Michael Beasley Represents the District
Mr. Irrelevant —
The Nats have the worst record and TV ratings in baseball, but they’ve also got the next NBA Rookie of the Year (yeah, I said it) rockin’ their logos.
And those are fresh ones too, as it appears the Curly W and alternate D.C. logo were nowhere to be found as recently as two months ago. Too bad he’s now in the same division as the Wiz.
(Many thanks to We’ve Got Heart for taking notice and to Wikipedia for sorting out Beasley’s myriad District-area connections; four high schools in four years is ...
Morning Look: Gil Bowing in Filipino Malls
D.C. Sports Bog —
... , which has posted literally more than 500 photos of Gilbert in Manila. It's an amazing collection that will pass at least 20 minutes of your time, and it, at the least, gives the impression that Gil has quite a few Filipino fans. A few highlights are here. And when did Gilbert become the black-clad hero of some dystopian futuristic movie, by the way? And a very close runner-up for Morning Look goes to Michael Beasley's Curly W tattoo , via ...
Michael Beasley spotted with a relatively ...
Deadspin —
Michael Beasley spotted with a relatively new Washington Nationals tattoo? Awesome. [We've Got Heart]
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The 10-man rotation, starring NBA Jam
Ball Don't Lie —
... could the Clippers make a move for Emeka Okafor? 6th: Shutdown Corner. Allen Iverson cracks the MJD's top 11 "athletes who would excel in the NFL" list. 7th: The Hoop Doctors, via Ballhype. Did Elton Brand use sneaky-deeky Carlos Boozer-like free agency tactics? 8th: Awful Announcing. Steve Nash loves mummies more than soccer. 9th: We've Got Heart, via Mr. Irrelevant. Check out Michael Beasley's new Nationals ...
Blog Patrol
FanIQ Blog —
... no idea why. [Home Run Derby]
Mike Lowell will steal your cell phone. [Red Sox Monster]
Iran's national basketball team wants in on the NBA summer league. Uh, ok. [SPORTSbyBROOKS]
Someone is not so pleased that Brett Favre might return. And I have to agree. [MoonDog Sports]
Today's horrible athlete tattoo comes courtesy of Wayne Rooney. [The Spoiler]
And coming in just behind Rooney is Michael Beasley. [We've Got Heart]
Tractor Traylor will be making a comeback...in Vegas! ...
Links 07.11.08 - Links Before Drinks
the east coast bias —
... Only 9,000 TVs are tuned in to the Nationals game in the DC area? DAMN. They’ll be moving to Vegas in no time. Unless Beasley’s curly W tattoo has some say about it (h/t to BallHype). ...
To those of you who sport permanent MLB tattoos: Help!
Big League Stew —
... Unfortunately, all 30 marriages between flesh and ink in celebration of baseball devotion are not available on the Internets. In fact, I found only 15 different teams (which includes, no lie, Michael Beasley's Curly W), so if I'm going to build an ultra-representative MLB tattoo post, I'll need your help. ...
