Friday, September 30, 2011

BREAKING NEWS!

UK's Daily Mail confirms, super star Tom Brady and his long locks of love have been....gasp....CHOPPED OFF! 

Source: Daily Mail

Tri is :) Mags is :( 

Playoff Preview (Baseball Edition)

To quote one of baseball's biggest fans, my Dad, "Amazing night for baseball - Rays, Cards....and 9 Coronas pull off stunning comebacks!!!!!!!" - that's his fantasy team...

Source: buzzfeed.com
Even if you're not a huge baseball fan, I hope you could appreciate the excitement over the last few days.  In a must win situation, Tampa Bay had a wild comeback down by 7 runs late in the game against the Yanks to clinch the playoffs.  Of course, they had a little help from the Red Sox with their loss to the worst team in baseball.  Also the Braves blew it which is why the Cards advanced.

On we go to the playoffs!  In my "professional" opinion....I'd say the Phillies have the most depth in pitching, it's magical.  This seems to be their year and I think they will easily make the World Series.  That being said, our hometown Nats recently sweept the Phills in a 4 game series...Just goes to show that on any given day, the strongest team can fall short.

The American League will be a little tougher.  You got the Rangers out for revenge after losing to that silly team with that Dud of a pitcher in the World Series last year.  The Yanks who always have a strong showing post season.  The Rays, who clearly have a ton of heart and are coming off one of the most exciting wins.  Finally, there is Detroit, who a lot of baseball "analysts" are undermining this post season, however they got the best of the Yanks during the regular season.

Source: foxsports.com
Any World Series matchup is possible, however I'm hoping for a Phillies/Rangers final - With the Rangers taking the cake!  Besides it's about time something goes right for Josh Hamilton!

Favorites:
mags - Rangers
tri - Yankees
dckixx - Rays
LenLen - She could not be reached for comment, but I think it's safe to say she's all for the Yanks.

Reskins Recap - Ugly, Sloppy and Just Plain Bad

So everyone was excited – Skins vs Cowboys – Monday Night – Doesn’t get much better than that, right?  WRONG.  This was an all around terrible game.  The Skins came out and laid a big fat egg.  And the Boys weren’t all that much better. 

AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez
I’m not going to give you a whole lot of detail about the game.  It was hard to watch and I wouldn’t want to put you through that again.  Besides all you really need to know is that the kickers got a lot of practice.  Graham Gano was 3 for 4 with a long of 50 yards for the Redskins.  The one he missed was blocked on what looked to be more of a muffed snap/hold than a bad kick.  The Cowboys’ rookie kicker,  Dan Bailey, was 6 for 6, including the kick with 1:52 left on the clock to take the win for Dallas. 

There was only one touchdown in the game.  It came when Rex Grossman threw a 1 yard pass to Tim Hightower in the 3rd quarter.   Otherwise, Grossman really did not look great.  He was 22 of 37 for 250 yards and had 1 interception and 1 fumble.   Hightower was the Skins leading rusher and Moss was the leading receiver. 

Tony Romo’s numbers were just about the same as Rex’s were, but he was playing with 2 broken ribs and what not.  

Since, I’m trying to find a silver lining, I will point out that the game marked the return of Laron Landry, who had been out with a hamstring injury.   He had 4 tackles and forced a fumble and really did look good.  Ryan Kerrigan put up good numbers again with 4 tackles, half a sack and a QB hit.  On the offensive side of the ball , it was really nice to see Chris COOOOOOOOOOOOLEY get some action.  He had 4 catches for 41 yards and a couple of rushes for 3 yards.

AP Photo/Nick Wass
And finally, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the Dallas Cowboy Center, # 67, Phil Costa.  He at least added some hilarity to this awful game with his 4 errant snaps.  They are trying to say the Skins were shouting out their own fake snap counts to confuse the center.  Man up and just admit you had a crappy game. 
Ok – that’s all I got.  I’m shaking this one off and looking forward to this Sunday’s game.  It’s a 1:00 start at St. Louis

Friday, September 23, 2011

Dudes & Duds (of the week!)

