Sports Illustrated Online has a lovely article by Tom Verducci, who addresses what many long suspected: that major league pitchers improve when they move from the AL to the NL.
Traditionally, baseball has been “the great equalizer.” Baseball parks were some of the first places where racial integration took place: black and white, sitting together, rooting for the home team. The labels “rich” and “poor” were largely irrelevant, as people were there for the singular purpose of watching and enjoying the game. As a way …
Nats fans can’t catch a break! After promising that “the Metro will stay open if games run past midnight,” Nats management has reneged on this plan, and won’t pay the $18,000 per incident charge to keep the system open after midnight on weekdays (the system is open until 3:00 am on Friday and Saturday nights). …
In honor of Tim Wakefield (and other pitchers who throw seldom-used pitches), let’s learn how to throw a knuckeball.
As promised, some photos from RFK Stadium this past Sunday. The view from section 437 in the upper deck – not bad! Click the image to enlarge.
The first game was a blast – a cold blast. The Mets beat the Nats, 4-3. Our seats (in section 427) were quite good. We could see most of the action, save for the deepest part of left field. The weather managed to remain dry, but bitterly cold and windy. I defnintely underdressed for the …
Since it’s baseball (and soon in DC, softball) season, it seems like the perfect time to post these gems by Terry Cashman. Enjoy!
Only a little less than 10 hours to go until the opening pitch between the Washington Nationals and the New York Mets at RFK Stadium I can hardly wait!
Given that a new stadium will be built for the Washington Nationals, a lot of people are speculating about the design. Andrew Clem, a big-time baseball fan, has come up with his own proposal for a D.C. stadium. His design is quite interesting: unique, not a cookie-cutter “neo-retro” stadium that was the wave of the …
