The Nationals Love Themselves Some Reality Television

The Washington Nationals are all about the reality television genre. Robert Fick and Dmitri Young, for example, are big fans of American Idol. And they're none too pleased with Wednesday night's results. Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post's DC Sports Bog got Fick's take on Idol vote, and on the current season in general:

"I just think it's the way she looks," he said of Melinda and her untimely exit. "Melinda was 29. I don't know. Melinda's the best singer, she is. But the way she looks, she doesn't look like the American Idol." Point being, he loves Idol. Been watching for years. I asked for his favorite contestant this season. "I liked Gina Glocksen the best," he said. "I thought she was good, and I thought she got screwed."

From the information I've obtained (which is my way of saying that I'll never admit that I watch even a little American Idol when in "reality", I'll watch a few songs between innings), half the finalists got screwed via "Sanjaya-mania", which basically means that not only did Gina get screwed, but the show has officially jumped the shark. Dmitri Young weighs in after the jump:

"I thought it was going to be a girls final, I thought Blake was done," he said. "Melinda can sing. The fans voted, they're the ones that chose. She has the voice. She's going to have a record deal anyhow. Somebody's going to pick her up, because she definitely can sing, she has the voice. But I think Jordin Sparks will win."

So there you have it: the first official prediction regarding the final Idol show ... and if a guy nicknamed Meat Hook can admit he watches Idol, then I suppose I can too (in small doses). But the most interesting part of Steinberg's blog is when he gives us a great reality show tidbit regarding pitcher John Patterson:

It turns out that Patterson watches "Project Runway" with his fiancee, former Miss DC Shannon Schambeau (...) And that he would like to go on "Amazing Race" with his fiancee, or possibly with Brian Schneider; "pitcher-catcher combo," he explained.

I'd like to see Patterson and Schneider on Amazing Race. I'd also like to see Patterson explain that ACL tear he may get climbing a wall in Hong Kong while avoiding ninjas.

Arm Bash: DC Sports Bog