Giving Away Outs to the Braves

April 14, 2013 by Ted Leavengood · 4 Comments

It wasn’t the newly arrived Upton brothers that crushed the spirits of 120,000 fans that flocked to Nationals Park this weekend. No, it was a team effort. The Atlanta Braves beat the Nationals in every aspect of the game. They outscored Washington 18-5 for the three game series. After Friday night it never really seemed […]

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Hope Springs Eternal as Spring Training Approaches

February 13, 2010 by Chris Jensen · Leave a Comment

Hope, optimism and positive energy are in the air as baseball fans count down the days until Opening Day. It all starts with spring training, which means fans break out the Bermuda shorts and players break out the following clichÃ©: â€œIâ€™m in the best shape of my life.â€ Everyone in camp says that, with the […]

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