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DMV: ‘Hey Look Kids, There’s Big Ben’
By Jamie Mottram | June 23, 2009
DMV is a daily roundup of District-Maryland-Virginia (mostly) sporting links.
We’ve seen the likes of Stephen Strasburg before, 20 years ago in the form of Ben McDonald, who was touted as the greatest college pitcher ever, drafted No. 1 overall and represented by Scott Boras. Chico Harlan does a great job retelling how that difficult signing went down. [WaPo]
A Corey Patterson O’s jersey. There must be a Nats version. [Straight Cash Homey]
Manny Acta is a good man, and a snappy dresser. [Bog]
Blog icon Tyler Clippard makes it to the Nats as a reliever. [The Nats Blog]
Despite 5-2 record, Shairon Martis has not been good. [NBC Washington]
Bullets Forever takes Steph Curry at No. 5 in the BDL mock. [Ball Don't Lie]
Antawn Jamison takes DeMar DeRozan in ESPN’s player mock. [Wiz Insider]
The NHL Draft is this weekend. Here’s a primer for Caps fans. [Japers' Rink]
Want: these mid-’90s Caps Starting Lineup figures. [Capitals Kremlin]
A great photo of Jason Campbell and a dolphin. [Kissing Suzy Kolber]
The Skins are the 9th-best NFL team of all time. [DC Landing Strip]
A fair look at Pro Football Talk, the Redskins and us. [Krem's Sports Blog]
Ex-AU guard Derrick Mercer is invited to join the Globetrotters. [Stet Sports]
Wish I was there: Phoenix at an overheated Rock and Roll Hotel. [DCist]
Today: Red Sox-Nats (7:05), O’s-Marlins (7:10)
(If you don’t get the headline, re-watch the scene from whence it came.)
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