Our real jobs got the best of us this week.....so here's a recap!

The DUDES

Mariano Rivera

Source: NYPost

603 saves and counting! He broke the all time saves record on Monday.  Kind of a big deal.













Blaine Gabbert

Source: talkprofootball.com

Rookie Spotlight!  Gabbert will get his first start in the NFL this week.  I had high hopes the Redskins would draft him....sigh.  He's just so adorable with his Tom Brady-esque hair!




The DUDS

Deaon Grant and Jacquian Williams and the NY Giants - You all gonna be little Sissy Sallys this week?  What a bunch of Giant Babies!

Ignorant Fan from Ontario
I have to feel bad for a Flyer today.  While playing in his hometown, Wayne Simmonds of the Philadelphia Flyers fell victim to racism. 

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

It's Fockin' Hockey Season, eh!

**Be Advised:  This blog is rated R for language and sweaty hockey hotness**


How many times is Big Bruce going to drop the F-bomb this year?  In honor of the Caps first preseason game today, thought we would share some special Boudreauisms from last season thanks to the HBO 24/7 series. 

So sh*ts not goin' right - if you want it don't just think you want it, go out and fockin' want it!




The 5:45 mark - it's our favorite.

Some Special Shout Outs!!!!!!


Photo Credit:  Road Runners
First – here is a shout out to one of the Dudettes’ biggest fans and her softball team.  Len Len and my aunt, Janet Mitchell, and her softball team, the Maryland Roadrunners, are the 2011 Women’s 55 & Over SPA National Champions.  WOOT WOOT!!!!!!!!!!!  The team, which includes 5 grandmothers, took the title in their recent tourney in Gellatin, TN.  Sharon “Okie” Allen was named the tournament MVP.  Their season has also included 1st place finishes in NC, OH, and FL and a 2nd place finish in NV.  The Roadrunners hope to continue to dominate at the Huntsman Senior Games in UT next month and then back in FL again in Nov.  

Did I mention Janet is in the Softball Hall of Fame????  Well she is.  Len Len and I were there for the induction ceremony.  Yup – I’m braggin’.  Whatcha gonna do about it??

http://www.fantazzle.com/fantasy-sports
And to continue my bragging – my 2nd shout out.  CONGRATULATIONS to our own Dudette, Mags.  She took 2nd place in her Fantasy Baseball League.  This was a league made up of her and a bunch of guys and she showed them who was boss.  A little bad luck in championship week– like her Ace getting tossed from a game and her opponent’s player having the game of his career – kept her from 1st place, but all in all, Mags had a GREAT season.   She’s already re-invested some of her winnings in Fantasy Football – so maybe I’ll be giving her another shout out around Feb.  Of course, that’s only if she can beat me!! 

Monday, September 19, 2011

HAIL YEAH - Redskins Week 2 Recap

It’s recap time for the 2-0 Washington Redskins.  I’m warning you from the beginning, this is kind of a long, ugly story, but it has a happy ending, so try to stick it out.  

The Skins started the game by dominating the statistical categories BUT……unfortunately this included the turnover category.  In the first 2 possessions, Grossman threw 2 interceptions.  The first was terrible – after a 12 play, 70 yard drive, Rex just made an awful play.  The 2nd maybe not his fault, as their appeared to be a missed holding call that kept Anthony Armstrong from catching the pass.  The Cards took advantage of the 2nd INT, and put a quick TD on the scoreboard.  On their 3rd drive, the Skins still couldn’t put the ball in the end zone, but to start the 2nd quarter, Graham Gano did hit a 26 yard field goal to make the score 7 to 3.

