By Richard Holwill The Nats will open the season tomorrow in Chicago with a swagger that says “we can make the playoffs.” They’ve got “attitude,” which the marketers are calling “Nattidue,” a slogan coming to a tee-shirt near you. Attitude is great, but have they really got game? Thomas Boswell, the Washington Post curmudgeon-in-chief, predicted […]
by Richard Holwill At Spring Training, you see major-league quality ball for the first four to five innings. After that, management wants to look at the minor league players and prospects who might make the team on opening day or be brought up during the season. So you are seeing AAA-ball around the 6th inning […]
By Andrea Klee Last week, we looked at two things that may turn the 2012 Nationals team into one that could make a run for the playoffs. Well, in the meantime, Major League Baseball made things a little easier for our friendly ballplaying neighbors; MLB just instituted an additional wild card team from each league. […]
For 33 years, residents of Capitol Hill and the wider regional running community have turned out in droves to lace up their sneakers for the Capitol Hill Classic to support the Capitol Hill Cluster Schools. The 10k, 3k and kids’ fun run will be held Sunday, May 20, starting at 8:30 a.m., thank heavens! This […]
Did you know that 50 years ago this Saturday, RFK opened its doors for the first time for a Redskins game against the Giants? At that time, it was known as D.C. Stadium (its name changed to Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in 1969) and was touted as a modern marvel because it could be transformed […]