Archive for July, 2011

Rich Scarcella’s annual Joe Paterno Q&A part 2

Q&A with JoePa: Lions coach discusses Rob Bolden, Matt McGloin, but gives no hints about who will start – Reading Eagle
Rich Scarcella’s annual interview with Joe Paterno continues with discussion of the quarterback situation. Does Paterno name Rob Bolden or Matt McGloin as the starter? Of course not! He does mention that he wasn’t on [...]

Nats: Slugging John Lannan

Charlie Slowes had a prescient opening to John Lannan’s second inning at-bat last night, “and now, here comes slugging John Lannan.” The Washington Nationals lefthander and American Hero came to the plate in the second inning leading 1-0 with Ian Desmond on first after a 2-out single. Lannan, who has never been feared for his [...]

Why Penn State’s Creamery doesn’t sell ice cream anywhere but campus

A story in the Post-Gazette, Penn State Creamery is as good as it gets answers why Penn State’s Creamery ice cream is not sold off campus:
Opening ice cream stores elsewhere would force the Creamery — the largest university creamery in the nation — to compete with graduates of its own course.
And that would clash with [...]

Nats visit the bankrupt L.A. Dodgers, which is bizarre to type

Washington Nationals baseball returns tonight, but possibly after your bedtime. First pitch from Los Angeles is 10:05 p.m. EDT. You have special dispensation to listen to the Dodgers feed for the first three innings when Vin Scully is calling the game. I know I will at some point this weekend and then, hopefully, back [...]

Sure Werth, the Nats can make the playoffs!

Nationals vs. Astros: Jayson Werth breaks slump, but Houston prevails in extra innings – The Post
Yesterday, apropos of nothing, Jayson Werth said the Washington Nationals could make the playoffs in 2011. This was after they lost two and a row and a series to the Houston Astros, the worst team in the majors. Three one-run [...]

Nats and Astros at 2:05 today; I think Minute Maid Park would be fine in the AL

I love day baseball. We get the rubber game between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros at 2:05 p.m. today. I’ll be listening on MLB Audio.
Today’s D.C. starter has been more ¡Navil! than ¡LIVAN! lately, so a day game and travel day, I am hoping for a rebound, but am wary about the unfriendly [...]

The Astros nearly moved here; Nats win; Strasburg hits 95

THOM LOVERRO: Thom Loverro: In Houston, house that District built – The Wash. Examiner
With the Washington Nationals visiting the Houston Astros, Loverro reminds us that the D.C. area was used as leverage by several teams to get new ballparks built. The Astros came the closest to moving here around 1995. I was in college so [...]

Rich Scarcella’s annual Joe Paterno Q&A part 1

Q&A with JoePa: Penn State coach discusses his improved health, Big Ten expansion and more – Reading Eagle
Every year, Rich Scarcella gets a sit-down interview with Joe Paterno during the summer. I should change that to “almost every year” because last year Paterno was not healthy enough to do it in person in 2010, so [...]

Penn State blog Black Shoe Diaries is going to run up the score

Over the weekend, the biggest Penn State blog went through a frameshift. Black Shoe Diaries founder Mike Hubbell announced he was moving on after many years helming the blog. I wish Mike well — he brought me into Blue White Roundtable back in its heyday and offered me a chance to write for the Maple [...]

The fun part of the Nats 2011 season has probably already happened

This morning as I reviewed articles about yesterday’s Washington Nationals 9-8 loss to the Atlanta Braves (after winning on Saturday and getting blown out on Friday), I came to the conclusion that we have probably passed the emotional high point of the 2011 season. Actually, I probably came to that conclusion a while go, but [...]

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