Archive for September, 2009

Update: Key Bridge jumpers

Remember the other week when I blogged about two guys jumping off of Key Bridge? I figured it was just a fun little post about a rather remarkable video that would be up a day and pretty much go away — traffic analysis supported that theory by the way.
It turns out the story has [...]

Blue White Roundtable: Penn State vs. Ilinois

Kevin from Penn State Clips has this week’s questions.
1) The BCS Championship Game dream is dead, but Penn State can still go to the Rose Bowl (at least in theory). What’s your best guess about our final record and bowl destination?
At the beginning of the season, I predicted 11-2 with a loss to Illinois, I [...]

Nats win 2009 penultimate home game

Nats Grab a Win to Savor – The PostNats hit the five-year mark with victory – The Wash. TimesGoing up 4-3 in the eighth on form National Anderson Hernandez’s throwing error, the Washington escaped with the win when Elijah Dukes robbed David Wright of an extra base hit to end the game. Dukes caught the [...]

Joe Paterno press conference transcript & video 09.29.2009

Joe Paterno News Conference – Intercollegiate Athletics
His line about Joe Suhey is hysterical.
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©MMX William F. Yurasko

Apple picking at Crooked Run Orchard

PURCELLVILLE, Va. — Last Sunday, we took my son apple-picking for the first time. In fact, it was my first time too. Based on my wife’s research, we selected Crooked Run Orchard in Purcellville in Loudon County, the closest (45 miles away) to our home in Alexandria. We were pleased with what we found. The [...]

5 years ago today, MLB announced the Expos were moving to D.C.

Five years ago today, I rushed out of my office office in Tysons Corner, parked at my apartment building in Pentagon City and Metro’ed to Mt. Vernon Square, Senators pennant in hand for the announcement I had been waiting pretty much my whole life for — baseball was coming back to D.C.
That was a great [...]

Nats beat Mets, Detwiler gets first win

Finally, Detwiler Picks Up the ‘W’ – The PostDetwiler delivers in his final start – The Wash. TimesIt took 13 starts, but Ross Detwiler finally earned his first curly W of his career. The lefty rookie was finally rewarded for a decent September after trouble in his early season call-up. He gave up only one [...]

Updated Penn State football TV schedule 09.28.2009; Eastern Illinois game time/channel

Okay, I’m surprised to see that the highly anticipated Penn State vs. Eastern Illinois (I-AA, I’m not calling it FCS) game will not be on Big Ten Network. For whatever reason, ESPN Classic picked it up. Not surprisingly, it is a noon kickoff. I guess I’ll be upgrading my sports package.
Here is the rest [...]

Nats notes for 09.28.2009

A few things I wanted to post as we head into the final week of the season:
Where to play Mike Morse? – The Post
CF Nyjer Morgan is the Nats MVP, even though he only played 51 games? – The Wash. Times
SS Cristian Guzman and reliever Sean Burnett might not play again in 2009.
In 2010, 3,300 [...]

It is time for Penn Staters to give up the White Out myth

OMG, Iowa is gonna be so intimidated by teh Whiteout 11!!!11!
Saturday night saw another display of Penn State’s “legendary” white out WHITEHOUSE. The brainstorm of college football atmosphere savant Guido D’Elia, the Whitehouse is supposed to unify the fans and give the Nittany Lions a 12th, if not 13th man. It is only “officially” brought [...]

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