Every year, more than 4,000 runners come out to participate in the Capitol Hill Classic, a fundraiser to support the Capitol Hill Cluster Schools. Until this year, however, official training programs were run only out of Georgetown. Thanks to our newest fitness apparel store, Summit to Soul, anyone looking to improve their distance or speed can run […]
by Richard Holwill For more articles in this series, see previous posts about spring training, the infield, and the outfield. Two years ago, the Nats’ starters had an average ERA of 5.00. Last year it was down but still well over 3.00. This year, many observers seem to think that that number could be among […]
by Richard Holwill The biggest questions for the Nationals are in the outfield. One player has a lock on his position: Michael Morse (6’5 and 230 pounds and known as “Beast Mode”) owns left field after a breakout year in 2011 with a .303 batting average and .550 slugging percentage. The other presumed starter is […]
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 Richard Holwill Spring Training is a great escape — a day of baseball, a day of golf, a day at the beach. Take a breath and repeat the sequence. Over the next few days, we will send notes to THIH to discuss The Game behind a game of baseball. A game normally has nine […]