OT: Nats, Wiz, O's, Ravens, Terps, DC United, Navy, Gtown, etc., 2018-2019

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Ah, yes. George Washington, heroic, selfless founding father of the Republic, and money grubbing, self-absorbed baseball player, Bryce Harper.

So many parallels...

I think it's supposed to be Benedict Arnold.

 

[kicksavedave]

Ah, yes. George Washington, heroic, selfless founding father of the Republic, and money grubbing, self-absorbed baseball player, Bryce Harper.

So many parallels...

No, its a Benedict Arnold reference.

Yep, here's the original. Benedict Arnold, not GW. Understandable why she took it down.

 

[Ridley Simon]

Wow. Well, ok then. Should mean the end of Brooks as well. I’d be very surprised if the new team architect won’t want his own guy.

Fine by me.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

A John Wall super max contract to late

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

Only a decade late. I guess that's progress?

Seriously good news though. Maybe Beal would actually consider staying if the Wiz hired competent leadership and luck into a top-2 pick? #prayforzion

 

[Marshall]

Ernie never learned to stop digging.

And holy hell was this firing overdue.

The new GM hire will determine if the club moves forward, but at least they aren't aggressively going backwards anymore.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

It is exciting that there's light at the end of the Wizards tunnel. I think Beal showed he's close to a top-20 player. Bryant showed a LOT of encouraging signs. Parker and Portis look like solid players (and maybe more importantly improved their trade value).

Get rid of Wall's contract and get the draft right and they could be set up very well for the future.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

It is exciting that there's light at the end of the Wizards tunnel.

Not so fast. Ted still needs to hire a GM. And its no guarantee that he will hire the right one. He is more passionate about basketball when compared to hockey and the Caps. Which could lead to clouded judgement. Firing Ernie is nice but we are not out of the woods yet.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

 

[Corby78]

Like?

He said he wanted a championship with both teams, he wasn’t happy with where the club was, and that they had failed the fans. Basically the opposite of “we’re close.” Makes sense now that he has fired Ernie.

 

[Calicaps]

Yep, here's the original. Benedict Arnold, not GW. Understandable why she took it down.

New and awk participant in the Prez Race?

 

[g00n]

Just show 5 minutes of a giant pile of cash.

 

[Bananas]

More like doodies...

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Gilbert Arenas for GM

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Ted’s a good guy and gave Ernie too much time. Capitals recovered from GMGM’s panic years quickly...

 

[txpd]

Nats haven't scored a single run for Scherzer yet this season? Impressive way to get out of the box

 

[Capsman]

Rizzo is the most overrated GM in baseball. Bad none. The George McPhee of baseball, can’t build a complete team. Most of his tenure has had a mediocre to poor bullpen, with the exception of the Clippard/Storen couple years. He built a collection of strikeout artists, guys who struggle to make contact with the ball against remotely quality pitching. And the Martinez hire is turning out to be a joke.

 

[Capsman]

This is just embarrassing. Early returns on the Lerners and Rizzo...idiots.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

I might be done with the Lerners and Nats. I gave them a fair shot

 

[Cush]

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

It is exciting that there's light at the end of the Wizards tunnel. I think Beal showed he's close to a top-20 player. Bryant showed a LOT of encouraging signs. Parker and Portis look like solid players (and maybe more importantly improved their trade value).

Get rid of Wall's contract and get the draft right and they could be set up very well for the future.

Man, I don't know. They'll still have Mahinmi's contract on the books and you know Dwight is going to pick up his player option. I feel like they'll need some very shrewd moves by new management and a boat load of luck to be able to compete in the near future.

Also, re: Grunfeld, the most frustrating thing about him bar none was he never learned from his mistakes and consistently had to trade assets to fix holes that he alone created. It was a vicious circle of incompetence.

 

[Ajax1995]

Man, I don't know. They'll still have Mahinmi's contract on the books and you know Dwight is going to pick up his player option. I feel like they'll need some very shrewd moves by new management and a boat load of luck to be able to compete in the near future.

With Wall and his new super max contract on the shelf for all of next season, which is how I’m reading it will likely play out, they weren’t going to do anything next season anyway so those other two contracts, which are up after next season, don’t mean anything.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

Not my initial reaction upon hearing the Ernie news, my jaw dropped in disblief, but easy to assume this same reaction was found across the DMV. Also, loved that he called his dad as well.