Archive for June, 2011

Nats vs. Pirates Q&A with Sam, The Maryland Bureau Chief Emeritus

Earlier in the season, I asked the outgoing Maryland Bureau Chief about the first Washington Nationals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates series. Since then, Sam became The Maryland Bureau Chief Emeritus by moving back to Western Pennsylvania and both teams reached mediocrity or better. Their third series of the year begins tomorrow at Nationals Park.
WFY: Since [...]

Throwing errors aside, Ryan Zimmerman is awesome, but the Nats are under .500

Does it figure that the day that overwhelmed sports radio host and occasional Post columnist for topics other than the NBA, Mike Wise, writes a column on how great Ryan Zimmerman is that the Washington Nationals third baseman commits the throwing error that cost the Nats the game? Of course it does!
I don’t argue Wise’s [...]

I-95: EZ Pass only lanes now open on the Delaware Turnpike

 

I-95 high-speed E-ZPass lanes open at Newark toll plaza – The News Journal (New Castle, Del.)
A nightmare of a construction project along Interstate 95 has been completed.
The Delaware Turnpike toll plaza near Newark now has two dedicated left lanes for cars with EZ Pass — drivers with the transponder no longer have to slow down!
Last [...]

Nats: Davey Johnson is 0-2 and I dislike west coast night games

Two games in to the Davey Johnson era, the Washington Nationals are 0-2. Clearly, they blew it when they let John McLaren go. McLaren at least made the most of his era (DC Sports Bog, The Post) Also, Thomas Boswell took the Jim Riggleman mudslinging in stride which was almost disappointing.
I think I might hold [...]

Nats: Johnny Paycheck likes Jim Riggleman’s style; Nats win to go over .500

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Walking out of Nationals Park yesterday with my dad, I was pretty ecstatic. The Washington Nationals had just beaten the Seattle Mariners to improve their record to 38-37, the first time they had a winning record in the summertime since 2005. They did with 8 innings of shutout pitching by Jason Marquis [...]

It is summertime and the Nats are precisely mediocre, hopefully we’ll never celebrate that again

The Washington Nationals reached a .500 record last night (37 wins and losses — hey that Strasburg’s number, it MUST BE A SIGN) with a tight 2-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners. This the latest the team has not had a losing record since October 2, 2005. Only two members of the team were around [...]

How I’d tweak the Washington Capitals uniform

Four years ago today, the Washington Capitals reverted to their roots and unveiled new red, white and blue uniforms. It actually seems longer, because as soon as those new sweaters hit the ice, it seemed like they had always been around. The black, turquoise and bronze uniforms were thankfully sent to the dustbin of history. [...]

Wilson Ramos hits walkoff as Nats come back from 5-0 down to beat Mariners

If you left early, you blew it! – Dave Jageler
So, ¡LIVAN! was ¡Navil! last night, going down 5-0 to the Seattle Mariners. In fact, the Washington Nationals were down 5-1 with two outs in the ninth and were facing , a 98 MPH throwing closer. Jayson Werth got on with an error and advanced [...]

Summertime

The sun’s rays are at zenith at 23.5 degrees north latitude right now — you know what that means:

Capital Weather Gang (The Post) has a thorough explanation of the summer solstice.

Nats: Chad Coredero retires and I wonder if he’s broadcaster material

Chad Cordero, the original Washington Nationals closer, has retired according to his most recent team, the independent St. Paul Saints. Cordero was never able to sufficiently recover from a torn labrum in 2008.
Cordero, was by most accounts, a really good guy. He was also an effective, if dramatic, closer. He lead the majors [...]

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