{"id":609,"date":"2012-03-25T08:32:55","date_gmt":"2012-03-25T13:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tifosi.hooverdam.net\/?p=609"},"modified":"2012-03-25T09:16:42","modified_gmt":"2012-03-25T14:16:42","slug":"thesaurus-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tifosi.hooverdam.net\/?p=609","title":{"rendered":"thesaurus update"},"content":{"rendered":"

The “Words”<\/a> project, started in 2008, is becoming something of a tradition, with new players being told to “earn their banners” as they sign on with the team. I did two in 2011, which should probably tell you a lot about that season, but started 2012 with four new words and one update ready to roll.<\/p>\n

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Benny Feilhaber, “Dream.” (2011) When he first came to the team, I met him at a bar event, and told him he’d have to earn a banner. “I haven’t already?” he replied. He was right, of course, but I couldn’t just let him stroll right in with a banner, even if I did use a source photo from the 2010 World Cup. (Related: I love how every time I run into this guy, he gives me a hard time).<\/p>\n

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Diego Fagundez, “Go.” (2011) This was the easiest word\/photo\/player combo to do since the very first round of banners. Go, Diego, go!<\/p>\n

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Jay Heaps, “Heart.” I was never really happy with the first banner<\/a> I did for him (he looks like he has a head wound), so I thought it appropriate to get a new photo for his new job. Same word, of course, ’cause it’s the same Jay. <\/p>\n

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AJ Soares, “Soar.” (2012) There’s a term in heraldry called “canting,” in which someone’s coat of arms has a visual pun reflecting their name. This is as close as I’m getting to that. Runner-up suggestion was “buzz” for his fondness for coffee.<\/p>\n

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Stephen McCarthy, “Grind.” (2012) Man, every photo out there of this guy is goofy lookin’. Was very important to get his mullet in the banner. Accidentally overpainted his right ear.<\/p>\n

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Ryan Guy, “Sense.” (2012) Wanted a word that reflected his experience and remarkable read of the game. Sadly, his freckles don’t really show up in the source photo.<\/p>\n

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Zak Boggs, “Learn.” (2012) What else for a dude whose hobby is cancer research? Accidentally painted his left pupil red (it should be white); apologies to my fellow WV native.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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