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The Top 10 Most Popular D.C. Athletes
By Jamie Mottram | May 18, 2010
I took part in the polling for Steinz’ annual list of D.C.’s most popular current athletes, so I figured I’d go ahead and share my ballot here*:
1. Alex Ovechkin — A universally-liked star.
2. Chris Cooley — A universally-liked semi-star.
3. Donovan McNabb — A still new, mostly-liked star.
4. Clinton Portis — An equally liked and loathed fading star.
5. Gilbert Arenas — A riddle wrapped up in bacon, but still a star.
6. Ryan Zimmerman — Slowly but surely becoming more popular over time.
7. Nicklas Backstrom — Could’ve vaulted into the top five with a playoff run.
8. Brian Orakpo — Will vault into the top five with a monster 2010.
9. Stephen Strasburg — With luck, he’ll never be rated this low ever again.
10. London Fletcher — Kind of a minor figure, but one everyone likes.
Honorable mention: Colt Brennan — There are a lot of idiots out there.
* Ovi’s a lock at 1; everything else is up for highly subjective debate.
Topics: Agent Zero, Alexander Ovechkin, Chris Cooley, Clinton Portis, Donovan McNabb, Infinite Sadness | 10 Comments »
May 18th, 2010 at 10:53 AM
I would put Brooks Laich in at least an honorable mention role. He seems to be popular with some Cap fan diehards.
May 18th, 2010 at 1:34 PM
Brooks Laich? You must ne kidding.
May 18th, 2010 at 3:34 PM
Greivis should be ahead of Fletcher. I mean, really.
May 18th, 2010 at 3:35 PM
He’s not really a D.C. athlete anymore, bro.
May 18th, 2010 at 3:37 PM
Gilbert too?
May 18th, 2010 at 6:14 PM
Definitely would love to see Zim at number two. In a few years he will probably be there. I don’t feel Mcnabb should even be considered in the top ten until I see him win some games in a Skins uniform. I agree with everyone else but would probably stick Mike Green in there at ten to replace Mcnabb.
May 18th, 2010 at 8:32 PM
You might wanna add John Wall to that list in a couple years or so.
May 18th, 2010 at 8:41 PM
probably less than a couple years…Provied the curse O’ Les Boulez leaves when Leonsis moves in.
May 19th, 2010 at 3:16 PM
Taking a dump in a shoe makes you popular? Agent Nil go away.
September 21st, 2011 at 10:27 PM
Good choices – each athlete has a special attachment to their teams. It would be very difficult to position any of the above in a one to ten scale. Remember it is the arthors opinion and only that. An opinion Anyone could be number one and anyone could be number 10.