Credit Where Credit Is Due...

I was listening to the Sports Junkies this morning, and Lurch had the idea of the year...

They were discussing the BP Oil Spill, and how to stop the oil from plunging into the ocean...

In an effort to kill 2 birds with 1 stone, his solution was to shove Albert Hanesworth in the hole...

Works for me!!!

OTAs

I got an opportunity to go to the Washington Redskins' OTAs yesterday, and here were a few of my insights:

• First and foremost, Rex Grossman either sucks, has no command of the offense, or both. I believe he just sucks, as you would think he knows the offense from being with the Shannahans. He threw 2 interceptions, and multiple balls into the ground.
• Across the board, the D far outplayed the O.
• Missing from practice, other than Fat Albert, was Santana Moss, Ethan Albright, and Josh Bidwell...of those, I would like to know where Ethan was...is he still on the team?
• McNabb snuck out and did not sign autographs...I was surprised by that.
• Cooley, as expected was thoughtful, and funny, and stayed until everyone got signed.
• Words cannot describe the size of Phillip Daniels...he even stood out against everyone else.

Pretty cool experience all around!

SandGate?

There are accusations between the Flyers and Canadiens hockey series, that Montreal put something down in the hallway back to the locker room (like sand), that was causing issues with the Flyers skates. A Montreal defensemen, Jaroslav Spacek, when asked about it stated,

"I thought they had diarrhea, going back and forth from the locker room. The guys were talking on the plane. If (the Flyers) have trouble, maybe they can wear those skate protectors like figure skaters,"

Great Answer!

Laying Sod...

I put down 2 roles of Sod this past weekend, simply with the idea that if it works, great, and if not, I just wasted about $11. I want to know now if it is going to work, and if it does not, I want to know what I did wrong...

On the positive side, it is instant gratification that you have grass, where you previously did not...on the negative side, you have no indication if you are going to be successful, or how long it is going to take to integrate into your lawn...also, in doing some reading, and chatting with a few folks, you need to water the hell out of it.

Oh the torment!

Poor Choices...

I appreciate someone who likes to show their love for their team, and favorite player...however, as I was driving the beltway yesterday, I saw a license plate, that might have stepped over the bounds, given recent events...

It is not worth mentioning the state of origination, however, the license plate was as follows:

YGMEN56

WOW!!!

Always Good To Catch Up

with friends from high school, especially when you can take time and think about making fun of other people from high school.

It makes it even more special, when you get to share in collectively making fun of one of those emails that spreads like wildfire around the internet, only to realize that the originator was someone you knew!

Good times this past weekend!

CopyCat Post

A friend made a post on his blog, and it got me thinking about the questions he posed:

Fruits of the day (in order of preference): Raspberries / Peaches / Blueberries...I will ALWAYS pass on a pear

Cities I've never visited: LA, Anyplace in TX

Cities I want to visit: San Antonio / Nashville (though not anytime soon)

My guess at the Washington Nationals 2010 record - 74-88

And Some Other Things...

I Am Excited About: The Zac Brown Band / Dave Matthews Concert in June

Living in the Suburbs: is really fun actually...we do miss the "Big Box" stores though!

My Next Golf Club: The Adams Idea a7OS Hybrid http://www.adamsgolf.com/products/hybrids/a7os.php

Hoppin On...

I am not a baseball fan, but I am jumping on the Nats Bandwagon!

I have that feeling in my gut, that I did a few years ago about the Caps, that things are starting to turn around for the Nats.

They have been built the right way, and with a little bit of luck, they got a star in Strasburg, and a cornerstone in Zimmerman...this does not sound all to different from the Caps with Ovechkin and Green/Semin.

I even found myself watching a game last night.

Good time to come this summer and into the future.

GO NATS!

Just When We Got Past...

the whole Duke thing, this UVA story has to rear its ugly head, and this is FAR FAR FAR worse.

This upsets me beyond all proportions!

I honestly have nothing else to say about this situation.

The Caps...

I had the opportunity to go to Game 7 last week, and have held my tongue, as I was so pissed off by the outcome...I thought long and hard as to the reasons we lost, and here are a few of my official thoughts...Let me note first, however, I do not want to point the blame at one specific player, or even the coach for that matter, as I think that the Caps were fundamentally missing 2 key ingrediants, that simply rear their ugly head during the playoffs. In no other sport, does the difference between the regular season and the playoffs so distinct. It is so true in hockey that offense wins games, defense wins championships. to that end. A hockey team can ride a hot goalie to the Stanley Cup:

• Mike Green and the rest of the defense did not lose the series for us. What lost the series was the lack of a "Stay at Home Defensemen" Did you really expect Mike and the gang to change their ways in the playoffs....the answer is simply NO.
• Mike Knuble is the only player on the team who is willing to crash the net (Brooks Laich is a close 2nd, but was not the same after taking a puck in the face after a practice a few weeks back). In other words our top 2-3 lines are made up of Easter Europeans and Russians, who play a finesse game, and prefer to shoot from the outside. The playoffs are won and lost in front of the net.
• I have no issue with our goaltending. I hope that the 3 guys come back next year, and if Theo is the odd-man out, best of luck to him. He is a class-act, and should be treated as such.
• The coaching was fine, and no changes should be made.
• As for transactions, let go of Fleishmann and Fehr, and get a hard nose, in your face winger who wants to get after it. The same goes for Brendan Morrison. On D, bring up Alzner and keep Carlson with the big boys, and send Shawn Morrison and Milan Jurcina on their way. Go get a Chris Pronger like player.

We will keep going at this, until Uncle Ted shuts it down. Maybe we need to get rid of George McPhee...

My 2 cents