Archive for May, 2009
« Previous EntriesJon Jansen No Longer a Redskin
Friday, May 29th, 2009After 10 years of service to the Redskins, Jon Jansen has been released. It’s the end of an era for Washington’s o-line. So long Jon, and may your ice bath of life always overfloweth with big-balled, hairy linemen.
And now, some quotes from Dan Snyder:
“This morning, Coach [Jim] Zorn, Vinny Cerrato and I met with Jon. [...]
Matt Wieters Day Is Finally Here
Friday, May 29th, 2009We’d normally never direct your away from our own fine line of Mr. Irrelevant T-Shirt Shop products, but today is a special day. It’s Matt Wieters Day. The Orioles savior makes his Major League debut this evening against Dontrelle Willis and the Tigers at Camden. Expect the D-Train to be sent into a head-on collision [...]
DMV: O’s Get the Cream Pie Hat Trick
Friday, May 29th, 2009DMV is a daily roundup of District-Maryland-Virginia (mostly) sporting links.
After a strong 2008 in AA (2.68 ERA, 10.9 K/9 IP) and an excellent start to ‘09 in AAA (2.93, 12.6), 24-year-old David Hernandez pitched into the sixth, allowing one in his ML debut. That’s four straight wins for the O’s, the past three of which [...]
DMV: The Reimold Era Is Underway Too
Thursday, May 28th, 2009DMV is a daily roundup of District-Maryland-Virginia (mostly) sporting links.
O’s rookie LF Nolan Reimold, who has done nothing but hit, especially this season at Triple-A, lines a walk-off homer against Toronto to sweep the Jays. After posting a career minor league OPS of .904, he’s now at .839 with 4 HR in 49 AB for [...]
Cabrera Makes Nats GM Rizzo Sleepy
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009Nationals GM Mike Rizzo on why they decided to dump Daniel Cabrera yesterday (emphasis on the awesome part is mine):
“I look beyond the contract and look at the execution and performance of the player, and it wasn’t up to par. I was tired of watching him.”
Steven at Fire Jim Bowden called that jab at Cabrera [...]
DMV: O’s Matt Wieters Era Begins … Now
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009DMV is a daily roundup of District-Maryland-Virginia (mostly) sporting links.
Finally! O’s super prospect Matt Wieters, AKA “the Can’t Miss Kid”, debuts at Camden on Friday. The 23-year-old was batting .305/.387/.504 in Triple-A Norfolk and figures to be the finest Baltimore backstop since Chris Hoiles, and maybe even Mickey Tettleton! [The Sun]
“The 2009 season … is [...]
Flimsy Logic Says Vick’s Coming to D.C.
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009According to Mike Florio, the Redskins should be atop the list of possible Mike Vick destinations because A) they tried to acquire Jay Cutler and Mark Sanchez during the offseason; B) DeAngelo Hall said during a radio interview over the weekend that Vick deserves a second chance.
(I understand that this is the sort of loose [...]
DMV: Haynesworth May Cost a Draft Pick
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009DMV is a daily roundup of District-Maryland-Virginia (mostly) sporting links.
In a scoop WaPo’s Jason Reid called “oddly timed” before reporting it himself, the NFL is investigating the tampering charges that Tennessee has brought against Washington. So, in the end, Albert Haynesworth may not only cost $100 million but a draft pick as well, which is [...]
Nats and O’s Week 7 Winners & Losers
Monday, May 25th, 2009Winners & Losers for a week when the Nats went 2-5 and the O’s 2-4 …
WINNERS
Ross Detwiler made his first two starts, allowing three earned runs and five hits while striking out 10 over 11. As a 6′5″ lefty with mid-90s heat and a sharp curve, he looked good doing it. He also makes [...]
Fashion Fail: The O’s-Colored Nats Hat
Sunday, May 24th, 2009Hey, I like both teams too, but, yeah, no.
(As seen on MASN during Nats-O’s. Thanks to Unsilent for the snag.)