Archive for July, 2007
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Monday, July 30th, 2007Training camp has begun, which means the Washington Post dedicates two pages per day to the Skins. That would be overkill, except a hefty bit of said real estate goes to Bog Man Dan Steinberg and the uncovering of gems like the New Hair Report.
The star of this piece is fan favorite Mike Sellers, [...]
Cal to the Hall, Iron Man to the Rescue
Sunday, July 29th, 2007Cal Ripken’s finest moment came on the heels of his sport’s worst, as the victory lap of 2,131 “saved baseball” from the canceled World Series of 1994. Today, he enters Cooperstown, and, however briefly, delivers us from the muck and the mire of a week of dog fighting, referee scandal and 755 falling in shame.
There’s [...]
Jason Campbell Is an Outstanding Actor
Saturday, July 28th, 2007Anyone who lives in the D.C.-area has long since be familiar with the Eastern Motors commercials. They feature, or have featured, a long list of athletes who either play in the area (ex. Clinton Ports, etc.), or are from the area (ex. Carmelo Anthony). The real key to their success is their amazingly [...]
Commissioner Cal Ripken, Jr.
Saturday, July 28th, 2007I must say, it does have a ring to it. I wish I could claim that the idea of Cal replacing Bud as commish was my own, but it comes from a brain far more advanced than mine. Ozzie Guillen laid this bit of brilliance on us a couple days ago:
“He knows the rules [...]
D.C. Blogger Happy Hour: Success!
Saturday, July 28th, 2007Some of the gang, left to right: Gheorghe the Blog, Awful Announcing, Miss Chatter, Littles, Jamie Mottram, Unsilent Majority.
Awkward moments: Check. Drunkenness: Check. Discussion of the proper way to credit other blogs within a post: Double check!
We didn’t have as much fun as these guys (you really MUST watch that), but it was indeed [...]
Blog Show No. 17: ‘Suck Walnuts’
Saturday, July 28th, 2007So we viewed Blog Show last night at DC Sports Bloggers Happy Hour IV (more on that later). The scene was Bungalow Buffalo Billiards, a big, loud place with TV’s displaying closed captioning, and about eight minutes into it, our transcripted flow was broken up with with the following message: “Talking over each other.”
Perfect. In [...]
Is That Bill Dudley Next to the Back Zit?
Saturday, July 28th, 2007Meet Redskins superfan Kevin McCarthy, who you will certainly not be shocked to learn lives in southern Maryland. He has quite the mosaic (see it larger than you ever would want to) on his rather expansive back, and a custom sleeveless and backless shirt to accommodate it:
I hope he has enough room down there near [...]
The Triple Lindy Gone Terribly Wrong
Friday, July 27th, 2007Deuce of Davenport — now selling turd-colored “Deuce” shirts! — provides a glimpse at what happens when a fat man tries to do too much on a spring-loaded diving board:
That’s gonna leave a mark. Let Rodney show you how it’s done, son.
Beware When Dating Girls Who Like NFL
Friday, July 27th, 2007I used to think the idea of dating a girl who was a die-hard Redskins fan sounded so great. But as I’ve grown to the ripe old age of 25, I realize that being around girls who think they know anything about football (or even worse, actually do know anything about football) is just really, [...]
Phillies Fans: ‘John Lannan Must Die’
Friday, July 27th, 2007Many of you don’t know who John Lannan is, yet some of you want him dead. Allow me to explain …
Lannan made his Major League debut yesterday for the Nats at Philadelphia. He had 40 guests in attendance, including his father and mother, whom was caught on MASN’s broadcast crying after her son was ejected [...]