Daily Archives: 21/03/2006

baseball: petulant players and strong bosses

During the off-season, the Washington Nationals acquired Alfonso Soriano from the Texas Rangers. In Soriano, Nationals general manager Jim Bowden saw a marquée player who could hit the long ball and bring fans to RFK Stadium. The problem: the Nats want Soriano to play in left field, while Soriano wants to play second base, his …

21/03/2006 – 10:42 | By randomduck | Posted in baseball, washington, dc | Comments Off

paper done, cleaning… not so much

The big paper for class is done (save for a final proofing). The apartment cleaning needs some work. And it’s late. But we have a cat-sitter – a great one, at that. And I need sleep, as there is a full day of work, a class, and a drive tomorrow. Oh yeah – and cleaning. …

21/03/2006 – 00:38 | By randomduck | Posted in random | Comments Off