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In which I take issue with the argument that only a slim majority of SS Ian Desmond’s 2010 errors resulting in runs scored means he wasn’t at times a defensive liability for the Washington Nationals.

Boeing wins $35 billion contract to supply new aerial refueling tankers – The Post
My commute just improved significantly — we don’t have to hear those awful commercials on WTOP anymore! One less thing I have to put up with just to get a traffic report every 10 minutes.

Every time former Washington Redskins play-by-play man Frank Herzog would say “driving from left to right across your radio dial” this is approximately what I’d see in my mind. Somehow I found an image of an old AC Delco AM radio that looks a lot like the one my dad’s 1976 (Super)Nova had. Not pictured [...]

30 years of steering you home – WTOPThe dean of D.C. traffic reporters Bob Marbourg celebrated his 30th anniversary as a traffic reporter yesterday. Congratulations to him, but the most interesting part of the story was that before he took the job, traffic reports used to come from a department of transportation employee stationed on [...]

WTOP celebrates 40 years in news – WTOPWTOP went to an all-news format 40 years ago today. It looks like they got about halfway done with their celebration page before giving up. Washington Nationals, Nats, ,
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Cosby talks half-smokes, sports and race – WTOPHere is the story, video and audio from Bill Cosby’s rambling visit to WTOP. He would not let them break for traffic and weather on the 8s.
To answer MissChatter’s question, no Cosby did not go with the Obamas to Ben’s Chili Bowl. In fact he said that Obama [...]

Quick question with the Nationals and Orioles both playing at home which ballpark do you think Washington radio station WTOP had its reporter at? Was it Nationals Park? Nope, Craig Heist was reporting from Oriole Park in Baltimore. The Orioles vs. Rays game was giving top billing on tonight’s sportscast above the Nationals. The reason [...]

This morning, WTOP sports led with the Ravens win over Cincinatti and devoted the largest part of the sportscast to Baltimore’s football team. I’m pretty indifferent to the Ravens other than I am glad Baltimore got a NFL team again, even if they have to wear purple. I am not going to suggest that the [...]

Stadium Deal to Slow Sale of Nats – WTOP
WTOP’s Political Analyst Mark Plotkin says the lease is really “the first and last step” in the process.
“All the controversy over which owner is really moot until they get the deal done.”
Big surprise, right?
MLB relocation committee chairman Jerry Reinsdorf will be on Plotkin’s politcs program [...]