Last year I was invited by Pete Kerzel at MASN to be part of MASNsports.com’s season-long initiative to welcome guest bloggers. Here are few of my favorites. I hope you like them please keep in mind these stories were written last summer.
Mark Hornbaker: You never know what will happen at a game
By Mark Hornbaker, August 2, 2011 2:45 PM
Like most Washington Nationals fans, I also get a little frustrated when the Nats struggle to win ballgames. I actually have friends that don’t quite understand why I keep renewing my season tickets year after year. When they ask me why I keep doing it, I answer quickly: I do it because you never know when you may witness a little bit of D.C. baseball … read more
Mark Hornbaker: Bullet Ben’s cup of coffee with the Washington Senators
By Mark Hornbaker, August 16, 2011 3:11 AM
Since April 2007, I’ve been writing stories mostly about Washington D.C. baseball history at Nationals Daily News. A lot of my stories are based off of a date in time in D.C. baseball history. Today’s story is about a pitcher, Allen “Bullet Ben” Benson, who made his Washington Senators debut this week in 1934. What makes this story so different than any of my other … read more
Mark Hornbaker: A game to remember during Washington’s last pennant race
By Mark Hornbaker, September 13, 2011 9:17 AM
On this day in 1945, a large crowd of more than 24,000 fans turned out to Griffith Stadium to watch the visiting Cleveland Indians play the red-hot Washington Senators. The Senators went into the game having won eight of 10 games and found themselves only one game behind the American League-leading Detroit Tigers. With such a big game in the nation’s capital, it would only … read more
Mark Hornbaker: A season to remember
By Mark Hornbaker, September 27, 2011 9:00 AM
With only two games remaining for the Washington Nationals and the team making one last run at a .500 record, it is hard not to be excited about the 2012 team. The 2011 team will go down in history as a team that never gave up on themselves. On three different occasions this season, the Nats have looked like they were going into a free … read more
