LATEST STORIES FROM MR. IRRELEVANT
DMV: Zaching For A Cause
Keep supporting Zach Lederer, UMD hoops manager fighting cancer. [Bog]
Caps suffer bad home loss, give up two goals in final three minutes. [WaPo]
A not too pretty break down of Dale Hunter versus Bruce Boudreau. [RMNB]
Rich Tandler: Skins QB choice comes down to RG3 or Peyton. [CSNW]
Wiz face Lebron tonight, and tough home crowds. [Wash. Exam.]
Lacking a “Big Three”...
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Discuss
Peyton Manning Skins Roundtable
The hype machine is out full-force on the Peyton Manning to the Redskins rumors. Any major news outlet you look at is reporting on the possibility, and the Shanahans remain mum on the topic. There are plenty of questions on Peyton’s health and what it will take to sign him, but the bigger question for Skins fans is if Peyton is the right fit. Some folks say they should, others...
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Andy’s A-11, Where It’s Still Georgetown Up Top
Mr. I Maryland Sports Correspondent Andy Peden casts his weekly ballot in the so-called Atlantic 11 college hoops poll.
1. Georgetown (18-5, 8-4) — Huge loss at Cuse last night. The Hoyas are working on seeding at this point. They have a reasonable chance to end up with a highly desired top-four seed, especially with a top-20 RPI.
2. Virginia (19-4, 6-3) — No shame losing...
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DMV: Statement Games
Caps reclaim first place in Southeast with 4-0 whuppin’ of Panthers. [JR]
Brooks Laich played hurt, got some love from Ted after the game. [CSNW]
Terps get first win on the road despite blowing big lead late. [Balt. Sun]
Great story about Terps Mens Hoops Manager Zach Lederer. [Patch]
#12 G-Town heads to #2 ‘Cuse tonight. [Washington Post]
Nick Young, ranked 52nd in...
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Nationals Fans > Phillies Fans
The headline is a bit overblown, I’ll admit, but the blowback from the Nats’ “Take Back the Park” campaign is annoying. So, a few points for those who attempt to ridicule the Nats for having worse fans than the Phillies:
1. The Phillies have had 120-plus years to build their ****** little fanbase.
2. The Phillies have been a winning team for the past nine...
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Correction: Duke Men’s Basketball Doesn’t Play Women’s Basketball
From the Washington Post (via @wyshynski):
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DMV: The JaVale McGee Version Of A Hustle Play Is Hilarious
This may be the most JaVale McGee play of all time. Visit SBN to see it in GIF form, or click the video above (via BDL) to play it in full. The ad is worth it see the failed alley-oop at the end. [SB Nation D.C., Ball Don't Lie]
The Wiz won, by the way, in OT over Toronto at home. [Bullets Forever]
DeAndre Jordan may have stared down JaVale’s mom. [Grantland]
This guy actually...
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The Peyton Manning Vanity Plate-Redskins Bumper Sticker Combo
If you see this car on the road, and it was reportedly seen earlier today near the Bay Bridge, please honk and extend your middle finger. Thanks.
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1995-96 Upper Deck Scott Skiles
You guys (okay, one of you guys) asked for more Cardboard Icons, so here’s one, from FACTORYSET (via @BulletsForever):
There’s a lot going on with this card: 1) The hairline. 2) The uniform. 3) The warmup jacket getting ripped off. 4) The ballboy bro’s Warriors hat. 5) The subtle, Kokopelli-looking “Electric Court” logo, whatever that is. I love it all.
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Five Sports Illustrated Covers Featuring Redskins Super Bowls
I was 6 years old the last time the Redskins lost the Super Bowl, so I don’t really remember what that feels like. I was 14 the last time they won one, though, and that memory is pretty vivid. I even wore my Zubaz Redskins hat to school the next day. It was the greatest.
So while I don’t harbor much empathy for Patriots fans, I certainly do envy Giants fans. Congratulations...
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DMV: Super Bowl Morning After
#Mayor4Life Marion Barry summed up my feelings from Super Bowl. [Bog]
Skins focus on Kyle Orton at QB, not Matt Flynn. [CSN Washington]
More rumors about Skins QB plans, including Peyton and RG3. [NFP]
Football is over, time to catch up on DMV college hoops. [Wash. Times]
Caps lose to Bruins, and may lose Brooks Laich to knee injury. [RMNB]
Nats re-sign Rick Ankiel, thousands of...
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Orioles Trade Rock-Steady Starter Jeremy Guthrie For Two Pitchers
The O’s sent Jeremy Guthrie to Colorado for pitchers Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom.
Hammel is a big 29-year-old righthander who’s been a starter for a few years and hasn’t really distinguished himself in any way. Lindstrom is a 31-year-old RH reliever who throws hard. That’s all I know about those guys.
What we know about Guthrie, 32, is that he was the rock in Baltimore’s...
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Two Pretty Great Quotes From A Pretty Great Maryland-UNC Game
That Maryland lost a close one to UNC is not the point. The point is that Maryland, a team of underclassmen thought to be at least a year away from anything, was able to push a star-studded, No. 5-ranked team to the brink.
