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DMV: Hunter Smith, You’re My Hero
By Jamie Mottram | August 14, 2009
DMV is a daily roundup of District-Maryland-Virginia (mostly) sporting links.
Skins lose 23-0 at Baltimore. How bad was it? Even Colt Brennan sucked. [Mike Wise]
Hunter Smith punted nine times for 45.2 yards per (37.1 net). Note: He had nine punts all of last preseason with Indy. Note No. 2: The Skins averaged 41 per last season (33.8 net). [Skins Insider]
Brian Orakpo impressed in his professional debut. [WaPo]
The young receivers caught six, fumbled two. [Sports Bog]
Chad Rinehart started at right guard and had a decent game. [Skins Insider]
Uni-fail: Seven-year vet Ladell Betts wore a “BETTIS” jersey. [Sports Bog]
Lindsay Czarniak is a Skins sideline reporter this preseason. [Skins Blog]
Something about the Skins to D.C. Can’t happen for decades. [NBC D.C.]
If the Cooleys can’t beat us, they will rip off our ideas. [Chris Cooley]
Philly is the surprise destination for Michael Vick. [Shutdown Corner]
The Nats get shut out by a goddamn pill-popper. [Nats Journal]
An excellent look at the Strasburg negotiations reveals that a) the Nats initial offer is believed to include a $9.5 million bonus b) most think the overall deal will be $15-20 million c) the Nats have to get this done d) Strasburg has to get this done and e) it will rock baseball. [Jayson Stark]
Vetting Nats GM candidate/rising star Jerry DiPoto. [Past Vidro]
O’s are unable to sign 2nd-round pick/HS SS Mychal Givens. [MASN]
Rick Dempsey sells a baseball movie script to Columbia Pictures. [Deadspin]
A recommended read on the return and remaking of Gilbert. [Baseline]
Epic Vale links to a “Kill + Mode = Chee$e” tee model. [@bigdaddywookie]
LeBron acts like LeBron, denies the Wiz-Cavs rivalry. [Wiz Insider]
Theodore, not Varly, enters camp as the No. 1 goalie. [Caps Insider]
Today: Angels-O’s (7:05), Nats-Reds (7:10)
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Topics: DMV, Hunter Smith, Redskins | 1 Comment »
August 14th, 2009 at 5:31 PM
You guys are lucky you couldn’t see that poor showing last night. Yes, it’s preseason but it doesn’t say a lot about our depth when it appeared the 2nd and 3rd teams (except for a few players) couldn’t figure out what to do if they had a map, compass and a guide telling them where to go.