 I grew up in Washington DC, during the 70’s without baseballfor the most part. I annoy my family/friends from other baseball cities with some really dumbquestions but this one even they cannot explain. The Washington Nationals Center fielder, Nyger Morganis not going to win any baseball sportsmanship contests in the foreseeablefuture but stealing two bases when you are down by double digits ...
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 Jim Turner
Turnersportsdesk.com
August 30, 2010
The first reaction of most Washingtonians to the Stephen Strasburginjury was I told you so. There was something too good to be true about all ofthe hype and promise this incredibly hyped pitcher brought to a city that rarely gets a player like this. Until recently, players that are the best in their respective sport like Alexander Ovechkin cam...
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 Jim Turner
Turnersportsdesk.com
August 18, 2010
A couple of things happened during last Friday’s gameagainst Buffalo that shocked and amazed many of the Redskin faithful. The firstis the Redskins looked like a team with something to prove. The second is theyplayed like a team with something to prove and the result matched the effort. TheRedskins excelled in every phase of the game and took the Buf...
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 Jim Turner
Turnersportsdesk.com
August 18, 2010
I read an interesting blog item this morning while chugging a pot of coffee to get rid of that 9am feeling. The Bleacher Report’s, Ryan Davenport crafted an interesting argument on how signing free agent defenseman Willie Mitchell will make the Caps better.
I like Willie Mitchell but I do not think he can deliver what I call the “Fedorov effect” as ...
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 Jim Turner
Turnersportsdesk.com
August 17, 2010
Football is a game of skill, talent, organization, luck and pure chance. That is why despite the odds a team can rise from the bottom of the standings to hold the Lombardi Trophy at the end of a brutal season. Stars will be made and some stars will fade. Teams that start off the year as unquestioned favorites to win it all will be hosting supe...
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