A Florida couple busted for running a major steroid operation and selling to pro athletes named the Nats and the Caps as two teams that availed themselves of their services, but they didn’t name names.

That leaves anyone the Washington Times has so far got on the horn to speculate. Officially, of course, there’s no comment other than, “We’ll get to the bottom of this.”

But Caps enforcer Donald Brashear has weighed in: “We get tested two, three times a year and there’s never been anybody who’s tested positive….Was [Thomas] supplying this year? Was it a few years ago when there was no testing…to tell you the truth, if there was, I didn’t know. There’s no sign of anybody I know who used steroids.”

Former Cap and current Panther Steve Eminger is similarly incredulous his former teammates doped up. “No, never, not once—[steroids were] never talked about once…I don’t know, you see guys. Guys aren’t extremely ripped or anything.”

So who’s got the Florida hookup then?

Contrary to predictions made in this space recently, last night’s BCS championship game telecast on Fox-5 was NOT overrun with commercials for CashPoint.

That’s a locally-based financial outfit that hands out quick cash loans — with no credit check — to any sad sack who turns over a car’s title and a spare key.

I missed most of the first quarter of Florida/Oklahoma, but saw only two of Cashpoint’s beautifully awful spots during the rest of the game. Quite a departure from Monday’s BCS matchup of Texas and Ohio State, when viewers were forced to endure/treated to another, um, underproduced CashPoint ad every several minutes.

Instead, local breaks previously filled by Cashpoint spots were filled with ads for either a starving artist bazaar at a local hotel or a sell-off of overstocked electronics and computer equipment to be held at the DC Armory.

Anybody still doubt we’re in a depression?

On a more upbeat note, however: Anybody who followed the advice given in the same blog post and put their paycheck on Florida and gave the four points has no need today for economic stimulus.

The season’s final BCS game comes with Thursday’s Florida/Oklahoma matchup.

If past is prologue, those viewing the alleged national championship game on the local Fox affiliate better be prepared for a barrage of wonderfully underproduced and low-aiming commercials for an outfit called CashPoint.

That’s a Virginia financial firm that gives equity loans to car owners.

The best/worst of the fantastic/horrific CashPoint ads that aired seemingly every few minutes in Monday’s Texas/Ohio State clash had a cleavagey female in a retail store fawning over something in a jewelry case and moaning, “I would do anything for any guy that would buy me that!”

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In which we speak with Mary and Pam, two McCain volunteers who predict an upset victory for the Republican ticket. Mary doesn’t trust polls, while Pam thinks Virginia and Florida are going to break decisively for McCain.

An Obama victory, Pam adds, might signify that God requires “penance” from the U.S. For something.

Plus: will Prop 8 turn California red?!?!

Um…probably not.

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*We’re not really counting that “this is your brain on democracy” thing.