Mike,Looks like the Redskins took your advice and drafted for need rather than splash. What do you think of their haul? Joe G.
Tag: pick
Picking Splinters: Redskins Don’t Need QB Revamp
I’ll be blunt. The Redskins are targeting USC quarterback Mark Sanchez in this weekend’s NFL Draft. This is dumb.
Picking Splinters: Signs Point to Strasburg
I thought that after the season started there would have been at least some visible evidence that would add some optimism to the Nationals’ season.
Picking Splinters: Mailbag
Once again, Mike Hume answers your most pressing sports questions as he delves his magical mailbag.
Picking Splinters: In Slow-to-Change NBA, Top Draft Picks Offer Little Help
As I watched the San Antonio Spurs eliminate the upstart New Orleans Hornets this past week, I got to thinking … I really don’t like the NBA.
A Penny for Your Thoughts: The News of Greater Falls Church
There’s a new grocery store in town, and it’s gorgeous!
Picking Splinters: Splinters’ Picks
I know a lot about college basketball. My girlfriend knows a lot about shoes.

Feeling the Draft
As Ovechkin’s Monster Season Continues, Two Other Picks From the First Round of the 2004 Are Helping Resurrect the Caps Blue Line and The Team’s Chances in the Southeast Division. Since the Washington Capitals selected Alexander Ovechkin with the first pick in the 2004 draft, the sensational Russian’s list of […]
Jody’s Jam of The Week
Elephant Art at Hotel Palomar Arlington, November 28 – January 1, Hotel Palomar Arlington at Waterview
Our Man in Arlington
Senator John Warner announced his retirement on the steps of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia last Friday. Virginia’s political and civic life will be the poorer for it.