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Unseasonably warm weather usually means one thing — the Ombudsman is around. Cliff, stop by Sine this evening, we’ll be outside.
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Some more observations about today:
Best trick-or-treat candies: Milky Way, KitKat, Nestle Crunch, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, Sugar Daddy
Worst trick-or-treat candies: Charleston Chew, Nerds, pennies, Junior Mints, Whoppers
Best costumes (dudes): zombie, ninja, jedi
Best costumes (chicks): cat, nurse, vampiress, devil, angel, Supergirl, bunny, nurse, fairy…just about anything
Worst costume: dudes as chicks
Best Treehouse of Horror: The Shinning
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National Pride: Baseball Returns to Washington – DC BarA lawyers publication looks at baseball’s return to D.C. It appears to be exhaustive; I have not read it yet, though.
Nats hat tip to NatsFans list-serv.
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O’s Find Soriano Is Seeking A Rich Free Agent Payday – The PostI am disappointed to hear that Balmer is overwhelmed by Alfonso Soriano’s contract demands. I was hoping an opportunistic would sign Soriano to spite the Nationals and then get stuck with diminishing returns on a monster contract.
In other Nats news, Robert Fick and [...]

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I am pleased to report that Ch. 7 WJLA is listing Penn State vs. Wisconsin on its Saturday schedule. It had to have been the call to action.
Also, the Nov. 11 Penn State vs. Temple game is an ESPN Regional/Plus broadcast (Intercollegiate Athletics). Kickoff for that game is 3:30 p.m.
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As of this morning, Ch. 7 WJLA-TV had not made a decision on what game to broadcast on Saturday, Penn State vs. Wisconsin or Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M. I am asking all area Penn Staters (and Wisconsin alums for that matter) to let WJLA know that we want them to carry PSU vs. Wisky. You [...]

Nats’ Soriano Files For Free Agency – The PostLF Alfonso Soriano is officially a free agent now. Nats president Stan Kasten is trying to soften the eventual blow:
There’s certainly nothing certain about what will happen after this year, but we do love Alfonso and what he’s done for our team, what he means to our [...]

Let’s give thanks to Purdue for making the final seconds of the game more interesting than the previous 3596. I think they lost 40 yards on the laterals. Such a shame Josh Gaines couldn’t stay on his feet, it would have been one of the greatest touchdowns ever.
Offenisve line! Granted it was against no one, [...]

Penn State Nittany Lions at Purdue Boilermakers
After a win that felt like a loss, Penn State hits the road with a 5-3 record. This is only the second trip to Purdue this century.
Yes, it does get harder to do these things when the team is playing poorly.
Penn State Gameday Central – Intercollegiate Athletics
LAST WEEK
Penn [...]