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342 days ago
Here's wishing a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all my readers and fellow Nationals fans! Contrary to the looks of things, and the occassional tumbleweed you might have seen blowing through, I am still here keeping the torch burning during the off season. Even though the care of my son had indeed monopolized all of my time starting at the mid-season of last year, I never for a minute stopped following my beloved teams in Washington and Woodbridge. I even managed to get myself out to Pfitzner Stadium the night the P-Nats won the Carolina League Championship and hoisted the coveted Mills Cup on September 13th. I can't wait to enjoy another season at the Pfitz. On the other hand, The Washington Nationals really broke my heart. Through and through, I found myself both depressed and angry at Nationals Park last year. Depressed because of so much disappointment from a club that was supposed to highlight a team's coming of age at the league's ...532 days ago
I honestly thought I would be able to do this - it's why I decided to gear my blog on the P-Nats instead of the big club in Washington, but it looks like I'm going to have to hang-up the keyboard for at least the near future. Baseball is my passion - it's the incurable virus in my bloodstream that excites me and brings back memories of my childhood. It reminds me of the summer days I spent sitting in the stands with my Pop. It also brings me back to the mid 1980s when I played the game myself in little league on a public school diamond with the red letters, "Virginia Concrete" printed along the front of my chest. But I can't be a kid right now. Once again it's time for me to step up to the plate but this time in a different sense: as a responsible father and husband. Anyone will tell you that parenting is a full time job all in itself...and I can whole-heartedly agree with that sentiment. This is my second child and there is a rather large ...554 days ago
Let me tell you something, I'm one happy camper that I chose Tuesday to go to Nationals Park and not last night (photos from the game are in the blog album in the upper right corner). What a catastrophe this team looks like right now. When is it all going to end? Where I wonder is the light at the end of the tunnel? Is someone in the front office going to grow a pair and make some hard decisions or not?! They didn't seem to have any problem dropping the axe on John Patterson before the season started, what's the deal now? An obvious move has already been discussed and is a very hot topic in the media and especially on the internet: should hitting coach Lenny Harris stay or go? Harris joined the Nationals mid-season 2007 after taking over for Mitchell Page and remained in the position for the 2008 season. Jim Bowden in an open press interview with the media yesterday immediately voiced his confidence in Mr. Harris regardless of the current team hitting situation. ...557 days ago
While the well paid, big bats in Washington remain all but silent these days, the P-Nat offense appears to be firing on all cylinders. This weekend the Potomac Nationals took on the Houston Astros affiliate Salem Avalanche and continued their relentless assault that started midweek against the Pelicans. Witnessed by a combined attendance of 9,021 fans through two games at Lewis Gale Medical Center Field in Salem, the P-Nats put on quite the display as they netted 21 runs on 29 hits (only one of which was a home run). The Junior Nats set the bases ablaze with 13 doubles and 20 RBIs beating the Avalanche 11-5 and 10-1 on two nights that must have been pretty miserable for the home crowd. Amazing as those numbers stand by themselves, it's almost frightening when you realize that Potomac still left 19 men on base when the smoke finally cleared Saturday night. Game three scheduled for Sunday was postponed due to rain. Potomac Starter Adrian ...557 days ago
Here's a shout-out to Mr. Lerner, Ted or Mark (I don't care which) just please, somebody do something! A brand new state-of-the-art stadium doesn't mean jack if watching the team is as painful as staring straight into the face of the sun. Somebody needs to open up the checkbook, trade, negotiate, blackmail... assasinate somebody... something ...ANYTHING! Just please get us at least one dependable pitching ace and some real offensive power on this team, I beg of you! The Washington Nationals have the weakest, non-clutch hitting, peter-out, spit and sputtering offense I have ever witnessed in my life. On top of this, they continually make goofy defensive mistakes and hit weak rally-killing grounders at the worst of times. As I mentioned in an earlier post, all of this misery shatters team confidence and frustrates the already in-over-their-heads pitching staff. These unfortunate souls are not only trying to pull rabbits out of their <cough> ...
