Archive for August, 2011

Blue White Roundtable: Penn State vs. Indiana State

Adam Collyer at Black Shoe Diaries is running Blue White Roundtable now and here are questions preceding game 1 of the 125th season of Penn State football. The Nittany Lions take on the Sycamores of Indiana State.
BSD: Let’s get this out of the way right now – how does everyone feel about Robert Bolden and [...]

Sentimental fanboy: Hey Nats, sign ¡LIVAN!

Last night Washington Nationals righthander¡LIVAN! threw his 50,000th career pitch. His opposite number on the Atlanta Braves, Jair Jurrjens, grounded out on that pitch, the 34th ¡LIVAN! threw of the night. He would throw 71 more over 7 innings, giving up 2 runs. He also made a difference at the plate (from Nationals vs. Braves: [...]

Upgrades to Beaver Stadium for 2011

There are several upgrades to Beaver Stadium for the 2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football season, including:
Also in the East and West stands, vomitory ramps have been improved to allow for increased and easier access by ADA patrons to the new seating areas.
Um, yay?!

For those who get up there, enjoy!
Oh yeah, here is the [...]

Nats: Ryan Zimmerman wants a big contract and I want the Lerners to give it to him

Ryan Zimmerman contract negotiations with Nationals colored by comeback from injury – The Post
Washington Nationals 3B Ryan Zimmerman is signed through through the 2013 season and he would like to sign a contract extension before then. I wouldn’t mind it either, but it isn’t going to happen this offseason. Zimmerman’s latest stint on the DL [...]

Heroic beer vendor Emmanuel Marlow had the best week in Natstown

The last week has been a rough one for Washington Nationals fans. After taking 2 of 3 from the Philadelphia Phillies last weekend, they took game 1 of the Arizona Diamondbacks series a week ago tonight and have not won since. That yesterday’s loss included a short Jordan Zimmerman start (his last of the [...]

I survived the 5.8 Virginia earthquake

TYSONS CORNER, Va. — Every Washingtonian has an earthquake story, here is mine.
I was at my desk in my Tysons office building when everything started shaking. At first, it was mild and I even got off a tweet “earthquake?” before it started intensifying. At that point, I decided that maybe I ought to get under [...]

Penn State: Joe Paterno looks and sounds like he’s ready for a big season

Seeing and listening to Joe Paterno talk about his recent injury, his own shortcomings last year and approach to this year have me very excited for the upcoming Nittany Lions season

Nats take Phillies series on HBP in the 10th

WASHINGTON, D.C. — “They are just lulling you into a false sense of confidence,” I kept saying to Philadelphia Philles fans seated in the section I moved down to after an epic rain delay. Down 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth after Drew Storen allowed a run in the top of the frame, the [...]

Have I ever mentioned that Nationals Park support line?

Remember Washington Nationals fans, if you see some people misbehaving in Nationals Park, you have an outlet (from the A-Z Information Guide):
Fan Support Line
Discreetly alert ballpark officials to unruly behavior or security issues during the game.
Text “SUPPORT” along with a brief description of the issue and its location to 91347 to contact ballpark officials when [...]

Nats: Mr. Walkoff returns! Ryan Zimmerman’s grand slam beats Phillies 8-4

Yesterday, I was thinking about how pathetic Ryan Zimmerman’s Walk-Off total was in 2011. Foolishly, I didn’t tweet it, Facebook it, etc.
The Washington Nationals scored two runs in ninth and loaded the bases. Zimmerman had a 3-2 count with two outs in the bottom of the ninth with , game tied with Ryan [...]

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