Jan 08
Nationals General Manger Mike Rizzo has the patience to wait for what he wants, and now that patience is being rewarded with the re-signing of one of baseball’s premier first basemen and a potential trade windfall. Rizzo’s offer to Adam LaRoche hasn’t changed substantially since LaRoche became a free agent following a season in which …
Jan 01
#10 – Do the Nats have the right uniforms for a championship? by Mark Hornbaker Wearing the right uniform can make all of the difference. Way back in 1915 the Washington Times posted a cartoon that claimed uniforms play a prominent part in winning championships. The 1915 Senators uniforms were not up to snuff as …
Dec 31
#20 – This Day in D.C. Baseball History – Expansion Senators Debut by Mark Hornbaker President Kennedy throws out first ball at the opening day of the 1961 baseball season, Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library On April 10, 1961- Before the Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox opening day game …
Dec 30
#30 – The Legacy of Griffith Stadium by George Case III I would like to discuss the “Legacy of Griffith Stadium” and some of those wonderful memories of a time in the not so distant past – unfortunately memories are just about all that is left for those who remember major league baseball in Washington …
Dec 29
#40 – Looking Back on Jackie Robinson Day – Washington Senators were Behind the Times by Mark Hornbaker The Washington Senators failure to change with the time when it came to signing black ball players probably was one of the reasons the Senators stayed in the bottom tier of the American League. On September 6, …
Dec 28
#50 – Mickey’s Horsehide by Jim Vankoski In 1957, while in Spring training with the Boston Red Sox, Mickey Vernon met a sporting goods salesman, who sold horsehide products for baseballs, gloves and similar items. Mickey told me that the same salesman, in 1957, mailed him a sample of the horsehide, which measured 25” x …
Dec 11
Ballfield to Battlefield and Back, From FDR to JFK Released in 2009, our DVD “Stars Of Baseball, 1945-1953” features some of the top players of the era including George Case of the Washington Senators. Case, a six-time American League base stealing champ, himself took home movies of other major leaguers during his playing days – …
Dec 11
If you love to keep up to date with D.C. Baseball, as well as learning about the team’s history, then you might well enjoy placing bets on your favorite teams and players. These days, more and more baseball fans are choosing to place their bets online. Here’s a quick look at why online baseball betting …
Dec 10
No More Baseball Baseball fans in the fall of 1918 would have been familiar with that remark. As the Griffmen prepare to play the Mackmen in a season ending doubleheader the subject was not “wait till next year,” but would the game itself survive. Unlike World War 2, after the 1918 season there would be …
Dec 05
For those who were looking for Nationals GM Mike Rizzo to make a blockbuster trade involving Mike Morse or sign a big money free agent, the annual baseball winter meetings must have been a disappointment. But for fans expecting Rizzo to continue his practice of finding talent at bargain prices, they were satisfying enough. Rizzo …
