D.C. has a lot of popular pro sports teams (Redskins, Nationals, and United especially) but not many titles (aside from United). Despite lackluster seasons, the fans stick with their teams — just look at FedEx Field the last few years or the Gallery Place Metro on Caps game days during the past few seasons. The fans have been almost too optimistic, i.e. every year the Skins could win it all, but maybe that’s changing. Maybe years of disappointment are making Washington fans as cynical as those in Philly. Hopefully there will be less snowballs thrown at Santa Claus however.

Overheard of the Week:

Saturday, Cherry Blossom and Nats exhibition game day, on the Blue Line train between Pentagon and National Cemetery:

Forty-something tourist, after listing off all of D.C.’s professional sports teams: “And doesn’t DC have a minor-league football team?” (chuckles to himself)
Local teen: “Yeah, the Redskins had two good players. But then Sean Taylor got shot and Clinton Portis started to suck.”

After the jump, cops in the know, the coming tourist onslaught, and crowns.

Keep the overheards coming in. It’s tourist time, you know what that means. Overheardindc (at) gmail (dot) com

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