Ted's Take

A fun blog post on Alex Ovechkin.

Here is a good reasoned response. He has dual loyalties. He likes our team; comes to games; macs on our players; but loves the Pens. I guess I will have to take it as it is which is what I wanted to see: your opinions on what this all means. So thank you.

On to the Big East Championship game tonight at 9pm on ESPN!

Based on the numbers, I think the question to be asking Marc is this: “Is DC a newspaper town or a Washington Post town anymore?”

Based on the numbers, I think the question to be asking Marc is this: "Is DC a newspaper town or a Washington Post town anymore?"  :-) Have you seen your numbers of late? Your circulation is down. Your revenues are down. Your profits are down. Your newsroom employee count is down. Your prospects are bleak. You don’t even publish your circulation numbers in your own paper. Why is that? Young adults don’t read your paper. You are a software company with a newspaper aside it now. If I were you, I would write about what you know and not throw out opinions as facts regarding other businesses. The Caps on the other hand are a growth company. Ticket sales are booming. Revenues are up double digit. Ratings are up. Franchise values are soaring. The team is young and up and coming. You know not of what you speak. Perhaps consumers see through this more and more and don’t hold columnists in that high of regard. One of the reasons I blog is to keep writers honest in a transparent fashion. If Marc would like to compare the Washington Post’s numbers alongside the Washington Capitals numbers, I would be glad to do so in a public forum.

Atlanta always plays us tough and we needed that win to capitalize on the game in hand on Carolina. Check.

Atlanta always plays us tough and we needed that win to capitalize on the game in hand on Carolina. Check. I don’t like looking at the scoreboards. I just want us to focus on taking care of our business and keep on winning and then let the chips fall where they may. If we keep winning, we will put pressure on some teams. We can sneak up on them and hopefully start to pass some in the standings. We have three weeks left in the season. Sunday is a huge game. We need the win to provide momentum as we go out on the road for a six game road trip. For those who emailed me if you had an issue finding the game on DirecTV out of market, for some reason it was shown on the NHL Network channel. I don’t know why I should apologize but I shall for the inconvenience.