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images
Later in the quarter 2, both Tim Hightower and Roy Helu had big time runs to set up a 1 yard passing touchdown from Grossman to Fred Davis, who had another big game.  The defense had a great 2nd quarter, forcing the Cardinals to punt on every possession.  With time running out, the Skins were in position to kick another field goal and take momentum going into half time.  BUT…….Campbell blocked Gano’s kick and the good guys had to settle for a 10-7 lead at the half.

The 2nd half started on a good note for the Redskins when team captain London Fletcher intercepted a Kevin Kolb pass intended for Andre Roberts.  BUT…..our O failed to do anything with it, gave the ball back 5 plays later.  The Cardinals scored another TD and went up 14 -10.

AP Photo/Evan Vucci
Moving on to the 4th quarter – Gano put up a 23 yard field goal early on, bringing the good guys to within 1 point of the Cards.  BUT……1 play later Larry Fitzgerald burned D-Hall for a 73 yard touchdown.  Now down 21-13, but with plenty of time on the clock, the Skins put together a great drive of their own that ended with a 18 yard TD pass to Santana Moss.  They went for the 2 point conversion, which really made sense, but missed leaving them down 21 – 19 with just over 5 minutes left.  Boy did the Skins D pick it up.  Ryan Kerrigan, today’s Dude of the Day, batted down a Kolb pass forcing a punt in Arizona’s next series.  This allowed the Skins to drive and give Graham Gano a shot at a 34 yard field goal to take the lead.  BUT…… JK – HE HIT IT!!!!!!  Skins go up by 1 with 1:45 left in the game.  First play of the Cardinals next drive, Byron Westbrook forced a fumble, which Reed Doughty recovered.  After a series of time outs and kneel downs, the Skins punted.  Peterson returned the punt 29 yards and who do you think made the tackle to end the game…..none other than the punter, Sav Rocca.  That’s right – we saw you #6.  

We already told you Rexy wasn’t so sexy this week, but for exact numbers, he was 25 of 43 for 291 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.  Hightower ran the ball 20 times for 96 yards and Helu was a big contributor running the ball 10 times for 74 yards.  Tight end Fred Davis was the leading receiver with 6 catches for 86 yards and Jabar Gaffney and Santana Moss weren’t far behind him.  Rocky McIntosh was the leading tackler on the night.  And let’s not forget Brandon Banks who averaged 26.3 yards on kick returns and 18.3 on punt returns.

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images


Some off the field notes:  This was the first game where FedEx field used solar power.  20% of the electricity used on game days is now generated from solar power and 100% of the electricity on non-game days is generated by the sun.  The Dudettes are all about going green and give this 2 thumbs up.  There to help NRG, the company behind this new solar power, celebrate were Joe Montana, Doug Flutie, Joe Theismann and Mark Rypein.  I saw them all, but people kept getting in the way, so I can’t give myself any photo credits this week.  Any way – you got 3 Super Bowl MVPs and the guy behind one of the best play in college football history right there.  Kinda cool.  Finally, I would just like to say how much I like Roy Helu.  I really enjoy LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUing every time he gets the ball, plus the way people say the name reminds me of that Friends episode where Ross and Rachel got married in Vegas – Heluuuuuuuuu Mrs. Ross.  Heluuuuuuuuu Mr. Rachel.

And finally, let me leave you with this.  WE WANT DALLAS, WE WANT DALLAS!!!!

Dude & Dud of the Day

The DUDE

Rookie Spotlight - RYAN KERRIGAN, linebacker for the Redskins

Source: TBD
Us Dudettes are impressed with the aggressive play we've been getting from our first round draft pick.  The past 2 weeks he has come up big for the Skins D.  Finally the Skins got rid of the lazy hot heads and brought in guys, like Kerrigan, that have a good head on their shoulders.  Welcome to DCizzle!  Feel free to contact us Dudettes to be your personal tour guides.



