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Posted Tuesday November 03, 2009, About: Ovechkin's injury downgraded

For all the people that are having a hard time understanding, when your injury gets upgraded, you are improving. If someone goes to the hospital in critical condition and then get better, they are upgraded to stable condition. A downgrade means that his injury is worse than originally thought. On the surface, not good news for Caps fans.
However, some people brought up a great point that this might make the rest of the team play more aggressively knowing that they can't count on Ovechkin's absurd goal-per-game contribution. When you consider the caliber of opponents in the SE division, a couple of games without Ovechkin might do the Caps some good.

Posted Monday November 02, 2009, About: How bad is Ovechkin's injury?

If it was a joke, then I certainly apologize shafnutz. Seen too many negative comments on these boards that were definitely not joking. Glad to hear that it isn't truly mean spirited. No one wants these guys to get hurt. By all means, rip away.

Posted Monday November 02, 2009, About: How bad is Ovechkin's injury?

Here come all the Penguins fans that troll message boards in any attempt to talk trash about the Red Wings, Flyers, and Capitals whenever possible.

Posted Monday November 02, 2009, About: How bad is Ovechkin's injury?

Penguins fans, always good for a laugh. Bashing a guy's character when he gets injured by talking trash about something completely unrelated to the injury. Something about that screams of hypocrisy.

And by the way, Chunkystools, does the name Marian Hossa bring back any memories?

Posted Monday October 26, 2009, About: Coach K: New rule will be a joke

Its hard not to agree with Krzyzewski. However, I can't help but think about all the times his players jump in front of a guy driving the basket and then get thrown backwards like they were shot in the chest with a cannonball, even though they were barely touched. But then again, its Duke. He won't have to worry about his players getting called for fouls under the hoop, so this rule means nothing to him.

Posted Tuesday October 13, 2009, About: MLS stadiums to add roofs?

I am going to have to agree with the people who think this is a ridiculous idea for several reasons.

Many stadiums cannot just have roofs added to them. That is a big construction project and it will only prevent precipitation from becoming a factor. To play a game in Toronto, New York, Chicago, etc. in January and February will make for terrible playing conditions. No player wants to play in sub-freezing temperatures and no fans will want to sit still for 2 hours in that kind of weather.

Some teams play in stadiums where adding a roof is impossible. No one is going to pay to put a roof on Qwest Field or RFK Stadium.

While MLS should strive to be as big as the EPL, Bundesliga, and other European leagues, changing the schedule will do exactly the opposite. Having to compete with the NBA, NFL, NHL, NCAA basketball and NCAA football is not a good idea. Sure, die hard fans will go see a game in freezing temperatures, but a terrible game day experience is no way to draw in new fans. I feel like having the MLS compete with the boring MLB is a much smarter business move. And despite what some people on this board think, the MLS is not followed anywhere near as close as the NBA and NHL. I wish it was, but it isn't.

Posted Wednesday September 16, 2009, About: Crosby experimenting with new stick

Wow, great, a totally unbiased Penguins fan coming to the rescue. The people who care are the ones that live in the city and have to deal with obnoxious visiting team fans. However, Washingtonians should be used to that by now considering the abnormally large population of transplants that live there. Things there are bad enough without having locals bashing their home teams because they like whoever is winning at the time. Without local pride, we are all just bandwagon jumpers.

Posted Wednesday September 16, 2009, About: Crosby experimenting with new stick

You were born and raised in DC and you are a Penguins fan? Let me guess, you started watching hockey in '91 or somewhere around there. Are you a fan of all Pittsburgh sports or do you have any allegiance to the place where you were born and raised? My guess is that you are probably a Cowboys and Yankees fan also.

Posted Friday August 21, 2009, About: Weis: Star Irish freshman to play in opener

I hate that his smug looking, fat face is plastered all over T&R every day.

And Charlie Weis's blood type is Jell-O

Posted Thursday August 20, 2009, About: Nationals to promote acting GM

Gee El Czecho, so daring of you to go out on a limb and make those wild predictions like that. You should be a weatherman.

Posted Thursday August 20, 2009, About: Nationals to promote acting GM

HA! Busy here at work.
Forgot to mention the whole dealing of Nick Johnson thing and getting Adam Dunn back at first base where he belongs and away from the outfield. If they can finally get their bullpen situation figured out, he could be fielding a decent team at the start of next season.

Posted Thursday August 20, 2009, About: Source: Rose at center of Memphis forfeits

Raise your hand if you are surprised by this.

