MARCH 5- The Washington Wizards provided an assist to the team’s official airline by becoming Southwest Airlines’ Employees for the day. Wizards players Caron Butler, Roger Mason, Jr., Jarvis Hayes, DeShawn Stevenson, Andray Blatche, former player Gheorghe Muresan, Wizards’ Dance Team members and G-WIZ “subbed-in” for Southwest Airlines Operations Agents and Ramp Agents at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
Washington Capitals players Matt Bradley, Chris Clark, Ben Clymer, Matt Pettinger and Dainius Zubrus assisted the team’s official airline, Southwest Airlines, by becoming Southwest employees for the day on Thursday, Dec. 7, at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
I realize that the Caps would like to attract more fans from the Baltimore area, and the Bullets/Wizards used to play there. But dude, it's a hike; if I lived in Bawlmer, I sure wouldn't be trekking to DC for a hockey or basketball game on a regular basis. I love the "trading places" idea and wish they would do it at an airport that's closer to the fan base, one where fans might actually see them. But that's OK.
Is anyone really surprised by Ron Artest's recent arrest? What does it mean for the Kings?
"The Kings have excused Ron Artest indefinitely from any further participation with the team due to his arrest today for domestic violence. The Kings will continue to accumulate reliable and official facts and information over the next several days before taking any further action."
No sympathy here. They knew what they were getting when they (stupidly, IMHO) picked him up. I'm wondering about the fan reaction, especially after this recent comment someone left on my blog:
At 4:24 AM, said…
hello! just thought i would share this with you-i'm writing from Sac california area- IT'S THE FUNNIEST THING to drive the very very popular highway 50 route from sac to lake tahoe-well someone DETESTED ARTEST as much as you do-there are banners, signs, posters posted on the freeway and overpasses "STARVE ARTEST" "DETEST ARTEST" "NO K-9'S "4" ARTEST" ETC... IT'S GREAT-THANK YOU ANIMAL MEDLER!!!!
This post from The Sports Hernia about Vladimir Radmanovic is worth checking out, if only for the "Miami drug dealer" photo...
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Uh, BWI is virtually the EXACT same distance from downtown DC (and the Verizon Center) as Dulles. If fact, from the Wizards' home court, BWI is much easier and quicker to get to.
Don't know on which magic highway you drive, but I have never found driving on either the parkway or 95 quick. It is usually clogged with cars or the one driver that finds it necessary to drive 5 mph under the speed limit. Plus you have to drive up New York ave just to get out of the city. That alone is a pain in the rear.
There is an exit for 395 less than a mile from the "Phone booth", and once you get on the toll road there is an airport only lane. Couple that with the fact that many of the players now are in Virginia.
Gheorghe Muresan?! The tallest and therefore greatest player ever to don a bullets jersey?
He's back working for the orginization again? No doubt he's probably the assistant head coach or something right?
Just found your blog today. Love it.
Hershey Bears fan, heading down to DC the next two fridays for Caps games...
Hershey Bears fans travel to DC all of the time for Caps games. Now, I understand that these fans fall more into the "diehard fan" category than the casual fans of Baltimore but people will be willing to drive to get their hockey fix. The Caps have been slowly expanding their marketing arms to reach out to people outside of the NoVa and downtown DC areas. The Southwest appearance was more to satisfy the sponsor of both teams than to reach out to fans. How many times to you go to the airport hoping to see NBA or NHL players? If you really do, why??
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