The DUD

CRIS COLLINSWORTH

Source: bleacherreport

We're excited to see that bleacherreport agrees.  I had to stop watching the ATL vs PHI game last night because of this man.  In the 2nd quarter alone I counted at least 10 times where Collinsworth said something to the extent "Oh look how great a player Mike Vick is - scrambling in the pocket, passing the ball!" - Hello genius - that's what quarterbacks are suppose to do.  Too bad I missed the concussion - I'm sure CWorth left his reporting duties in order to kiss Vick's booboo byebye.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Drink Up Pats Fans


The Patriots organization needs to chill out......Tom Brady and his tresses were being funny, guess you can't do that.  All Brady said was "[the crowd] was drinkin early, nice and rowdy...4:15 game so lots of time to get lubed up."  Lubed up - Interesting choice of words there Tommy.  Favorite comment though is probably from the Bostonian at the 48 second mark..."I don't know why he said that, but I'll do it."

Anyways, the Patriots organization came out and said that what Tom really meant was, "Stay hydrated, drink a lot of water, be loud, drink responsibly."  Yep, I bet that's exactly what Brads was going for.

Quit being so damn sensitive people!

Source: OK Magazine


Weekend Preview

It's officially feeling like fall in DC today, which makes us even more in the mood for football!  Here is what you don't want to miss!

Football

Redskins vs Cardinals - Sun @ 1PM
Skins stunned the Giants last week!  Was it a fluke, or can they prove with a win on Sunday that this is their season to be serious contenders for the top spot in the NFC East. 

Photo: Associated Press
Chargers vs Patriots - Sun @ 4:05PM
2 awesome QBs to watch.  Both Brady and Rivers put up impressive numbers last week.  The Patriots may have the edge with home field advantage, but this game should definitely not disappoint. 

Eagles vs Atlanta - Sun @ 8:20PM
The game of the week ESPN will not shut up about.  Michael Vick's homecoming blah blah blah. Seriously, I can't watch one more highlight of Vick running the ball.  If ATL fans had any class they would bark the entire game.  I do think however this will be an exciting game to watch.  Mostly because I have Roddy White and Michael Turner in fantasy.  Also, if you're a Giants, Cowboys, or Skins fan, it's important Philly loses.

College Football

Not a huge fan of minor league football, but here are probably some of this weekend's biggest match ups -

Maryland vs West Virginia - Sat @ 12PM
Auburn vs Clemson - Sat @ 12PM
Tenn vs Florida - Sat @ 3:30PM
Ineligi-Bowl - Sat @ 7:30PM

Baseball

Nats vs Marlins - Sat @ 7:05PM
Strasburg is getting the start!  Some of us Dudettes are going - this will be the first time we've seen Strasburg pitch in real life - so obviously a big deal to us Nats fans!

Photo: Getty Images
Yankees vs Blue Jays - Red Sox vs Rays
Getting down to the wire, especially for the Sox to even earn a wild card spot for the playoffs.  Typically the Sox pull through this time of year, but they have a lot of injuries and bad luck on their side. 




Rugby World Cup

I know as much about Rugby as I do about quantum physics...I do know that rugby is a lot like soccer in the sense that it's popular in just about every country but America.  The tournament is taking place in New Zealand and goes until October 23rd.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Dudes & Duds of the Day

The DUDES

Roy Halladay
Photo: AP/Mel Evans

Halladay....Celebrate! As much as it pains me to post a Philly as today's dude, it's time to give some credit where credit is due.  Halladay earned his 20th career shutout and the Phillies have clinched the playoffs...surprise surprise.

In other baseball news, my fantasy baseball ace, Clayton Kershaw, got ejected from the game after hitting some no name loser with a pitch who taunted the Dodgers reliever the night before.  Even though he lost me the fantasy quality start category, mad props to Clayton who at the ripe age of 23 stood up for his team and nailed that punk.  After all, he still got his 19th win of the season.  He's got the Dudettes' votes for Cy Young!...Since we have say and all..

Now on to hockey news!!  Pretty cool of the Buffalo Sabres to hand deliver tickets to their season ticket holders.  Take note Mr. McPhee! Or not since none of us Dudettes can afford Caps season tickets...

