Centerfield in Washington Is Ankiel’s Now

April 3, 2011 by Ted Leavengood · 2 Comments

When Rick Ankiel laid down the perfect squeeze bunt in the seventh inning yesterday all the thoughts of the Nationals nagging center field question disappeared like Brad Wilkerson going back into the dugout after waving to the crowd upon hitting for the cycle early in the 2005 season. Â Nyjer who? Â And what was that other […]

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Is There Really Gator Baseball?

June 15, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

Coming out of Nationals Park several weeks ago I spied someone decked out in University of Florida garb and I quickly offered up the “Gator Nation” salute–an obscene affair–then jumped up and asked whether he knew how our Gators were doing in the SEC championship game against South Carolina. Â After a quick browse through the […]

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