by Rooster on August 18, 2008
Monday’s are lame. Whatever your occupation Monday usually signifies the start of you actually being productive again. To offset this lameness I have decided to add another weekly section to the DC Sports Pulse. Every Monday I plan on doing a week in review of all things sports focusing on top national stories while adding a little local flavor. This way you can check up on your sports news while you herb it up at work. So here it is, short and sweet:
Usain Bolt Breaks World Record in 100m.
Usain Bolt set a world record time of 9.69 in the 100 meter dash after skipping breakfast and scarfing down some chicken nuggets. Bolt was so far ahead in the final 20 meters that he threw his arms out in celebration. I used to find it absolutely hilarious when I would see athletes consuming a Big Mac on McDonald’s commercials, as if fastfood was going to turn young kids into world class athletes. No more. In fact, I plan on going to a strictly nugget diet for the next month. Who needs steroids when you’ve got chicken nuggets?!
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by Rooster on August 17, 2008
Oh my god. This took way longer than it should have. This definitely should have been up Saturday night but better late than never. And now without further ado here are the pics from the Redkins vs. Jets preseason game. Props to Gonzo for some quality pregame action.
FYI: You don’t need to click on the pics they will load automatically. If they do not load in a few seconds just refresh the page. And yes they move quickly you ADD Sports Fans.
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by Dr. Gonzo on August 16, 2008
Who's stadium is this?
Dr. Gonzo Reporting Live From the Meadowlands,
Perched high above the Meadowlands, I’ll be giving you up to the minute posts as only the DCSPORTSPULSE can do.
1st Quarter:
- It didn’t take Brett Favre long to get accustomed to his new digs, on his second drive of the night Favre went 2-2 marching the Jets 46 yds on 6 plays, capping off the drive with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Dustin Kellar.
End of First: 7-0 Jets
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by Rooster on August 15, 2008
The Redskins will play the New York Jets tommorow night in what probably is the most hyped exhibition game of the decade. Because of the buzz surrounding the game The DC Sports Pulse has decided to do a live blog from The Meadowlands. That’s right our very own Dr. Gonzo will be in the press box taking in all the sights and sounds of the Redskins 3rd preseason game. We hope to have live updates, anecdotes, and pictures throughout the game tomorrow night so stay tuned to The DC Sports Pulse.
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by Rooster on August 8, 2008
Rooster and Gonzo discuss the Hall of Fame Game, Favre to the Jets, the Wizards new schedule, and the Olympics.
by Rooster on July 25, 2008
herb (hurb) n. slang.
Used by rapper esoteric, in the song herb. Insult synonomous with loser but can have multiple negative connotations. Pronounced “HURB” with no silent h. The term was popularized in upstate New York and spread from there.
Okay so first off I would just like to say that I am aware of the podcasting issues. I have only been using the Podomatic host for a couple of days now and and it is already starting to piss me off. I hope that the podcasts will be up and running by tommorow and if not I will have to find a new host. Also, I was really disappointed with the quality of our last podcast. I just got some new broadcasting equipment and am still learning how to manipulate it all so bare with me. Now that being said, lets move on to the herb of the week.
Since no one else has stepped up this week it looks like I am gonna have to nominate Brett Favre. That’s right the beloved long time quarterback of the Green Bay Packers is now the biggest herb in American Sports this week. Brett has really tarnished his image in my mind. He retires from the game then has second thoughts about coming back. Thats fine, the great ones always do. So he has a conversation with the Packers around March to try and get back in the game and then backs off deciding he will stay retired. Then he comes back to the Packers again just weeks before training camp and expects to be their starting quarterback? Make up your mind man. I realize he is a legend but come on. He had not one but two chances to stay with the Packers and he chose retirement.
The main issue though, and the reason Favre will be taking the herb of the week honors, is the recent news about his cell phone calls to the Vikings. Earlier this month the Packers had filed tampering charges against the Vikings for reportedly having “inappropriate dialogue” with Brett Favre. The charges stem from a phone bill listing several calls to Vikings head coach Brad Childress and offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell. But wait, how did the Packers get Brett’s phone records? Oh yeah he used the Packers company cell to make the calls. Why does Brett still have this phone anyway? I may not be attuned to the NFL phone policies but in the real world when you stop working for a company don’t you have to give back all the cool gadgets they let you use for “work”, including the company cell phone. Or do legends get free phone service for life?
Okay so I have two theories on why he made these calls from a Packers phone. Either A, Brett somehow overlooked the fact that the Packers would receive the phone bills from their company phone, in which case Favre is not only a herb but an idiot as well. Or B Favre knew exactly what he was doing and was trying to stick it to the Packers even more by making them pay (literally) for conversations to help advance his move to the division rival Minnesota Vikings. If the later were true I might have to nominate Brett for beast of the week. I am inclined to go with option A simply because Brett does not strike me as the sharpest tack in the box. If the tampering charges prove to be true then Favre could end up costing the Vikings draft picks. I wonder how the Vikings fans feel about all this. Are they upset or just happy that Favre wants to be in Minnesota? God, I am glad The Redskins never got involved in this mess. Can you imagine if the Redskins lost a couple of draft picks? I mean we could trade those picks away for a quality washed up vet. As the song goes you gotta know when to hold em, know when to fold em, know when to walk away, and know when to run. Mr. Favre, I think its time you walked away from the game before you herb it up even more.
by Rooster on July 23, 2008
Rooster and Gonzo discuss The Dark Knight, Brett Favre, Z Shades, Redskins Training Camp, and Agent Zero.
by Rooster on July 12, 2008
In the last few days a slight buzz has been building around the blogosphere that the Redskins might be interested in signing Brett Favre if he came back and was released from the Packers. The blog hogshaven.com, quoting some guy named LazerWager, had this to say on July 7th:
The only reason I mention this Brett Favre to Redskins nonsense is because it is now the 2nd time I’ve heard it, though don’t ask me to recall from whence it came in the first. All I know is, an anonymous gambling entity (I call him Gamblor!) known only as “LazerWager” makes the case in strong terms. [click to continue...]