The DUDS

Congrats to the Pittsburgh Pirates on your 19 YEAR losing streak!!  They have successfully won the award for worst losing streak in any American professional sports team's history.    I will reserve any Shitsburgh comments for hockey season....

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Dude & Dud of the Day

The DUDE

Ricky Stanzi

Source: youthrowlikeagirl.com

No one really impressed us today - so let us introduce you to this NFL Rookie.  He will probably never see the field as a back up QB this year - but he has a nice smile!










The DUD

Eliezer Alfonzo

Source: ESPN

eLIEzer lied and said he took medication for bronchitis and therefore tested positive for steroids a second time.  For real amigo? You are really dumb.  When are these duds going to learn?!  Stay off the roids unless you want your career destroyed.  MLB is now banning him 100 games...how about for life?  I guess it's 3 strikes then you're out.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Dudes & Dud of the Day (Tennis Edition)

THE DUDES
Novak Djokovic & Rafael Nadal 

Source: SkySports

What a match yesterday at the US Open!!  These guys are fun to watch and easy on the eyes...

It was an exciting match and although Nadal was outworked he made a solid comeback and was gracious in defeat.  Both boys thanked the fans and expressed their condolences to America and those who lost loved ones on 9/11.  Class acts!!

THE DUD
Serena Williams

Sorry girl....the outburst in the US Open final was totally not cool.  Although, I would have probably said far worse things to the official..... All this grunting in the women's and now men's game, is just unnecessary!  Can't everyone just be cool and quiet and not grunt like good ole R. Fed?  Oh, heyyyy handsome!

Source: hollywoddtimer blog



Redskins Recap

Photo Credit:  Tri
Just wanted to give a little recap of the Skins’ opener on Sunday.  Obvi, being 09/11 meant that football wasn’t the only thing on the minds of the players, coaches and fans.  The tribute before the game was touching and, for many, the playing of Taps brought tears to their eyes.  Colin Powell was there as the honorary captain, the field-size flag was beautiful and watching everyone raising the little flags given out at the gate was also a moving sight.

Photo Credit:  AP Photo/Susan Walsh
And then it was game time.  The Skins got off to a pretty rough start.  At one point, a fellow fan (my dad) said to me “It’s pretty bad when after 4 series the other team has more points than our team has total yards.”  But, we decided to pick it up in the 2nd quarter.  Tim Hightower had a 1 yard TD run early on.    It was tied for most of the quarter until both teams scored another TD within the last 3 minutes of the half.  The Skins was on a 6 yard pass from Rex Grossman to Anthony Armstrong.  Who cares how the Giants scored.

The 2nd half was more Skins.  In the 3rd quarter rookie sensation Ryan Kerrigan batted down one of Eli Manning’s passes, which he then caught and ran in for a 9 yard Pick-6.  As it turns out this was all they would need for a victory, but Brian Orakpo went ahead and blocked a field goal and then Jabar Gaffney caught a 4 yard touchdown pass in the 4th quarter to keep things interesting.

Photo Credit:  Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post
Sexy Rexy threw for over 300 yards w/ 2 TDs and a fumble.  At least one of his passes should have been picked – Giants gave that one away.  I’m not mad about that though.  Hightower ran 25 of 26 running plays for the Skins for a total of 72 yards.  Fred Davis and Santana Moss were the leading receivers.  And in the good news department, Chris Cooley was active and played on Sunday.  He was def not full strength, but it was nice to see him on the field.

And just in case a home win against a division opponent was enough for 1 day, the Cowboys added to Redskin fans’ delight by throwing away their game against the Jets in dramatic fashion on Sunday night.  HA!

One more thing……from what I hear, the team usually has “Victory Monday,” meaning if they win, they get Monday off.  The Redskins, as a team (minus coaches), decided they wanted to practice on Monday so they could be better prepared for next week.  That’s what I like to hear.

