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Somewhere, tears are being shed by Chad Cordero's
shoulder, Elijah Dukes' calf, Wily Mo Pena's shoulder, Nick
Johnson's wrist, Ryan Zimmerman's shoulder, Ronnie Belliard's finger, and every other "day-to-day" diagnosis that turned into an extended trip to the DL.
Dmitri Young, on rehab assignment with the Vermont
Lake Monsters, celebrated a $1.00 Hot Dog Night promotion
in style at Centennial field in Burlington, VT last night, going 2-for-3 with a double and RBI. What luck! Who knew the second prong would involve hot dogs?
Well, if Jimbo says it was all just
a misunderstanding, it must be true! You gotta love
the "explanation" of last night's big dust up on Nationals dot com, from the mouths of "baseball sources". This much we know: Dukes is in the lineup tonight. Does he get drilled in his first or second at bat?
Manny and Elijah Dukes got into a screaming
match (and had to be separated) in the dugout
moments after Lastings Milledge's (game winning) eighth-inning HR. Worst of all, Dukes showed up his manager by faking the high-five and dropping his hand as he approached Acta in the post-game celebration on the field. Ugly. So, what the hell happened? Will they kiss and make up???
According to sources with no knowledge of the
situation, enraged Orioles owner Angelos (reportedly foaming at the
mouth) broke up a Nationals promotion yesterday at the Inner Harbor in downtown Baltimore, allegedly "punching and kicking, repeatedly" Nationals' mascot Screech and several Racing Presidents. "He was like a rabid dog," our sources tell us. Angelos unavailable for comment.
Great "Streetcar Named Desire" reference. Freshly minted WaPo
Nats' beat writer Chico Harlan vaults to the lead
for "1st Annual Nationals Enquirer Award for Creepiest Opening Paragraph in a Baseball Story (mainstream media)": "Three hours before the Washington Nationals played their 41st game of the season, Manager Manny Acta lathered his head in a rich foam -- a temporary helmet of white.
Austin Kearns gets a hit, the Nats win,
it's a mad mad world!
35 Days and Counting until Opening Night! According
to sources with no knowledge of the situation, a
so-so performance during Operation Super Flush (a stress test of the plumbing at the New Stadium) has led the organization to scrap plans for over 500 urinals and toilets. Plan B? Two port-a-potties (pictured above) "strategically placed" "throughout" the stadium.
Look for Tom Brady to jump into the
mix too: Somehow NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell didn't manage
to destroy this video (too bad?).
What the heck was with his taunting post-TD?
I said he looked like Reece Witherspoon in "Legally
Blonde" with the "bend and snap".
Randy, the big game, and the media.
YES!!! How do you spell win? "UNC" it
is! And I LOVED all the Tarheel crying after
the loss. That was the cherry on top of it all.
Greivis Vasquez surely wins the "Hamburger Helper" boxscore
stuffer award tonight (22pts, 6 boards, 8 assists, 2
steals), but it was Adrian Bowie who was the real difference maker. Nothing that says "WOW!" in his stats, but the power of his performance was the spark he provided in the second half.
Dear Jessica, I've never asked you for much,
but if you can help me out on this
one little issue, it'd sure be super duper. If you and your big ... hair, can please give Mr. Romo a telephone call before the game that'd be great. Or heck, why not even just show up to the game unannounced to wish him well? The Redskins are struggling, so we can really use the help.
Yes Johnny, they do suck. Both at football,
and with any attractive women. Needless potshot? Ok, I
admit it. There's no need to point out how bad the football team is. But evidently their football team SUCKS. I'll disagree with ESPN and say the "biggest disappointment" was the team, the record, and probably the past 20 years.
And it don't look so hot. The gist?
We stunk; injuries played a bit part, but we
didn't make the plays and didn't have the skills needed. If there is a QB controversy next season, then shoot me. On the heals of the hoops team losing to the OH-IO Bobcats, well, I'm close to giving up. Oh, and I love Erin Henderson. He gave it all to the team, and he better get something in return from ...
"The Washington Nationals, by all accounts, were a
significant success in 2007. Young players emerged. Old ones
rediscovered their top form. The organization positioned itself well to transition into its new ballpark. " Mark baby, are you KIDDING ME?? They SUCKED!!!
Wow. Yet it seems that with Collins in
the game, Al Saunder (Sub-Chief Advance Pro Temperate of
Offensive Considerations, or SCAPTOC) felt more comfortable with the playbook. Either that, or Gibbs fell asleep and an intern started calling the plays. And as Gumbel said with great emotion, for him, this was Collins' "best game of the century". And of the past decade as well.
Stomach injury? At least we scored two TDs,
our D looks good, and the Bears look inept.
And thanks Cris Collinsworth for your general concern for our players, very classy...













Maybe now "day-to-day" won't mean "trip to the DL" in 2009.