47c/tumblr_miso6qCycR1qz6ljpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://heyitsnoah.tumblr.com/post/44005225706/pretty-cool-way-to-look-at-the-relative-impact-of">heyitsnoah</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div>Pretty cool way to look at the relative impact of NBA All-Stars. Would be even better to see the stats against wins produced … <p>(via <a href="http://pco.lt/15eQQ4r">1 | Infographic: The NBA’s Best Players, Visualized As Statistical Snowflakes | Co.Design: business + innovation + design</a>)</p> </div> </blockquote>http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/44023505378http://theartofcompetition.tumblr.com/post/44023505378Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:56:46 -0500