On August 27, 2011, Bill Madden of the New York Daily News wrote a story titled; It appears MLB finally will pay Connie Marrero the pension he’s owed. In Mr. Madden’s story he writes the following; three weeks ago the Daily News reported that Marrero, at age 100, the oldest former major-league player, was residing …
Sep 02
This Day in D.C. Baseball History – Fornieles gives up one hit in major league debut
September 2, 1952 In the second game of a double header at Griffith Stadium, Washington Senators’ pitcher Mike Fornieles, a 20-year old right hander from Cuba makes his major league debut against the Philadelphia Athletics. The young Fornieles struggled to find his control in the first two innings as he gave up one hit and …
Aug 25
Remembering Longtime Orioles’ Pitcher Mike Flanagan
Like most baseball fans around the D.C. area I rooted for the Baltimore Orioles from the mid 70’s to 2004. To remember Mike Flanagan I am going to share with you stories from media and blog sites around the Baltimore and Washington area. Longtime Oriole Flanagan dead at 59 By Jon Star and Jordan Schelling / MLB.com MINNEAPOLIS …
Aug 16
Sharing some stories with our friends at MASN
For the past couple of weeks I’ve been invited to be part of MASNsports.com’s season-long initiative to welcome guest bloggers and allow them to post stories to MASN’s Nats Buzz site. My first story was titled: You never know what will happen at a game. Like most Washington Nationals fans, I also get a little …
Aug 10
Storen’s 30th Save puts him on a Very Short List
Last night in Chicago, the Washington Nationals’ closer Drew Storen, entered the game for the start of the bottom of the 9th inning and did what he does best and that is he saved another game for the Nats. Storen’s 30th save of the 2011 season sealed the deal for the Nats’ starter Chien-Ming Wang …
Jul 31
Does Historical Milestone Mean Anything?
You tell me, do historical Washington baseball statistics mean anything? I personally think keeping historical numbers that span across the different Washington major league franchises are worth keeping and sharing with the current Washington baseball fans. The difficult decision is deciding what numbers you use. Do you go all the way back to the 1886 …
Jul 21
D.C. Baseball History and The Battle of Bull Run
On the 150th Anniversary of The Battle of Bull Run I think it is important that we remember all of the brave soldiers that fought on both sides of this devastating war. On July 2, 1861, on the grounds of the Ellipse, the Washington Nationals baseball club played a baseball game against a team that …
Jul 15
Hearts and Diamonds
By Ernie Kyger My Dad pointed up toward the roof of DC Stadium and kidded me that they held motorcycle races up there when the Senators weren’t playing. I may have been only 8 years old, but I still didn’t believe him. We walked up to the ticket window where there was a sign that …
Jul 14
Democrats and Republicans on the Baseball Diamond
Tonight at Nationals Park sixty-four members of the Senate and House will put on their baseball jerseys and ball caps to renewal their traditional Congressional Baseball Game that first started in 1909. At 7:05 this evening the Democrats will attempt to extend their winning streak to three games as the Republicans will try stopping the …
Jul 11
Remembering the Last All-Star Game played in the Nation’s Capital
Major League baseball’s mid-summer classic was held at RFK Stadium on July 23, 1969. The sell-out crowd 45,259 that included President Richard M. Nixon witnessed some of the hardest hit home runs in All Star game history. In total there were five home runs hit during the 1969 All Star game. The National League went …
