47 thoughts on “July 13, 2020: Big Fat Hairy Deal”
Sepinwall with the best name suggestion for the former Redskins:
Washington Lady A's
While it'd be awesome if they did something like the Red Tails, but I've got $5 on something stupid and just a step to the right of their last name, like "the Warriors" or something.
Agreed that "Warriors" is stupid. Also Wolves, Red Wolves, etc - the seemingly random "team name" suggestions.
Need a bad name suggestion thread:...
Pigskins
Washington Swamp, Swampys, Swamp Things
The Washington Unrepresented
The Washington Gridlock.
The Beltway Insiders.
Washington Revenuers.
The Washington Filibusters!
Cleveland could rename to be the Nattering Nabobs, but then you'd just have a different set of Indians offended.
Good name thread:
I could handle Redtails; I like that nod to history. Also maybe Monuments, Generals/Admirals, Brass?
The administration
I'll buy that.
Redtails if they are quite clearly hawks.
But I am less than comfortable about an owner who so clearly thumbed his nose towards Native peoples in this country opening and brazenly profiting off of a group of Black war heroes.
Part of me thinks the name should not include "Red" or "Skins," making a full break with the previous name.
I feel this exact way. Ideally, Snyder would be done profiting from...anything.
They should go with "Gun-Takers."
Washington Hamiltons.
Rallying cry: I'm not throwing away. my. shot.
Even better, the My Shot (Rise Up) remix.
Going to be tough to pick just one historical figure...Washington Founders? Fathers? ...that's too paternal...
Federals wouldn't be the worst.
Washington Bullets...
The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
On Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, Paula Poundstone suggested the Washington Unindicted Co-conspirators
Yes she did. I was quite disappointed with the other two guests though....
Very disappointed
Was Maeve Higgins just completely off the whole show? She's generally hilarious (though not necessarily in a way that serves the show's aesthetic), but this week... ugh.
I haven't listened to that show with any regularity in a long time. Truthfully, I've never been a big fan of Kurtis, which might have something to do with it. I miss Carl... 😥
Kurtis has grown, but, yes, Carl was perfect.
If the NHL can have a team based on a movie (at least for awhile anyway), there's no reason not to get on the phone with Warner Brothers and become the Washington Sentinels.
I'd love it to be the Washington Generals, but I suppose they probably couldn't get the rights to it.
Right. Because neither Snyder nor the NFL could afford it....
But seriously, how did the NY Football Giants do it? Or any number of other franchises with overlaps?
There have been quite a few naming overlaps between different pro sports franchises over the years, including cases where they overlapped in the same city. The NFL's Cardinals were in St. Louis 1960-87. The Brooklyn Dodgers NFL franchise played there in the 1930s and 1940s.
First day back in God's Country; bro and I cleared the gutters and dropped a slew of branches hanging over the house and shed. I think I've earned some Advil and a nap.
God brought you nice Minnesota weather, too!
Relatively speaking, almost anything would have qualified, but yes! Got a nice souvenir from a tree branch to bring home, too.
This is going to be our new home in San Antonio for the next year while we look for (or build) our permanent home.
On the first floor, you'll have a wonderful view of part of a tree!
(Really, though, I enjoy the aesthetic, and congrats on the move)
Looks very nice. Congratulations!
Congrats, Tex. Good luck finding something permanent.
So the air conditioner non-repairman showed up on Saturday. I told him what was going on and he says there's a leak in the drain pan and it can't be fixed. I don't know that much about HVAC but I was still pretty incredulous. He didn't even crack open the evaporator unit to look at it. But he somehow knew that we have the major appliance replacement plan and offered to have a salesman call. So it comes down to either replace the whole system, most likely including the furnace which is 30 years old but still perfectly functional, or attempting a DIY repair of the AC. Under normal circumstances we'd just bite the bullet and replace it all, but these are not normal times. I have real reluctance about the former right now because money, and about the latter because air conditioners pack a lot of pressure in the refrigerant lines. Technicians always discharge the refrigerant before servicing but I don't have the tools for that. I may try Home Depot, I know they rent some specialized home repair/maintenance equipment. I'm pretty sure if I can get the evaporator unit out I can repair or replace the drip pan, but we'll see.
I hate this dynamic where it appears to cost less to replace things rather than to repair them. I know time has value, but it seems so incredibly wasteful.
I hate this dynamic where it appears to cost less to replace things rather than to repair them. I know time has value, but it seems so incredibly wasteful.
Still driving it, but resigned to knowing I'm buying a new vehicle in the next few weeks. I've been researching options online.
Tonight's intrasquad Twins game isn't available to watch anywhere, but a little birdie tells us Wednesday night's likely will be. And it'll be a full-scale game, with bells and whistles. Possibly including piped-in crowd noise and umps. Maybe even players wearing actual uniforms.
