For a Few Tailgaters, No. 40 Is Arch-Angel
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I was walking from my car to the stadium on Sunday when I saw two guys at the same tailgate wearing Adam Archuleta jerseys. Sort of like seeing several copies of "Bangkok Dangerous" on the red carpet at the Academy Awards, no? Was this the Archuleta Fan Club? Adam's Fairfax-based cousins?
"It's a $5 bib," said Rich Juchnewicz, motioning to his jersey.
"Look at that Archuleta, he has a tuba," pointed out Archuleta No. 2, as Archuleta No. 3 approached. I rubbed my eyes some more. "How about that Archuleta?" No. 2 said, as a fourth materialized.
Indeed, here came Jay Converse, wearing an Archuleta jersey and a tuba, accompanied by Kenny Robinson, Archuleta No. 4.
"We've got four of 'em, four 40s," Archuleta No. 2 said, referring to the jersey number.
"I run a 4.40," Tuba Archuleta said.
"We were supposed to be drinking 40s, too," Archuleta No. 1 said.
"Play, 'Hail to the Redskins' on your tuba,' " Archuleta No. 2 ordered, which Tuba Archuleta did. Then he began playing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." This was getting trippy. I made one last attempt to figure out what was with this 4x40 display.
"Would you rather get barbecue sauce on your $100 Darrell Green jersey or your $5 Archuleta jersey?" Archuleta No. 4 asked.
Acting on that theory, Archuleta No. 2 had thus bought 16 Archuleta jerseys on super sale, handing them out to all his friends. He had 12 more, and offered to cut me a deal. "You want me to show you my Brandon Lloyd jersey, too?" he asked. "Would that make you happy?"
Yes, he owns a Brandon Lloyd jersey, too.
Setting Pockets Straight
Clinton Portis's memorable declaration during last week's radio argument with Brian Mitchell -- "Portis pockets straight!" -- proved a big hit in the blogosphere; the T-shirts are already available at MisterIrrelevant.com. Personally, though, the phrase flew several miles over my pockets. I asked center Casey Rabach whether he knew what it meant.
