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friday my:dc : ballpark

randomduck - May 23rd, 2008 | Comments Off

There’s really nothing more to say about it: Nationals Park can be lovely.

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random thoughts for the beginning of april

randomduck - April 1st, 2008 | Comments (3)

Just a few things I’ve pondered in the last…. day or two:

David Cook should win American Idol, as he’s the only one who seems to be willing to push boundaries and mix up styles. Now that I’ve said this, he’s guaranteed not to win.
The new Nationals Park is a nice ballpark, and it was [...]

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ballparks updated

randomduck - March 26th, 2008 | Comments Off

I updated my “Ballparks From Space” entry to reflect all of the changes in both Google Maps and the ballpark landscape - check it out!
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letdowns

randomduck - October 1st, 2007 | Comment (1)

It’s not fun as a baseball fan when two teams you root for let you down on the same day.
First, the New York Mets completed their historic collapse by losing to the Florida Marlins. Tom Glavine performed every bit the part of a player who should hang up his glove, giving up 7 runs [...]

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last game at rfk

randomduck - September 24th, 2007 | Comments Off

Well, the last baseball game, at least.
sprite and I had a great time at the game. I managed to get us seats in the outfield mezzanine, which allowed for a great view from left field. We really got to see the extent of the crowd on hand, which was the largest attendance for [...]

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tuesday quick quips

randomduck - September 4th, 2007 | Comments Off

Some things that have crossed my mind today:

WAMU’s decision to relegate their bluegrass programming to the HD range is flat-out stupid. The powers-that-be at WAMU continue to prove that they know how to implode a local radio station, creating more of the same (political talk radio and over-syndicated NPR content) rather than provide a [...]

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