SOTBSports, Uncategorized

WIRTB Review: RGIII’s Time as Washington’s QB

Get your HTTR pitchforks ready because we’re talking sportsball today on WIRTB Review. I’m Speed on the Beat, as always, and I’m here to review the crap so you don’t have to. This is, truth be told, probably the first time WIRTB Review has dabbled in sports (versus, of course, sports entertainment). But, new year, […]

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Dear Dwayne Haskins…

Dear Dwayne Haskins, My name is Johnthan. People call me Speed on the Beat, as I used to rap and make instrumentals. That’s not really the point of this letter. I don’t know you and I’m probably close to a decade older than you. However, I implore you to just pick a side and just […]

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SOTBNerdy, SOTBSports, Uncategorized

The Death of the MLB Video Game

As part of DAR Gaming Week, I will discuss the apparent death of multiple MLB video games.Growing up, there were a few givens in the video game world. Mario would beat Bowser, Sonic would beat Dr. Robotnik, and there’d always be a new baseball game to help me live out my dreams of being a […]

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SOTBNerdy, SOTBSports, Uncategorized

WIRTB: BMX XXX

In the annals of video game history, there are great games that utilize controversy and the like to bolster their stories. For instance, let’s talk Grand Theft Auto IV. While it was, for me, the worst game in the series, GTA IV‘s finale featured an “is blood really thicker than water?” choice between Niko’s cousin and girlfriend. I always […]

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So, what if Chris Davis leaves?

I don’t claim to be an expert on sports. I enjoy sportsball of all sorts, but I’m not in the front offices of any teams–unless I’m playing Madden, MLB The Show, or FIFA. However, like many Orioles fans, I’m preparing myself for that news clip on SportsCenter which announces that 1B (and sometimes outfielder, DH, […]

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