Now take that hand and punch yourself in the face 38 times.

Posted Thursday August 20, 2009, About: Nationals to promote acting GM

This would be a good move by the organization. Since taking over, he acquired a legit center fielder/lead off man in Nyjer Morgan for pennies and a bag of balls from Pittsburgh, he got the Strasburg deal done with Boras, and the team has basically been playing .500 baseball for the past month. Can't see any reason to replace him right now.

Posted Wednesday August 19, 2009, About: Sharks strip Marleau, Thornton of captain's honors

Yeah, other than disrespect Thornton and Marleau, give them less motivation to work hard, and create dissension in the locker room, I am not really sure what this is going to accomplish.

Posted Tuesday August 18, 2009, About: Nats sign Strasburg with minute to spare

It was a good move by everyone. Everyone hates Boras, we all know that. But Washington did a good job of not going too overboard by not throwing $20 million or more at this kid. $15 million over 4 years is a lot for an amateur but if this guy is half as promising as people are making him out to be, his value to the franchise will be much more than $15 million. Think jersey sales, ticket sales, etc. Washington doesn't lose any season ticket holders (not that there were that many in the first place) due to front office incompetence and cheap ownership. Now they might be able to move some of their young starting pitchers to their dreadful bullpen.
Strasburg will not play in the majors this year. He has to start out in the minors and work his way up. Even if he does so at a very fast pace, minor league baseball is over by the end of the month. That means that he won't get to pitch in September and he will not be ready for the jump to the bigs with only a few weeks of warm up. Remember, he hasn't pitched since May. They are better off saving him until next year. Plus, if they do finish last in the majors again, which looks less likely considering they are playing well now, they haven't ruined their chances of signing Bryce Harper next year. He has the devil as an agent too.

Posted Thursday August 13, 2009, About: Boras delaying Strasburg negotiations?

Yaz #8, everything you said sounds about right. And if I was a betting man, which I am, $15 to $20 million looks like a good guess.

Posted Thursday August 13, 2009, About: Boras delaying Strasburg negotiations?

The reason people think the Nationals are taking a stand on principle is because this kid has yet to throw a professional pitch and he is already asking for an astronomical contract that is more of a joke than anything else. Yes he is the best prospect in years, but he still hasn't proven a thing. If any team in any sport passes on the opportunity to draft the best player in years, they are making a HUGE mistake in every way. For a moment, let's assume Matthew Stafford was the best QB prospect in a decade. Should Detroit not draft him because he is asking for $350 million before taking a single snap. Basically, that is what Boras was asking for when he said he wants $50 million (5X more than any number one overall pick has gotten). My guess is that Detroit would see this as a ridiculous request and still draft him. Obviously there are many factors at work here that are working for or against the Nationals and Boras, but the point is still the same. The kid is a great prospect, but what he was asking for before the draft was laughable. And as far as principle goes, many people will see this as Washington trying to not let agents like Boras ruin the game of baseball more than he already has.

Posted Thursday August 13, 2009, About: Boras delaying Strasburg negotiations?

If Strasburg doesn't sign with the Nationals this year, they don't just get a top ten pick, they get the number two pick. And if the Nationals finish last in the MLB again this year, they get the number one and two overall draft picks.
The Nationals have to think about what their competence as an organization (not talking about performance and stupid marketing gaffs) will look like if they give in to Boras' ridiculous demands or if they stand their ground. If they don't sign Strasburg, they might look like they aren't committed to building a winning franchise because they don't want to spend the money. On the other hand, they might look like a team that has some integrity and will not throw all rookie salaries out the window for future generations of draftees. They get the first and second picks next year and they won't have to throw $50mil at a kid who could easily throw out his arm.
One problem with this though. Next year's number one draft pick, Harper, has Boras as an agent too.

Posted Tuesday August 11, 2009, About: Coyotes hearing could be a 'bloodbath'

S C U M B A G is not a word that should be ****. Come on SI, don't be like that. Its not like I called him a **** or a ****.

Posted Tuesday August 11, 2009, About: Coyotes hearing could be a 'bloodbath'

As much as Balsillie seems like a ****, I would love to see him win this case just so Bettman has to eat it like the little punk that he is.

Posted Friday August 07, 2009, About: Inside Crosby's Stanley Cup party plans

Actually, I am really not much of a hater. jmsfly98 said it best. It's just a really slow day on T&R. Hopefully some irrational Penguins, Flyers, and Red Wings fans will get mad and start arguing about something completely unrelated.