D.C. Sports Bog Archive: What You Need to Know
Morning Bog: DCember Rocks at RFK
This week, your favorite Mid-Atlantic college football bowl announced its '09 ad campaign: DCember Rocks at RFK. Get it, D.C.-ember? And also, "fans through the years have enjoyed RFK Stadium's legendary bouncy seats and rockin' stands for football and soccer games," according to the release. And baseball, I guess....
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September 17, 2009; 9:34 AM ET |
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Morning Bog: Too Much Skins Coverage?
It's a question as old as the Internet: do the D.C. sports media cover the Redskins too much? The answer is two-fold: 1) Duh 2) But we have to Which doesn't stop people from asking the question again and again. The latest is the WaPo ombudsman, who concludes that...
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September 14, 2009; 11:04 AM ET |
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Morning Bog: Riggleman Says Baseball Isn't Taxing
Taxed. (By John Bazemore - AP) The standard baseball critique from fans of hockey, soccer, football, basketball, synchronized swimming, rhythmic gymnastics, miniature golf and competitive basket weaving is that their sport is more physically taxing than baseball. The standard response from baseball fans involves emerald chessboards and the swaying...
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September 10, 2009; 11:10 AM ET |
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Afternoon Bog: Peter King Sides With Dan Snyder
Redskins fans love to accuse Peter King of anti-burgundy bias, and they seized on his 6-10 final record prediction this summer, as further evidence, but here comes King, defending the team's owner against charges of bankrupting Fairfax County grannies. Leif, the way I look at that one is pretty simple:...
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September 9, 2009; 12:40 PM ET |
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Morning Bog: Tony Plush's Broken Hand
When Nyjer Morgan was at the ESPN Zone last week, he was asked at least twice about his penchant for the head first slide. Emcee Charlie Slowes asked him if he wouldn't please consider the feet first variety. "Nah, not happening," Tony Plush said. "Headfirst, I just feel like...
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August 28, 2009; 9:34 AM ET |
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Morning Bog: More D.C. Cross-Sport Love
Continuing yesterday's theme, here are more D.C. athletes and fans expressing love and support for their different-uniformed friends. * Caron Butler declines an invitation to visit Vikings training camp, saying "I'm a Redskins fan, I can't do that." (He also says Gilbert looks "spectacular.") (Outlet) * That dude who...
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August 27, 2009; 7:25 AM ET |
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