Bravo to that, and to the continued development of freshman seven-footer Alex Len, who basically took on UNC’s All-American frontcourt by himself. Anyway...
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Super Bowl XLVI Predictions
JP had the idea to rejuvenate Predictions for the Super Bowl, so here it is, along some additional prognosticators. Share your prediction in the comments, and he/she who comes closest to predicting the score gets to make a guest post. What a prize.
Matt Terl: Patriots, 31-29
I think the most important thing is to somehow rebrand Super Bowl Sunday as The End Of Redskins Preseason...
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DMV: Friday Before The Super Bowl Smorgasbord
So the Super Bowl is this weekend. No big deal. [WaPo]
Skins not developing players like Super Bowl teams. [CSNW]
Four years after his murder, still no justice for Sean Taylor’s murder. [WT]
Nats GM Mike Rizzo explains the Edwin Jackson signing. [Nats Journal]
Reason for skepticism and optimism for Nats after E-Jax signing. [SB Nation]
The Nats may be actively shopping John...
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Personal PR: Our 3,000th Post!
According to our WordPress dashboard, this is the 3,000th Mr. Irrelevant post since moving off of AOL Journals in the summer of 2007. That’s something like two or three posts per day for four or five years, and it’s something.
A quick thank you is in order to my brother, our contributors and those who have made guest posts along the way. Thanks are also in order to those...
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Nats Sign Another Solid Starter
Edwin Jackson to the Nats it is, according to Jon Heyman, and it sounds like he’s getting a one-year deal. Didn’t see that one coming.
For those unfamiliar with Jackson, he’s a solid starter who averaged about 200 innings and a 4.00 ERA over the past four seasons with the Rays, Tigers, Diamondbacks, White Sox and Cardinals. He’s 28 years old and strikes out...
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Cal Ripken’s Zack Morris Phone
Nineteen ninety-four, a weird year for baseball cards and mobile phones (via Jim Caple and O’s Card of the Day).
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DMV: Tough Night For D.C. Sports
The Ovie, Backstrom and Green-less Caps lost 4-2 at Florida. [Japers' Rink]
The Wizards lost to the Magic. John Wall scored two points. [Bullets Forever]
George Mason lost to Delaware, jeopardizing its at-large chances. [WaPo]
Maryland came back big, lost in double OT at Miami. [Testudo Times]
Hey, Georgetown did beat UConn at home though. [Casual Hoya]
Odds are the Skins are...
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12 Great Randy Wittman Images
Everything I know about Randy Wittman I learned from the Internet. He was awesome at Indiana, winning a national championship with Isaiah Thomas and Big Ten Player of the Year for Bobby Knight. From there he was drafted by Washington but never actually played there, having been traded to Atlanta, where he averaged 12 points over a three-year span while sharing a backcourt with Doc...
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Tomas Vokoun’s Amazing Save
My Twitter feed almost imploded last night when Tomas Vokoun made this game-saving, um, save, which was kind of cruel considering I couldn’t watch the game here in Wilmington, NC.* But here it is, thanks to the Internet, namely Caps Insider, Russian Machine Never Breaks and SB Nation D.C. You guys are just the greatest guys.
* Since I’m out of market all Caps games on...
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DMV
СВЕТИ ГЕОРГИhttp://si.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1194466/1/index.htm
http://www.gelfmagazine.com/archives/he_made_dan_snyder_blink.php
http://www.trailofburgundytears.com/2012/01/boo-this-man-danny-smith-edition.html?m=1
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2012/1/31/2760881/will-jayson-werth-rebound-in-2012
http://www.natsenquirer...
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Andy’s A-11, Where Half Of The Top-Six Are CAA Teams
Mr. I Maryland Sports Correspondent Andy Peden casts his weekly ballot in the so-called Atlantic 11 college hoops poll.
1. Georgetown (16-4, 6-3) — You kind of had to figure Pitt would finally show up. The Hoyas are firmly entrenched in the 1 spot.
2. Virginia (17-3, 4-2) — Nice bounce back this week. Their schedule is about to get tough with two games each against FSU...
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Meet Shaquille Cleare, Maryland’s ‘Most Touted Prospect In’ Years
If you’re a Maryland fan, you should read Eric Prisbell’s profile on Shaquille Cleare, who’s coming to College Park next season. Even if you’re not a Terps fan, you should read it for Cleare’s coming-to-America tale, as well as the shady recruitment from sorted comers that ensued.
Here, though, are some choice bits to paint a picture of the four-star...
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DMV: Lefty Driesell Should STFU
Lefty expounds on his comments about Gary Williams Court, saying Gary did “a good job at Maryland” and “Mark Turgeon’s gonna win a couple national championships.” [Bog]
VCU’s Shaka Smart says Virginia’s CAA teams are better than Virginia’s ACC teams. [The Dagger]
Two sources say Peyton Manning may never play again. [Yahoo! Sports]
How...
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