‘Nats/Expos 2004’ Archive

BALLPARKS I HAVE SORT OF BEEN TO

It began innocently enough back in ‘99. I was on my last spring break, visiting friends in Colorado. One particular afternoon, we strolled over to Coors Field, home of the Rockies, and my friend took a photo of me standing in front of it.

Photo: Owen Price

As you can see, there is nothing extraordinary about the [...]

BALLPARK LEGISLATION SIGNED

Baseball’s return becomes official – The Wash. Times
It is official for this year. There is a clause in the legislation that requires the council to find a new location if the cost review, done around March 15 (beware the Ides of March!) exceeds a certain amount. So, there is still the possibility of trouble beyond [...]

ODDS & ENDS

On Monday, I went in search of an official Nationals road cap, size 7 1/2. I looked all over D.C. and was unsuccessful, but I did get a Christmas ornament, shot glass, and mini pennant at the team store. It was great to visit RFK and walk around, I don’t think I have been there [...]

BOXING DAY!

WWN wishes you and yours the very best Boxing Day.

NATS FIRST CHRISTMAS
Broadcast Interrupted For Nationals’ Spotlight – The Post
Another profile of the trigger-happy GM of the Nats, Jim Bowden. He’s better than Pat Gillick, how?
George Solomon – With the Shenanigans (Hopefully) Over, It’s ‘Play Ball’ – The Post
Our favorite Nats cheerleader lets us know what [...]

BACK TO WORK FOR THE NATS

Nationals seek to make up for lost time – The Wash. Times
The rush to get things in order for April 4 is on. They have to get RFK into playing shape, get a broadcast deal, find major sponsors and figure out the traveling for this season.
Now it really gets tough – The Wash. Times
More on [...]

MORE ON THE BALLPARK WIN

This is what I tried to post earlier. Here are the lead articles from The Post:Amended Deal on Stadium Approved and The Wash. Times: Deal puts District back in the ballgame.

David Broder – Take Them Out to the Ballgame – The Post
The dean of Washington’s political columnists, Dave Broder rarely writes a sports column, but [...]

KOJO & COMPANY TALK FUNDING

Today’s D.C. Politics Hour on WAMU has Kojo Nnamdi and Jonetta Rose Barras talking with Mark Tuhoey (D.C. sports commission), Eric Fisher of The Wash. Times, Tony Williams, and the murderer herself. I heard most of it over my lunch break and this is something you do not want to miss. It should be on [...]

NATS SCORECARD

It is about 4:48, which means we are either 11 or 71 minutes from hearing MLB’s press release telling us they “are monitoring the situation.” In the meantime, I thought I would give a run-down of what people out there think of the Nats chances of staying here beyond ‘05:

Ryan Moore of Dinstinguished Senators – [...]

THEY Q%&#$@!-ING BLEW IT!

Our worst fear has been realized and the deus ex machina in this drama was DC Council Chairman Linda Cropp, who is now public enemy #1 and can (and should) be mentioned in the same breath as Calvin Griffith and Bob Short. She is responsible for ruining our dream of MLB baseball in D.C. with [...]

QUIET WINTER MEETINGS, UNIS TO BE UNVEILED WEDNESDAY

All Remains Quiet For the Nationals – The Post
The Nats did not make any moves at the winter meetings, which must have been very trying for trigger happy Jim Bowden. There was talk of Sammy Sosa being traded here (The Post) but that is not going to happen.
Expectations on rise for Robinson – The Wash. [...]

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