An avid sports fan, Ari Shapiro still lists Super Bowl XXXII as the greatest moment of his life. In addition to his work for the Huffington Post, Ari also writes The Cheap Seats blog. When he’s not watching sports, talking sports, or writing about sports, Ari works as an attorney in Washington, DC. You can reach him at TheCheapSeats09@gmail.com

Blog Entries by Ari Shapiro

I Had Sex With Tiger Woods

3 Comments | Posted December 22, 2009 | 08:12 AM (EST)


Editor's Note: The following blog post is satire.

Ladies and gentlemen, I have a confession to make. It's not going to be easy, it's not something I'm proud of, and it may ruin my dream of one day becoming Commissioner of the PGA Tour, but I have to get this...

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Ladies and Gentlemen, Your 2009 NL Manager of the Year, Mr. Jim Tracy

1 Comments | Posted November 16, 2009 | 01:15 PM (EST)


Major League Baseball will announce its 2009 National League Manager of the Year on Wednesday, and the way I see it, the only way Jim Tracy doesn't walk away with the award is if Clint Hurdle gets to cast all 32 votes. Of course, after Tracy is presented with the...

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The Unlikely Quartet

Posted November 11, 2009 | 06:35 AM (EST)


What do Barack Obama, Mark Cuban, Chad Ochocinco, and LeGarrette Blount all have in common?

Give up? Ok, I'll tell you: not much. But since this is the Huffington Post, I thought I'd use Barack Obama to get your attention. And since you're here, I have some things I'd like...

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Thoughts From the Bye Week

Posted October 27, 2009 | 10:13 AM (EST)


With the Broncos enjoying a much-deserved bye last week, I had a chance to reflect on the Broncos' season. You know, where we've been, where we're going, and how it is that anyone ever allowed a professional football team to wear those uniforms in public. And as a bonus, I...

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The October Doubleheader

Posted October 14, 2009 | 10:26 AM (EST)


If you woke up in Denver, Colorado last Sunday morning, you had the opportunity of the sports year. Actually, it was bigger than that -- it was the opportunity of a sports lifetime. It was an opportunity so rare that it only occurs once, maybe twice each year, if at...

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Back in Orange and Blue

2 Comments | Posted October 6, 2009 | 07:16 AM (EST)


Yep, it's official -- I'm back. Ask anyone standing within a 3-block radius of my apartment Sunday afternoon -- they all heard the screams. Either I'm back on the Broncos bandwagon or there was a triple homicide in my apartment.

I know, I know, I never should have left. I...

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Coming Soon: Rocktober

3 Comments | Posted October 2, 2009 | 11:45 AM (EST)


Ladies and gentlemen, get ready for the greatest show on Earth. Barnum & Bailey ain't got nothin' on us. Coming to a (Houston) Street or (Rafael Betan) Court near you, we've got a show guaranteed to delight (Eric) Young and Jason Giambi alike. We've got fireworks, we've got HD screens,...

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Will the Real Jim Tracy Please Stand Up?

1 Comments | Posted September 30, 2009 | 10:00 AM (EST)


Denver, I need your help. I know, I know -- we've only just met and I'm already asking for a favor. But this is serious. I need someone -- anyone -- to explain to me how Jim Tracy has the Colorado Rockies on the verge of the MLB playoffs. I...

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