Mike O'Connell

Despite their trouncing last night I’m going to go out on a limb on May 13 and say the Washington Nationals will win the National League pennant this year.

I’m not going to guarantee a victory like Alexander Ovechkin, but I will predict that the Caps tonight will pull out a Game Seven victory.

The Wiz? Yup. Win or lose in Game Five, with or without John Wall, I say this team is facing Cleveland in the next round (Cleveland sports predictions at no extra charge.)

And the ‘Skins? As long as I’m being optimistic here for our local teams I’ll say they win… five games this year.

God I’m going to miss someday when they’re good and I can’t make fun of them anymore.

My reaction to most of Alex Rodriguez’s first 659 career home runs has been something along the order of “meh.”

I have greatly cheered the most recent two. My, how times have changed.

And I know the Yankees can afford it.

I can’t say I was disappointed, sportswise, this weekend, but let’s face it, the horse I thought was going to win won, the fighter I thought was going to win won, and baseball went the way it was supposed to. Thank God the Wizards were able to provide a little underdog excitement. Next up: the Caps!

D.C…. the new sports Mecca. Calling it here first.

When the Chicago White Sox take on the Baltimore Orioles this afternoon at Camden Yards you’ll notice something unusual in the stands. Not a single patron. Yeah. Apparently they’re playing the game in front of custodians and the hot dog guy. I’ve played that gig before, but not as a highly-paid professional athlete.

They’ll make up games for rain but not for public riots. I don’t really understand the rationale behind playing a game in an empty ballpark but you can be damn sure I’m going to be watching with interest later today. Really today’s post was so I could note this occasion and be able to search for it in the futur. The day this really did happen.

Apparently the makers of Kraft macaroni and cheese have given in to public cries of despair and are changing their decades-old recipe of the iconic childhood food item.

Who am I kidding? Adult food item too.

Soon Kraft will be taking out those delicious chemicals that make your mac and cheese not only tasty but bright neon orange, the only true color in which God makes cheese.

Is nothing sacred anymore? I understand wanting to respond to one’s customers, but seriously, who’s buying blue-box mac and cheese because it’s healthy? There are plenty of terrible organic macaroni products out there. Find one.

In the mean time… add every current box of Kraft you can find to the bomb shelter immediately!