Any way – not saying we’re world beaters or anything.  But I am saying after week 1, we are in first place in the league.  Bring it Cardinals. 

Monday, September 12, 2011

Off the Field

For Mark Sanchez and LT fans.....Loving these Madden NFL 12 commercials.....even though us Dudettes have no interest in video games.


Dudette Super Star!

Look who made it on TV yesterday during the Redskins Pregame Show - Our very own Dudette, TRI!!!

Watch her HERE.

Nice to see fans coming together across the nation to remember 9/11.
Never Forget!
Source: Associated Press


Friday, September 9, 2011

Footballs Finest

Fellas, we apologize as this may not interest you.  The 2011 football season has officially begun!  And to honor the beginning of football season, the Dudettes have collaborated and compiled the following eye candy for you all to enjoy.  In no specific order are this season's finest footballers.

Source: totalpackers.com

CALVIN "Megatron" JOHNSON

Source: ESPN

MARK "Hot Pants" SANCHEZ

Source: GQ
Mr. Beautiful - MATT LEINART
Source: mattleinart.com
REGGIE "Minus the Tush" BUSH

Source: New York Post

Mr. Scary Hairy but Hottie Body - TOM BRADY
Source: Sports Illustrated

Post Pot Mr. Hot - RICKY WILLIAMS

Source: nflnewsworld.com
Mr. Twinkle Toes - JASON TAYLOR
Source: BleacherReport

WES "I'm a Little Teapot Short and Stout" WELKER

Source: bittenandbound.com 

Mr. "Do You Have a Map...Because I Keep Getting Lost in Your Eyes" - MILES AUSTIN

Source: Ladiesdotdotdot.com

The Honorable Mentions:

GRAHAM GANO
Source: Fannation.com

DREW BREES
Source: ballerwives.com
CAM NEWTON
Source: Getty Images
PETE CARROLL
Source: NY Daily News


Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Strasburg Update

Photo Credit - MASN
Just a quick update on how Strasburg did in his "Debut #2" last night.  He tossed 5 scoreless innings, striking out 4 and walking nobody.  He only gave up 2 hits and his fastball was thrown as hard as 99 miles per hour.  When Strasburg left the game the Nats were up 3-0.  Strasburg even played a little offense, getting on base with a bunt down the third baseline and then coming around to score on a ground out by Jayson Werth(less).  Nats manager Davey Johnson was happy with the way the kid pitched, saying "He was outstanding."  Unfortunately, the rest of the game didn't go as well as the first 5 innings and the Nats lost (Again) 7 -3. 

Strasburg's next scheduled start is slotted for Sunday against the Astros.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Take 2 - Lights, Camera, Action


So, if all goes as planned, Stephen Strasburg will be rejoining the Nats next week.  He is slated to start on September 6th against the LA Dodgers.  This will be Strasburg’s first start in the majors since his Tommy John surgery on September 3, 2010.  He has thrown well in his minor league starts thus far and will look to wow the crowds one more time tonight before making his way to DC.  You can kind of feel the excitement in the air for Strasburg’s return.  Nats’ fans are ready to have their young phenom (hopefully) back on the mound.  Strasburg will most likely be taking Jordan Zimmerman’s spot on the roster, as Zimmerman had the same surgery about a year before Strasburg and is approaching his 160 inning limit for the year.  
Photo Credit:  Wikipedia

Some have questioned the decision of bringing Strasburg back for the end of a season where the team won’t make the playoffs, wanting to know why they would take the chance.  But hey – if he’s ready to go, then let him go.  If nothing else, it will get some butts in the seats on the days he starts.  Not my butt though – I was there on the day when he injured his arm in warm-ups and he hasn’t touched the field since.  I will do everyone a favor and watch from home.  Actually, if I am being honest, I’ll just catch the highlights on SportsCenter.  Any way – welcome home 3-7.  Please stay a little longer this time.