Archive: April 13, 2008 - April 19, 2008
Caption Contest: Eddie Jordan
Crowd Noise's first Caption Contest was wholly entertaining, so here we go again. Let's see who can come up with the best caption for this photo of Wizards Coach Eddie Jordan: (By Nick Wass -- Associated Press) My colleague, sports producer CJ Holley, suggests this caption: "Gilbert, get off the...
By Lindsay Applebaum | April 18, 2008; 9:32 AM ET | Comments (27)
Maybe We All Need to 'Chill'
You've got to believe that in a professional sports league like the NBA, players don't take the trash talk too seriously. How can they? They're all paid to win, so they all believe they will win. Perhaps that doesn't apply to former NBA player and current TNT analyst Charles Barkley,...
By Lindsay Applebaum | April 17, 2008; 12:55 PM ET | Comments (8)
Super Bowl or Bust?
The Redskins' schedule is out. Don't you think it's slightly amusing that two fans of the exact same team can have such different predictions for the season? We have the eternal optimist: PANELMAN: Go! Skins! Go! I just voted for an undefeated season, and trip to the SB! According to...
By Lindsay Applebaum | April 16, 2008; 1:39 PM ET | Comments (0)
Redskins Fans Waiting for Something to Be Angry About
The Redskins are preparing for the draft, and for the first time in a while, very few can (justifiably) argue with how the team is going about things. It's easy to tell that nothing exciting (or appalling) is happening because the conversation has been at a standstill for quite some...
By Lindsay Applebaum | April 15, 2008; 11:09 AM ET | Comments (0)
No Bandwagoners Here
Watching the game from Section 426, a group of Capitals fans dispelled talk that they're mostly bandwagoners. "There are just as many bandwagon fans in Philadelphia as any team in the league," said Brian Saphier of Gaithersburg. "We're all Caps fans," added Josh Schuman, also of Gaithersburg. "But it does...
By Lindsay Applebaum | April 13, 2008; 4:59 PM ET | Comments (54)
Flyers Fans on Caps Fans
Stepping off the escalator onto the upper concourse before the game, I met Jaclyn and Roger, two of the few here from Philadelphia to root for the Flyers. They'd been to Verizon Center for games before, so I wondered if the fans seemed different during the playoffs. "Well yeah; it's...
By Lindsay Applebaum | April 13, 2008; 4:51 PM ET | Comments (33)
The Red Army
Fans are definitely rocking the red here at Verizon Center. Kind of makes you wonder how much Caps gear has been sold between last season and now. I ran into Comcast SportsNet color analyst Craig Laughlin in the elevator, and he seemed pretty impressed by the sea of red (and...
By Lindsay Applebaum | April 13, 2008; 3:04 PM ET | Comments (2)
