I’ll be handling DMV every morning this week while Jamie is in Cali for official Yahoo! business. Expect a marked decrease in links and effort.
Matt Wieters fails to win the World Series for O’s in his big league debut, going 3-for-11 in his first series, including an 0’fer on Friday and Sunday. He received some advice from Aubrey Huff though. Don’t listen to anything he says, Matt. [Baltimore Sun]
Elsewhere in Birdland, Luke Scott hit six homers over the past week and claims that his shoulder still isn’t 100%. [Baltimore Sun]
Curtis Granderson appreciates Scott’s power surge, and notes that he never “pimped” any of his five home runs in the series. [Big League Stew]
Good news: Nats’ television audience is up 50% from last season. Bad news: They still have the lowest ratings in the majors. [D.C. Sports Bog]
D.C. weekend schadenfreude: LeBron fails; Pens lose Game 1 and 2. [BDL; Puck Daddy]
Off day for the Nats following (another) long losing streak leaves Manny Acta’s job security shakier than ever. [Nationals Journal]
Mason eliminated swiftly from NCAA Tournament, goes 0-2 in Greenville Regional. [GoMason.com]
The U comes out in force, as usual, for Santana Man’s 30th b-day party. [D.C. Sports Bog]
Real World: D.C. will begin filming on June 20th in Dupont. [We Love D.C.]
Today: Andy Roddick vs. Gael Monfils (sometime today); O’s-M’s (10:10)