William World News William F. Yurasko's blog v.14 – Nats, Redskins, Capitals, D.C. life, transportation, not so much Penn State anymore,

Two “original” Washington Nationals announced retirements this week — Nick Johnson, the first baseman, and Brian Schneider, the catcher, were starters
I first saw Johnson play in 2002 when he was with the New York Yankees. It seemed like he went about 5 for 6 against the Baltimore Orioles* in the third game of that [...]

Twenty-five years ago today, Doug Williams led the Washington Redskins to 35 second quarter points in a 42-10 beatdown of the Denver Broncos. Williams did it on a bad knee, the day after dental surgery and after starting only a handful of games that season 5 years removed from being a regular NFL starting quarterback.
The [...]

Thirty years ago today, John Riggins ran through Don McNeal to score a 42 yard touchdown in Super Bowl XVII. That run put the Washington Redskins up 20-17 over the Miami Dolphins, a lead never relinquished.
Riggins, Redskins Run to Super Bowl Title, 27-17 – The Post
Hail To The Redskins! – Sports Illustrated
PREVIOUSLY: MUST SEE: John [...]

The last Washington Senators player to hit .300 for a season has died. Chuck Hinton wore #32 from 1961-64 with the expansion Senators and hit .310 in his second season.
Hinton’s statistics during his D.C. career from Baseball Reference:

G
PA
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SB
CS
BB
SO
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
OPS+
TB
GDP
HBP
SH
SF
IBB

545
2202
1961
275
549
83
30
49
217
92
30
208
303
.280
.347
.428
.775
113
839
53
3
11
19
10

Hinton was an All-Star in 1964. He would play for the Cleveland Indians and California Angles during the [...]

DAVIS, W. Va. — My annual ski trip with my friend Ryan took us to Timberline this year. While we had originally planned on going to Hunter Mtn. in New York State, a number of factors prompted us to choose a place close to home. The promising snowfall predictions for West Virginia, 4,000+ feet [...]

TYSONS, Va. — The last snow fall total for the day comes from Tysons. I’m calling this 1 ½ inches, the highest total I recorded.
PREVIOUS TOTALS
Alexandria
Ballston

ARLINGTON, Va. — Around 9:30 a.m., I followed up my earlier Alexandria reading with one from the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington. I’m calling that 1 inch.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — For the first time in a year and three days, I went out to measure snow. Overnight about 1 1/4 inches of beautiful white powder blanketed the city of Alexandria. Elsewhere in the Washington, D.C. region, accumulations varied and I hope to get a reading from Tysons in about 2 hours.
Traffic volume [...]

A Presidential tradition, dating back to the second Dwight Eisenhower inauguration in 1957, is Charlie Brotman as the voice of the Inaugural Parade.
Brotman got the job after Eisenhower liked the way he was introduced at Opening Day of the Washington Senators in 1956. In 2005, I wrote a feature on Brotman. He was very gracious [...]

Magruder’s to sell its remaining stores in Washington region – The Post
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The other night I was in Magruder’s in Alexandria when I noted that that the shelves were pretty empty. I asked a cashier if they were closing and she said they were just clearing out the shelves a bit. I was [...]