Sepinwall with the best name suggestion for the former Redskins:
Washington Lady A's
While it'd be awesome if they did something like the Red Tails, but I've got $5 on something stupid and just a step to the right of their last name, like "the Warriors" or something.
Agreed that "Warriors" is stupid. Also Wolves, Red Wolves, etc - the seemingly random "team name" suggestions.
Need a bad name suggestion thread:...
Pigskins
Washington Swamp, Swampys, Swamp Things
The Washington Unrepresented
The Washington Gridlock.
The Beltway Insiders.
Washington Revenuers.
The Washington Filibusters!
Cleveland could rename to be the Nattering Nabobs, but then you'd just have a different set of Indians offended.
Good name thread:
I could handle Redtails; I like that nod to history. Also maybe Monuments, Generals/Admirals, Brass?
The administration
I'll buy that.
Redtails if they are quite clearly hawks.
But I am less than comfortable about an owner who so clearly thumbed his nose towards Native peoples in this country opening and brazenly profiting off of a group of Black war heroes.
Part of me thinks the name should not include "Red" or "Skins," making a full break with the previous name.
I feel this exact way. Ideally, Snyder would be done profiting from...anything.
They should go with "Gun-Takers."
Washington Hamiltons.
Rallying cry: I'm not throwing away. my. shot.
Even better, the My Shot (Rise Up) remix.
Going to be tough to pick just one historical figure...Washington Founders? Fathers? ...that's too paternal...
Federals wouldn't be the worst.
Washington Bullets...
The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
On Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, Paula Poundstone suggested the Washington Unindicted Co-conspirators
Yes she did. I was quite disappointed with the other two guests though....
Very disappointed
Was Maeve Higgins just completely off the whole show? She's generally hilarious (though not necessarily in a way that serves the show's aesthetic), but this week... ugh.
I haven't listened to that show with any regularity in a long time. Truthfully, I've never been a big fan of Kurtis, which might have something to do with it. I miss Carl... 😥
Kurtis has grown, but, yes, Carl was perfect.
If the NHL can have a team based on a movie (at least for awhile anyway), there's no reason not to get on the phone with Warner Brothers and become the Washington Sentinels.
I'd love it to be the Washington Generals, but I suppose they probably couldn't get the rights to it.
Right. Because neither Snyder nor the NFL could afford it....
But seriously, how did the NY Football Giants do it? Or any number of other franchises with overlaps?
There have been quite a few naming overlaps between different pro sports franchises over the years, including cases where they overlapped in the same city. The NFL's Cardinals were in St. Louis 1960-87. The Brooklyn Dodgers NFL franchise played there in the 1930s and 1940s.
First day back in God's Country; bro and I cleared the gutters and dropped a slew of branches hanging over the house and shed. I think I've earned some Advil and a nap.
God brought you nice Minnesota weather, too!
Relatively speaking, almost anything would have qualified, but yes! Got a nice souvenir from a tree branch to bring home, too.
This is going to be our new home in San Antonio for the next year while we look for (or build) our permanent home.
On the first floor, you'll have a wonderful view of part of a tree!
(Really, though, I enjoy the aesthetic, and congrats on the move)
Looks very nice. Congratulations!
Congrats, Tex. Good luck finding something permanent.
So the air conditioner non-repairman showed up on Saturday. I told him what was going on and he says there's a leak in the drain pan and it can't be fixed. I don't know that much about HVAC but I was still pretty incredulous. He didn't even crack open the evaporator unit to look at it. But he somehow knew that we have the major appliance replacement plan and offered to have a salesman call. So it comes down to either replace the whole system, most likely including the furnace which is 30 years old but still perfectly functional, or attempting a DIY repair of the AC. Under normal circumstances we'd just bite the bullet and replace it all, but these are not normal times. I have real reluctance about the former right now because money, and about the latter because air conditioners pack a lot of pressure in the refrigerant lines. Technicians always discharge the refrigerant before servicing but I don't have the tools for that. I may try Home Depot, I know they rent some specialized home repair/maintenance equipment. I'm pretty sure if I can get the evaporator unit out I can repair or replace the drip pan, but we'll see.
I hate this dynamic where it appears to cost less to replace things rather than to repair them. I know time has value, but it seems so incredibly wasteful.
Oh, indeed.
How’d you end up with that?
Still driving it, but resigned to knowing I'm buying a new vehicle in the next few weeks. I've been researching options online.
Buxton carted off the field. Got his cleats stuck, grabbing his ankle
DAMN YOU 2020
so, basically 2019 all over again.
Hopefully its just a sprain and not the Achilles. Ugh