Since baseball returned to Washington in 2005 millions of fans have passed through the gates of RFK Stadium and Nationals Park. Thousands more watch games on television. No season generated more excitement than the 2012 season when the Nats not only won their division but also hosted the St. Louis Cardinals in a five game …
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Feb 19
Remembering local boy Walt Herrell on his birthday
This morning I read Art Audley’s This Date in Washington Senators History. At first I thought not much happening on this date. Then I read that Walt Herrell, who was born today in 1889, was given only one shot in the major’s back in 1911. For some reason when I see a player that only …