A Rising Tide in Washington

June 13, 2012 by Ted Leavengood · 2 Comments

The Potomac River is near flood stage as it boils through the rapids at Great Falls, a crescendo of roaring noise. Further downstream from that much photographed natural beauty, at Nationals Park, a wave of human noise has not even begun to crest as fans of the Washington Nationals cheer a team that has risen […]

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Little Billy Makes His Play

August 22, 2010 by John Cappello · 2 Comments

Little Billy squeezed the handle of his new bat so hard his knuckles were glowing white. His new high performance stick with the composite barrel and optimum swing flex was supposed to eliminate all of his hitting flawsâ€”at least that’s what his dad was banking on when he tossed his credit card onto the counter […]

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Goldstein Sounds Alarm in Harper’s House of Charm

April 25, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

Kevin Goldstein took aim at Bryce Harper’s imposing rep this week in an article at Baseball Prospectus.com about his “makeup.” Â The amateur draft is counting down and Harper is more and more the only viable first choice. Will the alarm bells spook the Nationals? Â Is character as defining a factor for the rebuilding Washington […]

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