Earlier this week, Jason Reid of the The Washington Post wrote a column advocating the Washington Nationals trading for soon-to-be free agent Zack Greinke, currently pitching for the Milwaukee Brewers. Friday, Jon Morosi of FoxSports.com published an interview with Nats owner Mark Lerner indicating the Nats “could be in the market for a starting pitcher” at the trade deadline since the team plans to shut down Stephen Strasburg when he reaches their internal innings limit in his first full season after returning from Tommy John surgery, just as they did with Jordan Zimmermann last year. [Read more...]
Speculation and rumors swirl around Capitals coaching position
November 27, 2011 by
Sunday evening, Nick Kypreos, former Washington Capitals winger and current hockey analyst for Rogers Sportsnet’s “Hockey Central”, speculated on the possibility of Caps coach Bruce Boudreau possibly being dismissed “in the next 24-48 hours.” Kypreos was careful to say that information was speculation, but then went on to explain that another former Caps player (and three-year Kypreos teammate) Dale Hunter, owner, president and coach of the OHL London Knights, could be a possible replacement.
Caps Head Coach Bruce Boudreau (Photo by Cheryl Nichols)
According to this report by The Washington Times Steve Whyno, a Caps’ spokesman dismissed the information as “Not true. Just speculation.”
Whyno’s report also has a full transcription of the exchange between two other hosts on “Hockey Central” and Kypreos. The comments, taken in isolation, sound pretty serious and credible, especially coming from Kypreos who most certainly still has ties with Hunter and within the Caps organization. But reading the full transcript (and you should read the transcript), were it not Kypreos dispensing the information you’d probably find yourself taking it with more that a grain of salt.
Regardless, this is sure to be a big week in this franchise’s history either way. The Caps have three consecutive home games with St. Louis on Tuesday, Pittsburgh on Thursday and Ottawa on Saturday. With the team still reeling from back-to-back losses where they looked largely uninterested and missing assignments left and right, this homestand is a chance to get healthy. On the other hand though, it could prompt personnel or coaching moves if the team continues its lackluster production.
Usually, where there’s smoke, there’s fire. This situation has been burning for a while now and we all have to see how it plays out. Right now, it’s up to the players. If they want to maintain the status quo and continue under Boudreau’s direction, they need to play this week like his job depends on it, because that might very well be the case.
ESPN shoots “SportsNation” in D.C. area for Veteran’s Day
November 10, 2011 by
ESPN’s SportsNation, with co-hosts Michelle Beadle and Colin Cowherd, produced their Nov. 8 show live from Joint Base Myer/Henderson Hall in Arlington in honor of Veteran’s Day. On hand was NFL analyst Herm Edwards, who spent a lot of time mingling with the troops and taking photos.
“I got to see the changing of the guard today at Arlington National Cemetery and it gave me goose bumps” said Edwards. “As an American, you just can’t help but be touched by everything the men and women here do every day.”
Beadle and Cowherd got many of the troops involved with the program, including having a “jury” off to the side of the stage with “YES” and “NO” flash cards to help score the day’s sports arguments.
Col. David P. Anders, Commander, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, presents a token of appreciation to the hosts of ESPN’s SportsNation after the live broadcast of the show at Joint Base Myer/Henderson Hall, Va. Nov. 8, 2011. (U.S. Army Photo by Jose A. Torres Jr.)
ESPN's Sportsnation hosts Michelle Beadle and Colin Cowherd pose for a shot with Soldiers from the Military District of Washington before the start of the show at Joint base Myer/Henderson Hall, Nov. 8, 2011. (U.S. Army Photo by Jose A. Torres Jr.)
