Apr 28
The #Nats sector of the Twitterverse was abuzz Saturday as Tanner Roark stroked the canvas that was the mound at Nationals Park. When he had finished his masterpiece, a complete-game, three-hit shutout of the San Diego Padres, the accolades came quickly and lasted longer than the two hours and 19 minutes it took the 27-year-old …
Apr 25
Sunday baseball was the Holy Grail of Washington baseball until the Great War put an end to the prohibition. It was more than just a desire to make money. There was also a real concern that the franchise would relocate to Baltimore where baseball was allowed. Mace first pitched for Greenville in 1889. The following …
Apr 23
Having been on vacation the last several days and “disconnected,” we read the email from our friend Dave with some interest. We had seen the box scores and the video of Bryce Harper being pulled, televisions are everywhere of course. But we missed out on the story threads that have been generated since, especially the …
Apr 23
On 18 March 1945, the Old Fox declared war on the Yankees for kidnapping Bert Shepard. Shepard had been working out in College Park when Colonel Lee MacPhail, who was affiliated with the Yankees, showed up and disappeared with the young lefty. MacPhail then held a news conference in Atlantic City that had the wires …
Apr 22
James Barton “Mickey” Vernon who was born on April 22, 1918 in Marcus Hook, PA, made his Major League and Washington Senator debut on July 8, 1939. In his first game Vernon went 1 for 5 at the plate and played first base as the Senators beat the Philadelphia Athletics 6-3. During the rest of …
Apr 21
For those who are afraid the Nationals 2014 season will be a sad repeat of 2013, take a good look at last weekend’s four-game split with the St. Lois Cardinals. The knock on the Nats has been that they can rack up cheap wins at the expense of the Marlins and Mets, but come up …
Apr 16
Standings At Close of Play of April 16, 2005 NL East Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Washington Nationals 11 7 4 0 .636 – 50 58 Atlanta Braves 11 6 5 0 .545 1.0 46 45 New York Mets 11 6 5 0 .545 1.0 43 42 Philadelphia …
Apr 15
Standings At Close of Play of April 15, 2005 NL East Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Atlanta Braves 10 6 4 0 .600 – 45 43 Washington Nationals 10 6 4 0 .600 – 41 55 New York Mets 10 5 5 0 .500 1.0 39 39 Florida Marlins 10 …
Apr 14
Standings At Close of Play of April 14, 2005 NL East Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Washington Nationals 10 6 4 0 .600 – 41 55 Atlanta Braves 9 5 4 0 .556 0.5 34 39 Florida Marlins 9 5 4 0 .556 0.5 44 15 New York Mets 9 …
Apr 14
The Academy Award-winning film “The Lost Weekend” details an alcoholic’s troubles in giving up his bad habits during an especially rough weekend. Sound familiar, Nationals fans? There will be plenty of time to reflect on the Nats’ lost weekend in Atlanta. The injuries, the errors, the baserunning mistakes and all their other failures in their …
