LANDOVER, Md. — Contrary to expectations and standard operating procedure, the Penn State Nittany Lions came out of the gates strong on the road and went up 14-0 over the Indiana Hoosiers on Saturday. The noon kickoff and some bus issues (four players, including captain Ollie Ogbu didn’t get on in time and one bus [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last night the Washington Nationals gave out t-shirts that had my nickname for Ryan Zimmerman — Mr. Walkoff. By the end of the night, one of them in the clubhouse had DONKEY written in place of Zimmerman on the left sleeve. The Big Donkey, Adam Dunn, had taken the role from the [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — They local hype for Stephen Strasburg is over. The Washington Nationals rookie righthander, who had packed them into Nationals Park for nearly two months is no longer much of a gate attraction. A 21,000+ crowd yesterday was confirmation. I was their in attendance with my better-half; she had not seen Strasburg pitch [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Okay, who made from of the Brian Bannister article in Tuesday’s USA Today? The one where he talks about using extensive stats to help him maximize his mediocre talent? Just as I feared, it was a reverse lock yesterday.
Yesterday evening, before almost 32,000 fans in Nationals Park, the Kansas City Royals starter [...]
Stephen Strasburg exceeds my expectations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nationals Park has been open for over two seasons now, but yesterday was the first time my wife was able to see a game there. Her father (who has seen a game there) had been involved in the construction of the exterior walls, so the Washington Nationals is a source of [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. – The sixth Washington Nationals Opening Day is history and it wasn’t a good one for the home team. The pregame festivities, President Obama wearing a White Sox cap while throwing out the first pitch aside, were fine pageantry. By the second pitch of the game, the Philadelphia Phillies had a baserunner in [...]
Ovechkin is listed as week to week – The PostOvechkin week-to-week with upper-body strain – The Wash. TimesWASHINGTON D.C. — Sunday evening, my brother and I were treated to the Washington Capitals vs. Columbus Blue Jackets game by my father. Dad had not yet seen Alex Ovechkin play in person and unfortunately, he did not [...]
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – When it comes to opening games, especially ones against lesser competition like a middle of the road MAC team, there is much more to be learned about is not working that what is working. Take into consideration Saturday’s Penn State vs. Akron game, won by the Nittany Lions easily. Wideouts Derek [...]
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 [...]
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