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Great news! After last summer’s upwelling kept the Atlantic Ocean tempratures from getting out of the low 60s for most of the summer, the water is already warm.
But the winds have shifted this summer and temps in the 70s were predicted for most South Jersey shores in July and August.
With the sun out for the [...]

Last week, Gene Weingarten announced that he was taking a package from The Post, but would continue to host Chatological Humor monthly and write his “Below the Beltway” column weakly err weekly.
Yes, I took it because I wanted to. Generously, The Post offered to hire me back, on contract, to do the same job I [...]

It was suggested that the tone of late has been too negative. My rebuttal:

Happy Happy Joy Joy, Stinky Wizzleteats, Ren & Stimpy
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Nats’ Olsen Shines, Bullpen Lets It Slip – The PostBullpen wastes Olsen’s outing – The Wash. TimesScott Olsen returned from the DL and pitched 7 innings of one run ball but that went up in smoke when the bullpen, specifically Ron Villone, came in. Marlins 4 Nationals 2.
Harris, Stammen Benefit From Extra Deliberation – The [...]

For the fourth consecutive season, I avoided rewarding Peter Angelos’ bad behavior by buying a ticket to see the Nationals up there. Some notes:

They only took 2 out of the six games vs. Baltimore this season, winning on Sundays (The Post). Perhaps this t-shirt would be appropriate.
Stupid Baltimorons — MASN is still an incompetent, anti-Washington, [...]

Requiescat in pace
Leon Kompowsky, TheSimpsons, Michael Jackson
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Remember the “Rookie vs All Star” commercial with MissChatter talking about John Lannan, the rookie going up future Hall of Famer John Smoltz? Anyway, that ad was not far from my mind last night as Nationals rookie Jordan Zimmermann faced Red Sox newbie Smoltz last night. This time though, it wasn’t close [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Late in last night’s Nationals/Red Sox game, one New Englander in my row rationalized his team’s defeat by saying that this was “like the World Series” for Nats fans.
Au contraire, beaneater!
Our “World Series” is taking 5 of 6 from the Mets every September.
[flickr : Nats vs. Red Sox, 06.25.2009/slideshow]
Washington Nationals, [...]

Ask Boswell: Nats, Wizards and Orioles – The Post“Washington Post sports columnist Thomas Boswell will be online Thursday, June 25, at 11 a.m. ET to take your questions about the the Nats, Wizards, Orioles, the latest sports news and his columns.”
I am curious what kind of mood he’ll be in today with the Nats losing [...]

Nats Give Up Six to the Sox in Loss – The PostOne mistake spells trouble for Stammen – The Wash. TimesPerhaps it is not wise to taunt David Ortiz. Prior to last night’s game, Nationals Journal ran the headline “Big Papi Not So Big and Scary.” I think Craig Stammen, who delivered the 3-2 fastball [...]