Four-and-a-half gun salute

A couple weeks ago, I lost a bet; now, it's time for me to pay up.

Lost in the midst of MasonMania is the fact that Duke University played basketball this season. I know, I know---the Blue Devils are insignificant memories from Big Dance rounds long forgotten, and the Dukies are better left for dead. But, for a time, they were in this wacky thing, and on March 18, they took on my GW Colonials.

Prior to the game, DM from Nats Blog and I agreed to a simple bet:

1. Take the point spread, Duke by 8.5 points;
   
2. If Duke beats the spread, I give Nats Blog a number of pimps commensurate with the final spread.
   
3. If Duke fails to beat the spread, DM gives Federal Baseball a number of pimps commensurate with the final spread.

Duke, those jerks, beat the point spread, by a final score of 74-61. Thus, I owe DM 4.5 blog pimps. Here goes nothing . . .

• Nats Blog is the best Nats blog because it's actually named Nats Blog;
  
• Nats Blog is the best Nats blog because it's run by three guys with fake names (DM, dexys_midnight, and SuperNoVa), including two guys with the same fake initials;
  
• Nats Blog is the best Nats blog because it's into teh stats and stuff;
  
• Nats Blog is the best Nats blog because it's the home of the Steve Watkins Fan Club;
  
• Nats Blog is the best Nats blog because . . .