Attention D.C. Sports Area- I'm Sorry

In spirits of my Washington Capitals falling in the most of embarrassing ways last night, I want to write an article to preach my condolences for the fans of our Nation's Capital.

October 13th, 2012

The Washington Nationals had shut down their ace Stephen Strasburg for the season. Not to mention he has not returned to form but yet the Nats still held the top pitching staff-Starters through Bullpen- in the MLB. With Bryce Harper, Ryan Zimmerman, and a 7-5 lead heading into the top of the 9th in a winner-take-all Game 5, Nats' manager Davey Johnson called on Drew Storen (Recorded 43 saves during the season) to send the Nats to the NLCS. After winning a triple digit 100 games and holding the Number 1 seed in the National League, the Nationals allowed 4 runs in the top of the 9th and fell to the defending champs, the Saint Louis Cardinals.

January 6th, 2013

After trading their future for what hoped to be their future, the Washington Redskins and Rookie of the Year, Robert Griffin III, jumped out to a 14-0 lead over the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card Round of the NFL playoffs. As Washington saw their lead escape them, things got even worse for the Washington D.C. diehards. MarShawn Lynch scampered in for a 27 yard touchdown but worse was to come. On the Redskins ensuing possession, that Redskins' future buckled, literally, in front of them. Griffin, on some terrible playing surface, tore his ACL and is still questionable for next year. It comes without saying that the Redskins fell and the D.C. fan's nightmare continued. (Not to mention their cross-town rivals, the Baltimore Ravens, captured the Super Bowl title.)

March 22nd, 2013

Otto Porter, Big East Player of the Year, and his Georgetown Hoyas held the number 2 seed in the ever so famous March Madness tournament. Heading into their matchup with Florida Gulf Coast a David (15 seed) had taken down a Goliath (2) a mere 6 times total. But unfortunately for the most supported University in the greater D.C. area, the Hoyas became the 7th. While the FGCU Eagles became a lovable team and great underdog, the Hoyas have fallen to a double digit seed in the first round of the tournament 5 times out of the last 6 years. A truly harsh run for the District of Columbia.

May 13th, 2013

The run ends here, for now. To cap off the worst 9 months thinkable for a major sports town, last night my Washington Capitals fell 5 to NOTHING in a Game 7 game against the New York Rangers. Let's break down the series. The Capitals led 2-0 meaning that they would have to lose 4 out of their next 5 to not advance to the Conference Semis. Next we thought we had seen the revival of Alexander Ovechkin with his league leading 31 goals in a lockout-shortened season. Rather, we saw the Ovechkin from the recent past who posted his lone goal in Game 1 of the series. Finally, the Caps didn't even manage to put a puck in the net in the final 2 games of the Best of 7. The Capitals in fact tried to break the hearts of D.C. fans everywhere.

Now I understand that the city of Cleveland hasn't had a Championship in too many years to count but I think the D.C. fans have endured an absurd amount of disappointment in these short 9 months. Not to mention that they have an awful Wizard's team. Regardless of that, the D.C. fan's have experienced slow and painful heartbreak as well as a rip of the heart. So all I want to say is Sorry. Sorry to the fans that represent our Nation's Capital and next time you see a Nationals, Redskins, Hoyas, or Capitals fan, tell them you're there for them.

Sportacular Sports January 9th Morning Recap

Wednesday, January 9th Headlines
(Recapping the headlines from Tuesday, January 8th)


RGIII to have knee surgery Wednesday
-Many rumors have circulated about the degree of Griffin's injury and the length of time he would be sitting out. ESPN's Chris Mortensen has reported that RG3 has indeed torn his ACL in addition to his LCL. The Redskins had confirmed a tear of the LCL but the MRI Tuesday confirmed the second. I do not completely understand the doctor behind everything but apparently Griffin is now in better shape. The professionals were saying Griffin could be done for up to 18 months. Now, he is rumored to be out 6-8 months barring any set backs. A little known fact is that RGIII actually had a similar injury in his career at Baylor. The knee that had been reconstructed through a patella like structure had been torn through and that will need to be repaired as well. When we are in this category, nothing seems like good news but for the Redskins (and Mike Shanahan), they are satisfied knowing they'll have their Quarterback for next season.

Rob Ryan fired as Defensive Coordinator in Dallas
-After spending only 2 seasons in Big D, Rob Ryan has been fired by the Cowboys. Ryan's defense allowed the most yards in Cowboy's history this year and ranked in the bottom 5 last year. Ryan believes that his defense struggled nightly because of injuries which may be true. Also, Ryan is not scared and is outspoken like his brother Rex, "I'll be out of work for like 5 minutes". Rob Ryan said this in response to his firing and does not fear he will be jobless for much longer.

Duke destroys Clemson 68-40
-Quinn Cook after shooting 0-11 Saturday against Wake Forest rebounded by scoring 27 points Tuesday night. The Tigers managed to only score 10 first half points. Ryan Kelly, who outscored Clemson 12-10 in the first half, sat in the 2nd with a right foot injury. Duke will remain Number 1 for now but plays 9 of its last 16 games on the road.

All ranked teams win, except for Georgetown.
-Teams like Missouri and Ohio State took care of business last night but it was the low scoring Hoyas who got crushed on Tuesday. Pittsburgh, on the road, won 73-45. The Hoyas dropped their second in a row in addition to only scoring 45 points. If you follow College Basketball you know the Hoyas don't score very often and unless it gets fixed, they will go no where in the Tournament.

Heat and Lakers both fall on the road
-The Heat have not been playing well as of late but more importantly what is wrong with the Lakers. I understand Dwight and Pau were both out last night but this team is going in the wrong direction. The Heat simply couldn't hit shots last night, falling 87-77. LeBron continued his 20+ point streak and is 85 points away from 20,000 career points. The Heat are fine, but for the Lake show who fell 125-112, I see trouble. Mike D'Antoni has been no help and allowing 125 points in a night is not getting the job done. The lakers struggle the most in two area, transition and production from the bench. The Lakers keep getting beat down the court for easy buckets. This makes them tired but their is no bench production when Kobe and Steve Nash take a seat. They need to find production from within because all the Laker's money is with KB and Dwight Howard. I'm scared for the Lakers.