AP in midseason form

Quick, name the last time you used the suggested head anyway?

 

score's wrong in the lede too... you figure that would be seen.

 

Subhed in the Top 25 Capsules had Ohio State beating Army.

 

Well, in China it's known as the People's Army Navy. That's all I got.

 

AP story from the Reds-Braves game today lacked a first reference to Kenshin Kawakami....just had Kawakami.

 

Maybe it's a one-name thing, like Ichiro.

 

Up here in the Northeast, Paulus would be the story no matter what happened.

Unsure if that's a national lead or not, but he's the big deal as far as Syracuse goes.

 

Got one to top all toppers. Unfortunately, it's not an AP story but one that was sent to me.
First there was the sinking of the Titanic, then the bombing of Pearl Harbor, then 9-1-1 and the terrorist bombings. Now this, 2A Team A 35, 5A Team B, 12.
There's no excuse for comparing a tragedy to an athletic event.

 

Try this for way-out-there ledes:

By Steve Yanda
Washington Post Staff Writer
In the coda of the Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, composer Johann Sebastian Bach repeats the same chord sequence over and over again, leading the listener to anticipate one resolution, only to provide a tone completely different.
The only tones emanating from Nationals Park in the top of the first inning Sunday afternoon were the faded drones of an audience that had heard this composition too many times this season -- game begins, visiting team assumes a lead, game ends in dreadful fashion. Arizona leadoff batter Trent Oeltjen looped a home run into the Washington bullpen in right field on the day's third pitch, and the familiar chord sequence began.

Music lovers can read more at this link:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/09/AR2009080901548.html

 

I'm surprised it was No. 4 on the list.

 

I think that's how most of us reacted. "Big deal."

 

Then there's this...

By DOUG TUCKER
Associated Press Writer

Blah, blah, blah ...
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I'm so sick of the AP. The little things, you stupid bastards.

Try this one on for size. I don't remember the teams or specifics, but you get the jist:

Major League Soccer
Friday's Games
Podunk 2, Redneck 1
Sunday's Game
Bumblefuck 1, Dipweed 0
Shatface 2, East Suckit 1