Archive for August, 2009
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Monday, August 24th, 2009Brendan Haywood thinks you’re both suspect for even suggesting the idea of mouth-to-mouth:
Colt Brennan compares the embarrassment of throwing a pick to tripping over yourself while walking down the street. I guess the main difference would be that the latter doesn’t cost you your job. [Cooley Zone]
Fred Davis discusses catching his first TD, doing the [...]
Skins-Pitt Preseason Winners & Losers
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009Handing out labels following Skins games. Today: a 17-13 win vs. Pittsburgh.
WINNERS:
Running Game. Despite stalling out on the three, the opening 62-yard drive against the Steelers first team defense — one of the best in the league, obviously — was all rushing save for one 10-yard pass to Cooley. For the game, the Skins had [...]
The Top 10 #strasburgissogood Tweets
Friday, August 21st, 2009If you’ve been following the Nats twitosphere this week, you know that #strasburgissogood is a meme of sorts. Kind of like Matt Wieters Facts before it, it’s basically a way of mocking how ridiculously high expectations really are for Stephen Strasburg. For example, #strasburgissogood he can make a goatee look reasonable.
As you can tell, I’m [...]
Help Wanted: SB Nation Associate Editor
Friday, August 21st, 2009This has nothing to do with DC sports, so move along if you’re already gainfully employed …
Let’s get this out of the way: The position I’m trying to fill requires you to give up any hopes of going outside for an extended period of time over the weekends. We’re talking 8-10 hours every Saturday [...]
DMV: Fred Smoot’s Hypothetical Rap Video Will Not Be Nautical by Nature
Friday, August 21st, 2009Cooley is this week’s correspondent for Jim Rome and the highlight comes at the 38-second mark when he and Fred Smoot discuss their upcoming rap video which is “not going to be on a boat.” [Chris Cooley]
Stats say it wasn’t Campbell who failed the Skins in ‘08. [Homer McFanboy]
Skins are handing out terrible towels at [...]
Watch the Streaking O’s Fan Get Nailed
Thursday, August 20th, 2009Because TV never shows the good stuff:
Why’d he do that, and in such a manner, you ask? Take it away, YouTube:
A drunken fan takes a bet from his friends that he can run across the field during the 9th inning of an Orioles game, touch the Southwest sign, and run back and touch his friends [...]
DMV Lite: Nats Thank Rizzo by Hiring Him
Thursday, August 20th, 2009Following yesterday’s report that the Nats were hiring Jerry DiPoto as their new GM, the late-night news breaks that they’re sticking with Mike Rizzo and removing that unseemly “interim” tag from his title. [Chatter]
Your comprehensive guide to Redskins players on Twitter. [Redskins 360]
Leonsis thanks SI for not giving the Caps any respect. [Ted's Take]
Note: Chris [...]
Jason Campbell Finally Gets Some Love
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009It’s not the support of the Redskins or their fans, and it’s not even an actual award or achievement. No, it’s just the pity of others, and that’s something.
Kissing Suzy Kolber blog star Christmas Ape (A.K.A. Mottram family Turkey Bowl vet and ex-Postie Mike Tunison), in a special to promote his new/first book, The Football [...]
DMV: Nats to Thank Rizzo by Firing Him?
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009“Multiple sources insisted Tuesday that the Nationals are on the verge of announcing that Diamondbacks VP Jerry DiPoto is about to be named Nationals GM, replacing [Mike] Rizzo, who has been interim GM since replacing Jim Bowden.” [Gordon Edes]
An endorsement for Rizzo, who shined in the Strasburg negotiations. [Nats Enquirer]
An endorsement for not caring, because [...]
The Strasburg Signing in T-Shirt Form
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009So it is commented, so it is done: the Strasburg signing tee!
For those that don’t get it, the record-setting deal was agreed upon exactly 77 seconds before the deadline, or precisely 11:58:43 p.m. ET.
For those that do, order now for $17.90 in either white-on-blue, red-on-blue or white-on-red. Small price to pay to always remember the [...]