Archive: June 22, 2008 - June 28, 2008
Draft Reaction Redux Redundancy
I was going to write all about the commenter reaction to the Wizards' draft performance, but Dan Steinberg stole my thunder. Just to sum up once again, the response to the team taking "Big Man" JaVale McGee with the 18th pick went something like this: big daddy: ANOTHER MANUTE BOL..GEEZ,ARE...
By Lindsay Applebaum | June 27, 2008; 1:25 PM ET | Comments (36)
Featured Commenter: Sombrero Guy
Meet Capitals Insider regular Sombrero Guy, perhaps known informally as "That guy wearing a sombrero at a hockey game." Real name (optional): Brandon Wise Location: Baltimore Occupation: Wise Advertising (this would be a great place to plug our new website, but sadly it isn't finished yet) Sombrero Guy in Columbus*...
By Lindsay Applebaum | June 26, 2008; 9:33 AM ET | Comments (0)
Chief: A Big Bully, or Misunderstood?
If you read the Capitals Insider, you're probably familiar with Chief, a big, bad Internet bully who gets his kicks from calling commenters mean names, shoving them in lockers and stealing their lunches. Just like the bullies we knew back in middle school who were acting out because of family...
By Lindsay Applebaum | June 25, 2008; 1:42 PM ET | Comments (0)
DCU Fans Not Going Green Any Time Soon
While it seems like a pipe dream at this point anyway, the plan to build a new stadium for D.C. United at Poplar Point just became a lot more complicated. Five green groups -- The Earth Conservation Corps, the Anacostia and Potomac Riverkeepers, the Sierra Club, D.C. ACORN and the...
By Lindsay Applebaum | June 24, 2008; 2:12 PM ET | Comments (22)
Olympic Basketball 'Predictions'
Have you ever noticed that sportswriters rarely make flat-out predictions? Instead, they tend to make noncommittal, loophole-filled anti-prediction previews that are factually accurate and insightful, yet somewhat frustrating to read. An example, from Michael Wilbon's column about the newly-named U.S. Olympic basketball team: "If the reciting of names can win...
By Lindsay Applebaum | June 24, 2008; 11:39 AM ET | Comments (8)
