It’s June and the Orioles are in first place. Baltimore would feel a lot better about this fact if it weren’t appended by about three footnotes.…
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Features
Putting The 2011-12 Caps To Rest, And 20 Questions For 2012-13
The 2011-12 Capitals were as frustrating as a hockey team can be. From night to night they vacillated between inspiring play and sheer disorganized chaos. They…
Baltimore Ravens
The Learning To Love The NFL Draft: Five Antidotes For “Draftlash”
The NFL Draft has grown steadily in popularity every year since has been televised. Now a primetime event with an in-your-face buildup and breakdown,…
Washington Capitals
Why Caps-Bruins Is A Great Series, And Why “The Avengers” Might Suck
Perhaps I’m just looking for a silver-lining after last night’s 4-3 loss by the Capitals to the Bruins. Or maybe I’m just geeked up…
Washington Capitals
Hopeless: A Caps Playoff Manifesto
“The whole thing is quite hopeless, so it’s no good worrying about tomorrow. It probably won’t come.” – Frodo, The Lord of the Rings…
Baltimore Orioles
My Twenty At The Yard
There are few structures that mean as much to me as Oriole Park at Camden Yards. I didn’t go there a single time last…
Features
Get Your Popcorn Ready: Fantasy Summer Movies Is Legit
I like fantasy baseball in theory. I love drafting my team, reading the prognostications and listening to the podcasts that cover the game. Somewhere…
Washington Capitals
Braden Holtby Does Not Give A [P]uck
For the second season in a row, small sample size notwithstanding, 22-year old Braden Holtby has been the Washington Capitals’ best goaltender. For the…
Baltimore Ravens
On The Ravens Off-season, And Playing The Big Picture In The Socialist NFL
The NFL is benevolent socialism in a vacuum. Most people understand this, but few fans encourage their teams to act on it. Perhaps the…
Baltimore Ravens
Player Views On Bounties, Head Injuries Expose NFL’s Fatal Flaw
Pro football is a grown man’s game. I mean that in the sense that, while they are coached and instructed, ultimately everything good and…