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Davey Johnson says he won’t shave until Nationals start hitting

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posted 21 hours ago by Repoz to nats | 5 comment(s)

House of Davey, natch.

Davey Johnson says he’s giving up his razor until the Washington Nationals find their bats.

The manager apologized for his scraggly appearance before Friday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies, but he said it had a purpose.

“If my facial hair looks bad,’’ he said, “I decided I wouldn’t shave until we started hitting.’‘

The Nationals began the day batting .225, second worst average in the majors. They are a popular favorite to make the World Series, but they were ...

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1. Walks Clog Up the Bases posted on February 09, 2013 at 02:59 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

My childhood has ensured I'll never not associate Wuhl with Alexander Knox.

2. zachtoma posted on February 09, 2013 at 03:38 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

And I like the Braves to claim their first division title since '05 while the Nats fight for a Wild Card slot.

3. robinred

posted on February 09, 2013 at 04:04 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I hope Wuhl isn't working at Sears. Lady Kenmores--nasty.

4. Gonfalon Bubble posted on February 09, 2013 at 04:05 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Actor-comedian Robert Wuhl likes Nationals to repeat as NL East champions

$$o what?

5. OsunaSakata posted on February 09, 2013 at 06:16 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Jim Williams has the journalistic firepower of Mary Hart. At least Mary Hart had nice legs.

6. bfan posted on February 09, 2013 at 09:31 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

The Nationals had no comment, because they had no idea who he was or why he mattered.

7. Swoboda is freedom posted on February 09, 2013 at 09:57 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

He was dead wrong. Candlesticks do not make a great gift. The registry was a good idea however.

8. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines posted on February 09, 2013 at 10:16 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

This should be a weekly series.

"Brian Benben thinks the Reds will fall back to earth this year"

"Kadeem Hardison is excited about the Rangers' new crop of prospects"

"Jenna von Oy has no idea what the Mariners are doing"

9. bfan posted on February 09, 2013 at 10:30 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Once again our celebrity worship and star-f***ing culture says hello; an entertainer with nothing special to add gets air-time for this.

Next week he will testify before Congress on farm policy (no, wait, that is Sissy Spacek).

10. Smyly Smile (Walewander) posted on February 09, 2013 at 11:58 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Primey for 8.

"Corin Nemec says the Padres will surprise"

11. Voros McCracken of Pinkus posted on February 09, 2013 at 12:17 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Okay Repoz, that was officially a serious stealth reference. It's two separate cultural references deep.

Really like that album by the way. Good adrenaline music.

12. Avoid running at all times.-S. Paige posted on February 09, 2013 at 12:18 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I've never met anyone who likes Robert Wuhl as a performer or comedian.

13. asinwreck posted on February 09, 2013 at 12:43 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

What does star-f***ing have to do with Robert Wuhl? Isn't the presence of a star required?

14. Repoz

posted on February 09, 2013 at 03:06 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

that was officially a serious stealth reference. It's two separate cultural references deep.

He's got more stealth references in his little pinky than you have in your whole pinky!

15. Jim Wisinski

posted on February 09, 2013 at 03:41 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

"Jenna von Oy has no idea what the Mariners are doing"

To be fair I think you could say the same thing about Jack Zduriencik.

I had never seen a picture of him until I Googled him just now to get the correct spelling of his name. His head is a spectacularly perfect egg-shape.

16. Bruce Markusen posted on February 09, 2013 at 04:00 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Wuhl is known as one of the biggest baseball fans in Hollywood. That's probably why they sought his opinion. And for what it's worth, I liked him in Arliss.

17. Voros McCracken of Pinkus posted on February 09, 2013 at 04:21 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

When I woke up today I was pretty sure I wouldn't see Kadeem Hardison and the New Bomb Turks referenced in the same BTF thread. How wrong I was...

18. BourbonSamurai, vassal of the Harpsburg Empire posted on February 09, 2013 at 04:24 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Robert Wuhl was in Bull Durham. That gives him some serious baseball related hollywood cred, regardless of how much Arliss sucked.

19. SoSH U at work posted on February 09, 2013 at 04:27 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

This would have been totally worth it if he'd answered the question whether he'd been to a game at Nationals Park with a simple: "Yeah I came. I'm glad I came."

20. Cowboy Popup posted on February 09, 2013 at 05:03 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Robert Wuhl was in Bull Durham.

And Cobb! For a guy without a lot of IMDB entries, he's been in a lot of baseball stuff.

21. Matt Clement of Alexandria posted on February 09, 2013 at 05:14 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I've never met anyone who likes Robert Wuhl as a performer or comedian.

Arli$$ was some sort of sadistic exercise in anti-comedy. But Wuhl is very funny in Bull Durham. He's not without his uses as a performer.

22. The District Attorney posted on February 09, 2013 at 05:15 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

"Jenna von Oy has no idea what the Mariners are doing"

#Sixorg

23. eddieot posted on February 09, 2013 at 05:30 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

"Jenna von Oy has no idea what the Mariners are doing"

Seriously Crispix. Iced tea came out of my nose. That was hilarious.

24. Walt Davis posted on February 09, 2013 at 05:35 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Also, in defense of this particular star-####, apparently Wuhl has been playing fantasy baseball for longer than some of you punks have been alive! Which, for some reason, is supposed to be relevant to a baseball site.

I mean, c'mon, it's not his fault he's not in some shitty indie rock band

25. tfbg9 posted on February 09, 2013 at 06:08 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Wuhl used to do a bit where he lists all the bad movies Burt Reynolds has been in, that was kinda funny.
Burt's sure been in a lot of bad ones, this is true.

"Stroker Ace. Stroker Ace?"

26. OsunaSakata posted on February 09, 2013 at 06:10 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Robert Wuhl almost stole Batman from Jack Nicholson. Sort of.

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